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  • iPal (right) is a social robot that is designed to offer care and companionship to children and the elderly. KeeKo the robot (left) at a kindergarten in Hebei. It can play games with children, dance, sing, read stories, have a conversation with young

China's robot revolution, at your service

A small crowd has gathered around Ms Feng Zhulin's stall at the Smart China Expo in Chongqing, craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the spherical object she is holding aloft.

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