Embodied AI at your service: From expos to coffee counters and beyond

In China, AI-powered robots can serve you coffee, ice cream, a bunch of goods, and even provide interactive entertainment. You can find these fully-automated shops in cities like Beijing and Shenzhen. The robot will whip up your drink in just two minutes, with zero errors across hundreds of daily servings. It offers a replicable blueprint for blending embodied AI with tourism, culture and urban life – bringing robotic services out of research facilities and into busy public spaces, and turning futuristic ideas into everyday conveniences. CGTN's Zang Shijie visited a robotic staffer in Shenzhen and came back with this report. 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈 Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-11-06/Embodied-AI-at-your-service-From-expos-to-coffee-counters-and-beyond-1RQFGYfho2Y/p.html Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA