Robotics
Economy
AI drives markets as valuations race ahead of earnings
From Wall Street to Shanghai, stock markets are hitting record highs as investors crowd into a narrowband of AI and semiconductor giants, turning the rally into a concentrated surge rather than a broad advance. But with gains increasingly reliant on a handful of megacap companies, is the AI boom an overstretched bubble?
Caixin Global
11 May 2026
Technology
[Big read] China’s young workers pay the price of AI before reaping the gains
Jobs are not only being replaced by artificial intelligence, those seemingly secure will be restructured, with different tasks or a cut in pay. Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Li Kang speaks with Chinese employees who are feeling the impact to find out what they are doing to secure their future.
Li Kang
14 Apr 2026
Technology
Who steers AI: China’s industrial state vs America’s frontier builders?
As AI ultimately is controlled by people, capital and intentions, understanding the US and China’s different approaches to AI will help to unlock the trajectory of Al development of the future, beyond the rhetoric of an AI “war” or counting who’s winning, says Danish academic Erik Baark.
Erik Baark
14 Apr 2026
Technology
[Big read] The dangers of unchecked AI on the battlefield
As AI is increasingly used in military action, how far do we go in letting AI decide who and what to strike? Is human accountability no longer applicable? Lianhe Zaobao associate foreign editor Poh Hwee Hoon tells us more.
Poh Hwee Hoon
02 Apr 2026
Technology
[Big read] Li Zexiang: The professor behind China’s drone boom and its future engineers
When DJI CEO Frank Wang’s undergraduate project failed, most would have turned him away. But Professor Li Zexiang, a leading innovator in China’s engineering education, recognised his potential and took him under his wing. Han Yong May, deputy editor-in-chief of SPH’s Chinese Media Group, sits down with Li as part of Lianhe Zaobao’s Future 365 interview series, to find out how his new engineering education system is building a new generation of engineers.
Han Yong May
17 Mar 2026
Society
[Big read] Xiang Biao: The life we miss while chasing the future
Amid the onslaught of AI, how do we preserve our humanity? Anthropologist Xiang Biao speaks with Lianhe Zaobao associate editor and Fukan editor Woo Mun Ngan as part of Lianhe Zaobao’s Future 365 interview series, saying the best way to stay human is to focus on the present and appreciate what surrounds us.
Woo Mun Ngan
16 Mar 2026
Technology
The Buddha’s lesson for robots: Who’s real, who’s not?
The recent showcase of the ability and appearance of humanoid robots during China’s Spring Festival Gala has set off a storm of discussion on whether robots that are indiscernible from humans are welcomed or not. Academic Zhang Tiankan notes that while robots can take over menial work, it must never hold a higher status than humans.
Zhang Tiankan
06 Mar 2026
Technology
Exoskeletons offer consumer robotics a chance to find its footing
Robotic exoskeletons, or devices that can sense and adapt to users’ movements, providing synchronised assistance to help them walk or climb, are giving consumer robotics a real shot at mainstream success — but will China seize the lead in shaping the future of everyday robots?
Caixin Global
06 Mar 2026
Technology
[Video] How robots stole the show at China’s Spring Festival Gala
Much of the conversation around this year’s China Spring Festival Gala on 16 February 2026 centred on humanoid robots — from martial arts robots to lifelike bionic robots. While many praised the innovation, others expressed doubts and criticism.
Yi Jina
23 Feb 2026
Technology
Pudu Robotics founder Zhang Tao: Humanoid robots will be bigger than cars
Pudu Robotics founder Zhang Tao predicts humanoid robots will outgrow the auto industry. Lianhe Zaobao senior writer Lee Kuo Ai talks with him about his journey from a university passion to his third start-up and the pandemic-driven shift to delivery and service robots.
Lee Kuo Ai
29 Jan 2026
Technology
[Big read] Humanoids at the door: Can we really trust robots in daily life?
From caregiving to cleaning, humanoid robots are advancing fast — but trust, safety and cost remain hurdles. Singapore leads adoption, yet widespread integration may be years away. Are we ready to let robots into our daily lives? Lianhe Zaobao associate business editor Tan Chee Yun speaks with industry insiders in Singapore to find out more.
Tan Chee Yun
24 Dec 2025