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Day one in Hangzhou brings together booths, robots, visitors and hands-on interactions. The exhibition makes it possible to see several approaches in a short visit, but each demonstration has its own selected conditions.
A moving robot and an attentive crowd are observations. Control mode, autonomy, customer deployment and recurring operating cost are separate questions. The next useful step is to identify one exhibit and follow its task beyond the show floor.
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HANGZHOU AI SHOW — The Doors Are Open 🤖🎹🇨🇳 Last night, I walked through the venue before the opening. Today, the halls were filled with visitors—and robots in motion. Martial arts. Robotic hands at piano keyboards. Humanoids, quadrupeds and manipulation demonstrations. A first look inside AI Show Hangzhou 2026, the Hangzhou International AI Application and Robot Innovation Show, running September 9–11 at Hangzhou International Expo Center. What caught my attention was the variety of ways machines were being presented to people: through movement, music, interaction and practical tasks. Each demonstration gives us something to examine more closely. How is the machine controlled? How consistently can it repeat the task? What support does it need? B2AGI take: The exhibition gives us a starting point for following these systems into use. My next questions for the teams behind them: Who is using it today? What work does it perform? Is it a demonstration, a pilot or a paid deployment? Day 1 begins with observation. The follow-up is where the detail comes in. 📍 Hangzhou International Expo Center · Hangzhou, China 📅 Filmed September 9, 2026 👁️ On-site footage by Henry / B2AGI 🔎 Exhibition demonstrations; autonomy and commercial performance not verified in this reel. Which demonstration would you like a closer look at? B2AGI — Physical AI Deployment Intelligence We go where intelligence becomes physical. 🌐 b2agi.com #B2AGI #PhysicalAI #Robotics #Hangzhou #AIShow
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