China celebrates Lunar New Year with robotsBy E. EDUARDO CASTILLO / AP, BEIJINGIt is not just people — in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 centimeters tall, at a mall in western Beijing. Visitors watch humanoid robots dressed in lion dance costumes perform during a media preview of a robotic temple fair ahead of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on Friday. Humanoid robots in lion dance costumes perform during a media preview of a robotic temple fair ahead of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on Friday. The company is to display about 20 humanoid robots, which can also dance and play soccer.

Source: Taipei Times February 14, 2026 17:22 UTC