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Chinese cities Shanghai, Hangzhou step up race to lead in embodied AI

By MLex Staff ( August 18, 2025, 09:31 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese cities including Shanghai and Hangzhou are intensifying efforts to develop embodied AI, seeking to build on the edge local startups have carved out in large language models and push into a new frontier. Following Beijing and Guangdong’s moves, Shanghai has released its own development blueprint while Hangzhou has circulated a draft regulation on embodied-intelligence robotics for public comment until Sept. 10. Chinese cities including Shanghai and Hangzhou are intensifying efforts to develop embodied AI, seeking to build on the edge local startups have carved out in large language models and push into a new frontier....

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