内容来源：https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/25/1141907/dispatch-shanghai-humanoid-robot-carnival/

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在上海郊区一家研发中心举办的机器人“嘉年华”上，一名11岁男孩看着刚买的迷你机器狗表演一连串杂技，兴奋地喊道：“快看，它在倒立！”这款玩具宠物是妈妈刚在活动现场买给他的礼物，他忍不住向路人炫耀。正值公共假期，好奇的家庭纷纷涌入会场，一睹各类机器人的风采。

这个热闹的园区汇聚了100多家从事机器人技术研发、制造和销售的企业，许多企业生产各种形态的专用机器人，可执行搬运重物、检测污水管道等实际任务。

然而当天的主角主要是“表演”。在父母和孩子排队购买机器狗的不远处，两名工作人员正教孩子们如何让四足机器人爬楼梯；再往前，两台遥控机器人互相发射水珠，展开激烈对战，围观孩子们在临时围栏外欢呼助威，最后裁判宣布平局。

这样的展示活动意义重大，因为它让公众近距离体验机器人。中国一些顶尖机器人公司正在研发人形机器人。参展企业DexForce的产品经理杨端表示，这些机器“能把人从体力劳动和琐碎家务中解放出来”。该公司的展台上，一台机器人正在演示煮咖啡；几步之外，一对机械臂正尝试折叠一筐T恤。

公众曝光至关重要，因为人形机器人在其他地区进展缓慢，受制于重量大、需双腿平衡等安全隐患，高昂的价格和短暂的电池续航也限制了其吸引力。许多机器人专家质疑人形是否是最理想的机器人形态。

但中国企业正全力推进并展示最新产品。这场嘉年华在上海举办的同时，中国多个城市的商场和景区也有机器人向人群表演。在北京，双足机器人正在参加半程马拉松。这场宣传攻势似乎正赢得人心——至少在沪上这个周末是如此。

主帐篷内掌声雷动：一台身着闪亮上衣的人形机器人正在表演醉拳，另一台则以前空翻取悦观众；舞台旁，一队小型机器狮子整齐列队等待登场。观众意犹未尽，齐声高喊：“再来一个！再来一个！”

（本文作者游晓颖是驻伦敦的自由撰稿记者，关注中国议题。）

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中文翻译：

我在上海一个机器人“嘉年华”待了一天。以下是我的见闻。

人形机器人正成为中国公众娱乐的一种流行形式。

人形机器人正在中国迎来高光时刻。这些热门机器是中国将人工智能带入日常生活战略的一部分。将技术嵌入物理系统——这一概念被称为“具身智能”——是中国最新五年规划的一个关键方面，而这里的公司已经是人形机器人领域的全球领军者。去年全球交付的超过13000台双臂双腿机器人中，近90%是中国制造。

“看，它想倒立！”一个11岁的男孩兴奋地喊道，一边看着他新买的小型机器狗尝试一系列特技动作。这个玩具宠物是他妈妈刚刚在上海郊区一家研发中心举办的机器人“嘉年华”上给他买的，他忍不住向路人炫耀。当天是公众假期，好奇的家庭纷纷涌入活动现场，想看看有什么展品。

这个繁忙的中心汇聚了100多家研究、开发、制造和销售机器人技术及设备的公司。许多公司制造各种形状的专用机器人，可以完成实用任务，比如搬运重物或检查污水管道。

然而，今天这些大多是展示性质。在家长和孩子们排队购买机器狗几米之外，两名工作人员正在教年轻人如何让四足机器人走上一段楼梯。再往前，一场激烈的对战在两个遥控机器人之间展开，它们互相发射水珠弹，男孩女孩们围在临时围栏旁为它们加油助威。（一名工作人员宣布这场对决为平局。）

这样的展示活动很重要，因为它们邀请公众近距离体验机器人。中国一些最知名的机器人公司正在制造人形机器人。这些机器“可以将人们从体力劳动和琐碎家务中解放出来”，DexForce的产品经理杨端说。该公司在嘉年华上展示了一款能煮咖啡的机型。相隔几个展位，一对机械臂正试图折叠一篮子T恤。

曝光很重要，因为在其他地方，人形机器人的进展一直缓慢，受制于其笨重体积和双足平衡需求带来的安全挑战。高昂的价格和短暂的电池续航也限制了它们的吸引力。许多机器人专家对人形是否是最优形态持怀疑态度。

但中国企业正在向前推进，并展示其最新型号。在这场嘉年华在上海举办的同时，中国其他几个城市的购物中心和旅游景点也有人形机器人为人群表演。在北京，双足机器人正在跑半程马拉松。这场公关宣传似乎正在赢得人心——至少在上海市的这个周末是这样。

掌声从嘉年华的主帐篷中响起。在那里，一个身穿闪亮上衣的人形机器人正在展示一种称为“醉拳”的武术风格，而另一个同类机器人则以前空翻来博取观众喝彩。舞台旁，一队小机器狮子排成一列等待表演。

观众们意犹未尽。他们齐声高喊：“再来一个，再来一个，再来一个。”

游晓颖是一位常驻伦敦的自由撰稿记者，专注于中国报道。

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一个根本性缺陷使大语言模型极易受到攻击
这使得人们很容易诱骗它们做不该做的事，比如告诉你怎么破坏飞机的导航系统。
Anthropic发现了一个隐藏空间，Claude在其中思考复杂概念
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I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw.
Humanoids are becoming a popular form of public entertainment here.
Humanoid robots are having a moment in China. The popular machines are part of the country’s strategy to bring artificial intelligence into daily life. Embedding the technology into physical systems—an idea called embodied AI—was a key facet of China’s latest five-year plan, and companies here are already world leaders in humanoids. Nearly 90% of the more than 13,000 two-armed, two-legged robots delivered globally last year were made in China.
“Look, it is trying to do a handstand!” an 11-year-old boy shouts excitedly while watching his new mini robotic dog attempt a series of stunts. The toy pet is a gift his mom just bought him at a robot “carnival” held by an R&D center on the outskirts of Shanghai, and he can’t stop showing it off to passersby. It’s a public holiday, and curious families are pouring in to the event to see what’s on display.
This busy hub houses more than 100 companies that research, develop, manufacture, and market robotic technologies and equipment. Many build specialized bots of all shapes that can do practical tasks, such as transporting heavy loads or inspecting sewage pipes.
Today, however, things are mostly for show. Meters away from where parents and children are queued up to buy the robotic dog, two staffers teach youngsters how to make a quadrupedal robot walk up a flight of stairs. Farther along, a tense battle breaks out between two remote-controlled robots firing water beads at each other, as boys and girls cheer them on from around a temporary ring. (A staffer declares the duel a draw.)
Showcases like this are important, because they invite the public to experience robots up close. Some of China’s most prominent robotics companies are building humanoids. These machines “can free people from physical work and mundane chores,” says Yang Duan, a product manager at DexForce, which is at the carnival exhibiting a model that can make coffee. A few booths down, a pair of robotic arms attempts to fold a basket of T-shirts.
Exposure matters, because elsewhere humanoids’ progress has been slow, marred by safety challenges due to their heft and need to balance on two legs. High prices and short battery life have also limited their appeal. Plenty of roboticists are skeptical that a human form is the best shape for a robot to take.
But Chinese firms are pushing forward and showing off their latest models. As this carnival takes place in Shanghai, shopping malls and tourist attractions in several other Chinese cities host humanoids that perform for crowds. In Beijing, bipedal robots are running half-marathons. The PR campaign seems to be winning over hearts and minds—at least on this particular weekend in Shanghai.
Applause rings out from the festival’s main tent. There, a humanoid wearing a blinged-out top is showing off a martial arts style known as drunken boxing as a fellow humanoid performs a front flip to woo the crowd. Alongside the stage, a squad of small robotic lions are lined up waiting to perform.
The audience can’t get enough. They chant: “More, more, more.”
You Xiaoying is a London-based freelance journalist focusing on China.
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