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China Deploys Humanoid AI ‘Xiao He’ to Assist Media at SCO Summit in Tianjin

The multilingual service robot streamlines media operations by providing translation, real-time guidance, protocol-aware responses.

Overview

  • Xiao He is active at the SCO Summit Media Center during the Aug. 31–Sept. 1 gathering in Tianjin, supporting accredited journalists on site.
  • Organizers describe the robot’s core tasks as language translation, information assistance, and event support to improve the speed and reliability of media workflows.
  • In pre-summit interviews, the robot outlined systems that include emotional recognition algorithms, adaptive learning modules, and large knowledge databases, as described to ANI and IANS.
  • The Media Center services highlighted by the robot include broadcast facilities, press conferences, official photography, technology and culture exhibits, and on-site dining for reporters.
  • At a summit reception, the robot answered questions in English, Russian, and Chinese and declined to offer personal views on countries, citing its role as a service assistant.