Overview
- The humanoid named Fuxi was first shown at the World Robot Conference in Beijing in August with a baton and a riot shield as part of a public demonstration.
- Developers report the machine has moved from the exhibition into trial operation as of late September to test security and crowd‑control functions.
- Reported abilities include detecting suspicious people, imitating armed‑police movements, swinging a baton and using a shield to push people back, and remote operation in high‑risk situations.
- The robot was developed by a subsidiary of the China Ordnance/Weapons Industry Group and developers say they collected motion data from armed police to train its movements.
- Key technical specifications, deployment timetables and rules for use of force have not been released, raising questions about oversight, civil‑liberties risks and how the machines would change day‑to‑day policing.