Have you ever imagined Li Bai and Du Fu, two ancient Chinese poets of the Tang Dynasty, standing in front of you? At the World Robot Conference in Aug12th, the two "poets" both (show) up in the form of human-like robots. Dressed in (history) costumes. "Li Bai" was reciting his famous poem Invitation to Wine ‘Du Fu' was sitting beside him and listening (careful) with a smile on his face.
The seven-day event took place in Beijing in August with nearly 600 kinds of robots around the world. It was (they) first public show for about 60 of them.
The two "poets" developed by EXROBOTS were the most popular. They not only look like humans but also can understand human languages and follow (direction). They can express feelings such as joy, anger and (sad). Pet-shaped robots also drew a large number of visitors. The CyberDog 2, for example, do flips (空翻) and many other tricks a real dog. A robot cat named MetaCat with blue eyes soft hair will shake its head when people touch it.
"The robot industry will continue to make progress. "Xin Guobin, ‘vice-minister of industry and information technology, said, "And robots should play an important role in (deal) with common challenges in this world. They will make people live a better life in the future.