HI-TECH’S HIGH FLYERS

On September 3, the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened its doors to the public in Beijing.Themed Cooperate for Better Development, Innovate for a Greener Future, this year’s CIFTIS featured a wide assortment of hi-tech elements.

In recent years, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and other digital technologies have penetrated all aspects of production, circulation and consumption, empowering trade in services. At the fair, visitors got to immerse themselves in these advanced products that can transform traditional industries and help them embrace the future. BR

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1. A visitor tries out the lower limb exoskeleton at the exhibition area of Beijing AI-Robotics Technology, a Chinese rehabilitation robot developer

5. A robot swabs a staff member’s throat for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing at the stand of U.S.tech firm Intel

2. Visitors attend a metaverse-technology-powered exhibition on Beijing E-Town, the only national-level economic and technological development area in the capital

3. A visitor gets behind the wheel of the virtual reality driver training simulation system launched by a driving school

4. A small robot interacts with children. Experiments suggest that children may benefit from interactions with robots designed as playmates or as tutors in skills such as reading or writing