Chinese robotics conference showcases robot horse and humanoid machines

More than 300 companies showed off their latest robots at a five-day conference in Beijing last week. The event gave Chinese manufacturers and other firms a chance to compete for attention in a fast-growing industry. Visitors saw a robot horse walking across the floor, as well as humanoid robots that could dance. Humanoid robots are machines built to look and move like people. China has become one of the world's biggest centres for building and developing robots. Events like this one let companies demonstrate what their machines can do for possible use in factories, businesses, and other settings. The Beijing conference showed how many firms are now working in this field.