Pedestrians ask a robot traffic management police for directions in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, on May 1, 2026.

China has deployed a squad of humanoid police robots to help manage crowds at one of its busiest tourist hotspots.

Hangzhou has rolled out China’s first organised robot traffic police squad, deploying 15 humanoid units at key intersections and tourist hotspots during the May holiday. The robots assist human ...

China has deployed its first robot police squad in Hangzhou to manage traffic and assist tourists during the May Day holiday. Fifteen humanoid robots, equipped with AI-powered visual recognition and ...