‘The future has arrived’: China’s power grid will soon be run by an army of humanoid robots and robot dogs as state announces $1 billion investment in 8,500 robo-helpers

Employees at the China Southern Power Grid operating humanoid robots.

• China is spending $1 billion to buy 8,500 new robots
• These devices will inspect and maintain its electricity grid
• Meanwhile, a new report says the US’s grid is creaking at the seams

Right now, the world seems to be obsessed with the chatbot flavor of artificial intelligence (AI). But what about that other kind of AI: robotics? Well, China isn’t waiting to find out what happens here, as a new report has detailed how the country plans to run its power grid using the power of robots.