Visitors watch robots playing football during the 2018 World Robot conference in Beijing, China, 15 August 2018. The conference will be held from 15 to 19 August and will include a conference on robotics, an exhibition and a robot competition with the participation of robotics enterprises to showcase their robot products. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A visitor takes a smartphone photo of a tactical robot from Chinese firm CITIC Heavy Industries at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The annual conference is a showcase of China's burgeoning robot industry ranging from companion robots to those deployed on manufacturing assembly line and entertainment. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A robot replica of former NBA player Yao Ming throws a basketball at Hefu AI Group's booth at the World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A robotic arm plays the guitar at Zhuhai Gree Electric's booth at the World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A robotic flying fox created by the German automation company Festo is carried through the crowd at the World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Visitors take pictures of a bionic flying fox at Festo's booth at the WRC in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A bionic flying fox is displayed at Festo's booth at the World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Staff chat next to a P-Care robot at the WRC in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A girl looks at a robotic fish swimming in the water at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





A robot arm demonstrates how to collect a cup of water at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





A group of men look at a exoskeleton robot at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





Children play with small robots at a display from Chinese online robot education platform Roborobo at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





A visitor sticks his hand in front of a patrolling security robot from Chinese robot maker Hunan Wanwei Intelligent Robot Technology Co. at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China, Wednesday, August 15, 2018. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Robots dance during the 2018 World Robot conference in Beijing, China, 15 August 2018. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Chinese children look at a robot playing badminton during the 2018 World Robot conference in Beijing, China, 15 August 2018. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Visitors look at a robot making drinks during the 2018 World Robot conference in Beijing, China, 15 August 2018. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Chinese participant adjusts robots during the 2018 World Robot conference in Beijing, China, 15 August 2018. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Chinese participants look at robots during the 2018 World Robot conference in Beijing, China, 15 August 2018. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A woman touches a robot at the 2018 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 15, 2018. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)