The World Robot Conference 2017 (WRC 2017), which brings together world's top enterprises and research institutes in the robotics industry, will kick off on Aug 23 and last until August 27 at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center.

Themed "Win-win collaborative innovation toward the building of an intelligent society", the conference will provide a platform for both domestic and foreign enterprises to showcase their latest achievements in products, solutions and scientific research.

Here are some robots that are expected to steal the show at the conference:

Robotic pianist Teotronica

Teotronico, a robot with 19 fingers designed to play the piano.

Bipedal full-size humanoid robot

The bipedal full-size humanoid robot developed by Beijing Ironman Technology Co Ltd can be used in scientific research, teaching, exhibition and industry application. 

Commercial service robot U05 Robot

Uo5 Robot, a commercial service robot that supports voice interaction, facial emotion recognition, motion control and automatic obstacle-avoid, serves a customer in a clothes store.

Fanuc industrial robot

An industrial robot developed by Fanuc Corp lifts a vehicle.

Service robot CookyPlus

The service robot CookyPlus developed by Mrobot can be customized in identity, gender, age, tone, expression and personality to meet the requirements of different consumer scenarios.

Industrial robot Motoman

An industrial robot Motoman developed by Yaskawa Electric Corp manufactures a toy car.

Supermarket robot

The supermarket robot, developed by Jiangsu Eastern Glod Jade Intelligent Robot Co Ltd, can act as a shopping trolley, sales promoter or cashier with the ability to making precise goods delivery and self-service payment. 

Da Vinci Surgical System

The robotic surgical system da Vinci Surgical System, which is designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach and is controlled by a surgeon from a console.

Diet assistant robot Bestic

Bestic, a diet assistant robot that simulates the function of human's upper limb, can provide supports for people with upper limb disorder during meals.

Source: China Daily