VNExpress-Oct 26
An array of robots capable of dancing, playing board games, brewing coffee, and reading human emotions is on display in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, drawing crowds of curious onlookers. The four-day Ho Chi Minh City Green Growth Show opened on Nguyen Hue square in Saigon Ward on Oct. 26.
It is being organized by the Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Ho Chi Minh City. Among the highlights is the AgiBot Lingxi X2 Youth edition, a humanoid robot equipped with 25 to 31 degrees of freedom that allow it to execute fluid dance routines and stage performances. The robot showcase was organized by AICAP Group alongside artificial intelligence developer AIBrain, robotics hardware startup AIRobo, and the China Robot Industry Development Alliance. It has brought together executives from more than 30 prominent Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence firms and research institutes.
In one corner, SenseTime Group’s professional board game robot drew crowds eager to watch matches and test their skills at Go, chess, and Chinese chess. Powered by multimodal AI, the unit recognizes faces and physical gestures, responds through audio, and renders over 30 facial expressions on its display screen for interactive public entertainment. The AgiBot Lingxi X2 humanoid robot stands 1.31 meters tall, weighs between 35 and 39 kilograms depending on the configuration, has up to 30 degrees of freedom, and clocks a top walking speed of 1.8 meters per second using on-board cameras, sensors, and AI to navigate its surroundings and engage with people.The Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, the city’s High-Tech Agricultural Park, the Saigon Hi-Tech Park, and various energy and environmental enterprises. A student team from the International University under the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City showed off a multimodal AI robot.
The university also showcased a smart shoe insole fitted with FSR pressure sensors and an ESP32 microcontroller that maps pressure across the foot, displays heat maps, and flags balance issues. It is intended to aid physical therapy, track fall risks among seniors, and analyze gait mechanics. Read more at:
