Discussion keeps the world turning.
This is Round Table.
Our robots are on vacuum duty.
Our apps are delivering feasts and AI is writing our greetings.
The most traditional holiday of the year is being powered by what they call the lazy economy,
is tech saving the spring festival or just replacing it.
Coming to you live from our studios in Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm Steve.
Thank you very much for being with us today.
And for the show, I'm with Youshun and Fei-Fei.
First up.
As we find ourselves once again in the heart of the season,
it is the perfect time to explore the tradition and customs that define it.
With the Spring Festival just around the corner,
the ancient ritual of spring cleaning is in full swing.
A practice rooted in sweeping away the old to welcome new luck and fresh beginnings.
But this year, the tradition is getting a high tech upgrade.
We'll dive into the why.
Behind the deep clean,
look at how robots are taking over the heavy lifting and explore what sociologists are calling the lazy economy.