Robots ignite a post-gala sales frenzy

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  Robots have ignited sales surges after their martial arts performance at a spring festival gala.

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  Humanoid robots took center stage on Monday during the annual China media group's spring festival gala.

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  China's most-watched official television broadcast.

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  Within two hours of the program,

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  Ecommerce giant JD.com reported a 300-percent surge in searches for robots,

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  a 460-percent spike in customer increase.

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  and 150 percent jump in orders compared to the previous period.

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  The buying frenzy swept across over 100 cities from first-tier metropolis to smaller counties,

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  revealing a nationwide appetite for intelligent machines.

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  What does the dazzling display of technological promises tell us about the state of China's robot development?

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