Around 2 p.m. on the 16th, local time, at the Digital Technology Hall of the China International Exhibition Center in Shunyi District, Beijing, dozens of visitors surrounded the NVIDIA exhibition hall, holding smartphones and cameras. The sounds of camera flashes and video recording buttons rang out one after another.
What they were filming was a 'robot dog' dressed in a white furry outfit. This robot, with small feet resembling horse hooves on its four legs, walked naturally in place and jumped up without any preparatory movements, changing direction smoothly. The movements of rolling its feet and shaking its hips were remarkably natural, similar to those of real animals.
However, it was not perfect. The robot's movements were merely in place, and when it attempted to jump to the side, it fell over and could not get up by itself, prompting an employee to rush over and assist it in standing.
Behind the robot dog, various sizes of humanoids, ranging from children to adult height, were displayed side by side. Models such as GALBOT's 'G1', the Beijing Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center's 'Tian Gong 2.0', Booster Robotics' 'Jiasu T1', and Zhipingfang's 'AlphaBot 2' attracted the attention of visitors. All of these robots were trained through NVIDIA's robot training ecosystem, 'Omniverse.'
In addition to this, large monitors and computers powered by the GeForce RTX graphics processing unit (GPU) were exhibited at the NVIDIA exhibition hall, along with the world's first Ethernet fabric 'Spectrum-4 SN5000' built for generative AI. A long line formed in front of the exhibition booth to hear product explanations, and visitors, including representatives from participating corporations and the press, continued to flow in.
The 3rd China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo (CISCE), which opened in Beijing on that day, will be held for five days until the 20th. More than 650 companies from 75 countries and regions are participating. Including partner corporations, the total number of participating companies is reported to be around 1,200.
The expo is organized into a total of seven exhibition halls covering supply chain services, environmentally friendly agriculture, advanced manufacturing, digital technology, health, smart cars, and green energy. The digital technology hall, which drew the largest crowds, featured not only NVIDIA but also China’s third-largest server manufacturer Inspur and consumer electronics giant TCL, as well as telecommunications company ZTE, all attracting the attention of visitors.
NVIDIA participated in the expo for the first time this year. Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, appeared as a speaker at the opening ceremony that morning. The Taiwan-born American removed his trademark leather jacket and donned a traditional Chinese outfit known as a Tangzhuang.
NVIDIA has been restricted by the U.S. government from selling AI chips to China. CEO Huang, who has publicly criticized this, visited China for the third time this year and, the day before, announced the resumption of exports of the AI chip 'H20' to China.
During his speech, CEO Huang praised China's AI technology and supply chain, stating, 'More than 1.5 million Chinese developers have made today's NVIDIA a reality through their innovations.'
CEO Huang mentioned Chinese AI corporations such as DeepSeek, Alibaba, Tencent, Minimmax, and Baidu, saying, 'China's AI models are world-class and have become a driving force behind global AI development. Open-source AI in China has acted as a catalyst for global progress, providing opportunities for all countries and industries to participate in the AI revolution, and open-source has enabled international cooperation on AI safety.'
He concluded his speech by saying in Chinese, 'NVIDIA will continue to operate (in China)' and that he would 'prosper and open the future together in the AI era with friends.'
그는 연설을 마치며 중국어로 “엔비디아는 계속해서 (중국에서) 운영할 것”이라며 “친구들과 손잡고 AI 시대에 함께 번영과 미래를 열 것”이라고 말했다.