At first glance, the headlines read like science fiction. In Beijing, Chinese researchers presented GEAIR, an AI-driven “full‑process” plant-breeding robot that navigates greenhouses, identifies flow…
Robots, Wombs, and Wheat: China’s Dual-Track Bet on Biotech and Automation
China’s World Robot Conference showed two paths: a proven plant‑breeding robot and a contested surrogate‑pregnancy robot—promise and ethical risks.
