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Energy & Climate April 24, 2026 424 stories in this edition

China plans to invest billions on a robot army to run its power grid

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Carol Yang
China plans to invest billions on a robot army to run its power grid

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China’s industrial giants are rapidly scaling up the use of AI-powered robots to operate vital infrastructure, with the country’s main grid operator unveiling a blockbuster plan to deploy thousands of bots to handle a range of roles – from inspecting remote substations to performing maintenance on ultra-high-voltage power lines. The State Grid Corporation of China has earmarked 6.8 billion yuan (US$1 billion) for the...

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China’s industrial giants are rapidly scaling up the use of AI-powered robots to operate vital infrastructure, with the country’s main grid operator unveiling a blockbuster plan to deploy thousands of bots to handle a ra...

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