??? IN Hall 5 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Q-robot, the new generation robot developed by Tencent, Inc. and Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, was busy answering questions from a curious audience and the answers amused fair visitors. ????Q-robot is only about 10 centimeters tall, but it has vivid facial expressions. Before starting a conversation, it changes expressions and stretches its arms and legs, saying: “Master, you can ask me questions.” ????According to Fan Jianping, president of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, the first generation Q-robot went on sale in August. It was just a concept when it appeared at the fair last year. ????The new generation Q-robot includes facial recognition, touch-control, user analysis and data analysis technology. ????“People don’t need a mouse or keyboard. They can use voice, gestures and touch to give instructions and receive news, weather, music and stock market information from Q-robot.” ????The institute is collecting feedback from people attending the fair to improve Q-robot functions. ????At another booth in Hall 5, a white rabbit robot called NAO attracted a crowd. ????When visitors stand in front of NAO, it raises its head and looks at them, and then dances. NAO was an invention of Aldebaran Robotics in France. ????(Han Ximin) | 