BYD Secretly Develops Humanoid Robot Codename 'Yao-Shun-Yu' as Auto Giants Race Into Embodied AI
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BYD is reportedly secretly developing a humanoid robot codenamed 'Yao-Shun-Yu', joining the race among auto giants into embodied AI.
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