AI robot cleaners leave the lab for China’s living rooms

Beijing cleaner Lin Meiqiong found her work a little easier the day she was paired with an unlikely new colleague - a tall, wheeled robot with AI-powered tidying skills. In full: https://hongkongfp.com/2026/06/13/def... Video: Michael Zhang/AFP. ====== More at https://www.hongkongfp.com - #HongKong's only non-profit, independent English-language news source - impartial, governed by an ethics code. HKFP is a member of the Trust Project, visit hongkongfp.com/ethics to view our journalistic standards. Support our team & safeguard press freedom: http://support.hongkongfp.com HKFP across the web: Facebook:   / hongkongfp   Twitter:   / hkfp   Instagram:   / hongkongfp   YouTube:    / hongkongfp   LinkedIn:   / hong-kong-free-press-news-feed   Also available on Telegram, Flipboard, Psiphon and Apple News. Download our app: Android: http://bit.ly/HKFPAndroid iOS: http://apple.co/2iIJh6f Windows: http://bit.ly/2iICERg