A member of a Bangladeshi delegation visiting China in mid-April shakes hands with a humanoid robot at the E-Town Robot World in Beijing on April 20, 2026. Photo: Chen Qingqing/GT

Just one day after the second Humanoid Robot Half Marathon concluded in southern Beijing’s E-Town, a Bangladeshi delegation visited E-Town’s Robot World on Monday to learn about China’s robotics development. During the visit, some delegates told the Global Times during the visit that “every segment of the robotic system is surprisingly unbelievable,” underscoring China’s emergence as a global leader in robotics.

During a 30-minute tour, the delegation immersed themselves in robotics – shaking hands, watching robots dance and brew coffee, challenging them to basketball and soccer matches, playing rock-paper-scissors, and even striking up conversation with an “Einstein” robot.
“I was amazed by the robot ‘Einstein.’ It seems that the real Einstein is standing in front of me,” Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal (JCD) Organising Secretary Md Amanullah Aman told the Global Times. He said he had filmed the interaction with the humanoid robot and will share this video with his friends and classmates back home. 

This Bangladeshi delegation, led by the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is visiting China this week, according to several Indian media reports.  

The visit is seen as the first outreach to China with the aim of strengthening the bilateral relations since Bangladesh’s new government has formed, media reports said. 

In response to the results of Bangladesh’s general election held in February, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on February 13 that as a traditional friend and neighbor of Bangladesh, China supports Bangladesh in advancing its domestic political agenda, and stands ready to work with Bangladesh to carry forward the time-honored friendship, deepen high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and other practical cooperation in various areas, and further strengthen the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

A giant mechanical hand descends from above, unveiling the Robot World. Here, visitors can see a lineup of “star” robots, including Tiangong 2.0 and models from Unitree.

Inside the venue, a series of futuristic application scenarios come into view: in the field of commercial logistics, robots enable goods-to-person and shelf-to-person systems, robotic sorting, and intelligent automated warehousing; in healthcare, surgical robots allow doctors to gain clearer visualization and perform operations with greater precision.

“China is now leading the world in science. I read about it in books before coming to China, but I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes,” Md Amanullah said. 

“Before coming here I had no idea that China was using science in nearly every aspect of daily life,” he said, adding that the technology has been used in various sectors such as agriculture, trade and commerce. “I want China to help our universities in terms of technology, then we will be helped in real terms.” 

“What surprised me [the most] and I was very impressed to see robotic surgery,” Md. Ismail Zabihullah, Hon’ble Adviser to the Prime Minister and Adviser to the Chairman of the BNP,  told the Global Times on Monday after the visit. “I’ve heard of it before but I didn’t witness it with my own eyes.” 

The senior Bangladeshi policy advisor said he looks forward to seeing more cooperation with China in the medical sector so that this type of robotic surgery could be applied in Bangladesh, which could be “a big boost to our healthcare.” 

“Every segment of the robotic system is surprisingly unbelievable to me,” Md Amanullah said, who believed that this trip will help draw together experiences for Bangladesh. 

“We need the use of robots in education right now in Bangladesh because if students can do this then they will be able to use it properly when they join the workforce. Also, the application of robots in healthcare and business will help Bangladesh move forward,” Md Amanullah said. 

The delegation began its visit to China from East China’s Anhui Province where they visited various localities such as a local community, Chinese automobile JAC Motors and the University of Science and Technology. After finishing their visit in Beijing, the delegation is also scheduled to visit Shenzhen, the Global Times learned.