Live Briefs 2026-10-02 · Full coverage of embodied AI
BRICS Summit Declaration Backs AI Governance and Robotics Cooperation
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration praised the bloc's industry channel working groups, especially smart manufacturing and robotics, and highlighted AI's potential for growth, sustainable development, and inclusive global governance. It also endorsed the Shanghai World AI Conference for advancing international cooperation and AI for good.
China's Insurance Regulator to Surgical Robot Makers: Stop Chasing Volume and Showmanship
China's NHSA gathered seven surgical robot makers and five hospitals to warn against using the technology for showmanship or inflating procedure volumes, even as installation and market figures keep rising. The real bottleneck, experts say, is not pricing or reimbursement but a shortage of adequately trained surgeons, since most cleared systems remain low-autonomy tools.
China's NHSA Convenes Expert Symposium on Surgical Robots
The National Healthcare Security Administration held an expert symposium on surgical robots on September 11, with representatives from seven manufacturers and five hospitals discussing the technology's development and insurance policies.
Robot 'Protest' in Warsaw Raises Question: Who's Liable for AI?
On September 7, about 30 robots staged a 'protest' in Warsaw, Poland, organized by Democratism to discuss AI's impact on jobs. The event, however, was a PR stunt by a robotics company CIO, highlighting the pressing issue of accountability when AI systems cause harm.