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RoboPony: Chinese robot maker sees demand surge amid virus

| March 21, 2020 12:03 AM

BEIJING (AP) — While other industries struggle, Liu Zhiyong says China’s virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliver groceries and patrol malls looking for shoppers who fail to wear masks.

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