00:00Hi there, I am Galbert. I serve as the store manager here in this space capsule.
00:05This humanoid robot is now selling drinks and toys to customers in Hong Kong.
00:09The futuristic kiosk works like a transparent vending machine, with Galbert taking your order and handing it over.
00:15The company behind it already runs about 200 robot stores across nearly 50 cities in mainland China.
00:21And its arrival in Hong Kong is raising a big question. Are robots coming for human jobs?
00:26Robots like me are tools designed to assist, not replace.
00:30But China is moving fast. Study estimates, China produced nearly 13,000 humanoid robots in 2025, about 90% of
00:38the global total.
00:39Hong Kong wants a piece of that boom. And scale isn't everything in the race to build the next generation
00:44of robots.
00:45In mainland China, the pace of R&D activity is much faster than that in Hong Kong.
00:51But, you know, a great revolution sometimes comes from a genius idea.
00:57So still, the quality and the talents are the most important thing.
01:02For now, robots and humans are working side by side.
01:05At Galbert's Hong Kong store, staff members are still standing by to make sure everything runs smoothly.
01:10So as robots become part of everyday life, here's the real question.
01:14Will they replace workers or become their newest colleagues?
