In this March 18, 2020, photo, a worker uses a smartphone app to guide a robot at the offices of ZhenRobotics in Beijing. While other industries struggle, one robot maker says China's virus outbreak is boosting demand for his knee-high, bright yellow robots to deliver groceries and patrol malls for shoppers who fail to wear masks. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 19, 2020
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March 19, 2020 9:45 p.m.
RoboPony: Chinese robot maker sees demand surge amid virus
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.