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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

By Jason Hiner May 2, 2016, 12:37 AM PDT

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

The Global Mobile Internet Conference & Expo

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The Global Mobile Internet Conference & Expo

TechRepublic was on the ground for GMIC Beijing 2016 on April 28 to May 2. Check out our photos of the booths and products from some of China’s biggest technology giants. One of the most prominent themes: robots.

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

"The CES of China"? -- Yes and no

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"The CES of China"? -- Yes and no

GMIC Beijing is sometimes called “The CES of China.” But, while CES is mostly a hardware show, GMIC is weighted more toward internet companies. Still, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t some excellent hardware, including the hottest product of the show.

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Hover Camera stole the show

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Hover Camera stole the show

Hover Camera was the biggest hit of GMIC Beijing 2016. Read the full story on ZDNet: AI-powered selfie drone takes 13MP photos and 4K video, wows GMIC Beijing 2016

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

MQ Wang shows off the Hover Camera

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MQ Wang shows off the Hover Camera

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Our up-close look at Hover Camera

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Our up-close look at Hover Camera

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Sharp's RoBoHon is part robot, part smartphone

Sharp's RoBoHon is part robot, part smartphone

Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

RoBoHon can project images

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RoBoHon can project images

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

The Turing Robot made an appearance

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The Turing Robot made an appearance

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Turing OS is also an open source AI platform

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Turing OS is also an open source AI platform

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

This robot couldn't shake an error message

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This robot couldn't shake an error message

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

AI Speech wan't to power robots

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AI Speech wan't to power robots

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Sense wants to bring more sensors to AI and robots

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Sense wants to bring more sensors to AI and robots

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Baidu is the Google of China, including self-driving cars

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Baidu is the Google of China, including self-driving cars

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Tencent is the Facebook of China

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Tencent is the Facebook of China

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Alibaba is a Chinese ecommerce powerhouse

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Alibaba is a Chinese ecommerce powerhouse

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Sina Weibo is the Twitter of China

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Sina Weibo is the Twitter of China

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Cheetah Mobile is a global powerhouse in smartphone apps

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Cheetah Mobile is a global powerhouse in smartphone apps

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Xiaomi's Ninebot is a $300 Segway competitor

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Xiaomi's Ninebot is a $300 Segway competitor

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Xiaomi had a huge presence, including this display of its TVs

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Xiaomi had a huge presence, including this display of its TVs

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Xiaomi's water testing pen

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Xiaomi's water testing pen

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Tesla had a large booth that was very popular

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Tesla had a large booth that was very popular

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Attendees spent a lot of time sitting in the Tesla vehicles

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Attendees spent a lot of time sitting in the Tesla vehicles

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Qualcomm made its case to Chinese companies to use its chips

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Qualcomm made its case to Chinese companies to use its chips

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

There was a huge line to try the HTC Vive

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There was a huge line to try the HTC Vive

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

HTC Vive was the VR champ of GMIC Beijing 2016

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HTC Vive was the VR champ of GMIC Beijing 2016

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

The VR Zone was a hot stop, as many people wanted to try VR

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The VR Zone was a hot stop, as many people wanted to try VR

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

VR startups also cropped up

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VR startups also cropped up

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

This looks like a VR headset, but it's an eye massager

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This looks like a VR headset, but it's an eye massager

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Honor phones teamed with Angry Birds for booth launches

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Honor phones teamed with Angry Birds for booth launches

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Honor is Huawei's brand for general consumers

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Honor is Huawei's brand for general consumers

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Google was a surprise vendor

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Google was a surprise vendor

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Who doesn't want a selfie with a chipmaker?

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Who doesn't want a selfie with a chipmaker?

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Photos: Inside GMIC Beijing 2016, ‘The CES of China’

Some of China's top tech executives spoke

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Some of China's top tech executives spoke

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The 2008 Olympic park was only steps away

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The 2008 Olympic park was only steps away

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