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I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw. - MIT Technology Review
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alternative headline: I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw. | SpinGraph: Strategic ambiguity
description: SpinGraph analysis of MIT Technology Review's I spent a day at a robot “carnival” in Shanghai. Here’s what I saw. story: strategic ambiguity, The Fog, Spin Sco…
date published: 2026-08-25T09:00:00+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-25T19:42:38.495073+00:00
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abstract: No specific robots, companies, technologies, or demonstrations are named or described. No quotes, data, metrics, timelines, or technical details are provided. The article consists solely of the headline and repeated title text — no body content is present.

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Spin Analysis: strategic ambiguity
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