Mandarin Unpeeled
Mandarin Unpeeled
When Machines Learn To Touch
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When Machines Learn To Touch

What a Misread Chinese Word Tells Us About AI-enabled Robots

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What can something as simple as misreading a brand name reveal about cultural blind spots, technology, design philosophies—and maybe even your future love life?

And how do Michelangelo’s paintings, 90s Japanese anime, and China’s robotics labs all point toward the same question: how we are redefining touch, intimacy, and what it means to be human—in ways you might never have imagined?

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