Dutch student Djinn Opten found out that robots were becoming increasingly present in various aspects of daily life across Shanghai during his postgraduate studies in the city. He also explored China's first open-source collaborative platform for humanoid robotics — National and Local Co-built Embodied Artificial Intelligence Robotics Innovation Center. How should human beings view these "robotic companions" an how can people live and work alongside them? He gained insight into emerging trends in humanoid robot development and learned how the open-source model is enabling cross-industry and international collaboration in the field of embodied intelligence. Djinn said he was optimistic based on what he learned in Shanghai that through global cooperation in embodied intelligence, a future of harmonious human–robot coexistence is possible, which would elevate human progress to the next level.