China deployed humanoid robots at its Vietnam border crossing under a $37M contract—marking embodied AI’s first major move from factories into public infrastructure. The Walker S2 robots handle passenger guidance, cargo inspection, and 24/7 monitoring while autonomously swapping batteries in 3 minutes. This isn’t a tech demo. It’s operational reality testing whether AI in physical bodies can reliably augment human decision-making in high-stakes government operations where failure isn’t optional.
China deployed humanoid robots at its Vietnam border crossing under a $37M contract—marking embodied AI’s first major move from factories into public infrastructure. The Walker S2 robots handle passenger guidance, cargo inspection, and 24/7 monitoring while autonomously swapping batteries in 3 minutes. This isn’t a tech demo. It’s operational reality testing whether AI in physical bodies can reliably augment human decision-making in high-stakes government operations where failure isn’t optional.
