A robot plays xiangqi, or Chinese chess, with a child at the Hangzhou Future Life Festival. [Photo by Lu Xinyi/WeChat account: gh_cb2d3720e937]

The 2023 Future Life Festival recently made its debut in Xihu district, Hangzhou, local media outlets reported.

The event attracted numerous residents and visitors eager to experience the wonders of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies, offering them a glimpse into the future of smart living.

With the title "Hello, Future Players," this year's festival showcased an array of cutting-edge technologies, including Tesla humanoid robots, AI chess-playing robots, VR digital basketball gaming machines, autonomous delivery vehicles, and coffee-making robots, providing visitors with an entirely new perspective on digital intelligent living.

People gather at the 2023 Hangzhou Future Life Festival to witness intelligent coffee-making robots serving up freshly brewed coffee on Oct 3. [Photo/CFP]