May 16, Kathmandu- In China, the use of robots is expanding. Robots are being used for everything from caring for the elderly to agricultural work.

Robots are being used in tea plantations in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. Those who are picking tea leaves.

Similarly, robots are being used to care for the elderly and lift people off the bed. A robot developed by researchers at Hebei University of Technology can safely lift someone out of bed by extending its arms.

According to a recent industry report, the value of China's humanoid robot sector is expected to exceed 1.14 billion US dollars by the end of the year, accounting for half of the global market share.