A recent video capturing dozens of sorting robots working at a logistics center in east China’s Shandong Province has captured the public’s attention online. These sorting robots have been widely used in logistics for years, saving at least 70% of the manual work. The automatic sorting system, driverless courier cars, drones and sorting robots have jointly contributed to the rapid rise of China’s logistic industry. In the first four months of 2024, China’s courier companies handled 50.8 billion