Shenzhen has grown from a fishing village into the world’s hub for electronics manufacturing.Anthony Kwan for NBC NewsFORSUBSCRIBERSRobot waiters and drone deliveries: Inside China’s futuristic hardware capitalLong a symbol of China’s economic surge, Shenzhen is embracing a high-tech, low-altitude future.July 30, 2026, 1:02 PM EDTSHENZHEN, China — The 4-foot-wide drone whipped around the corner of one of Shenzhen’s newest glass-and-steel skyscrapers, cradling a cold drink as it zoomed toward its landing target in the southern Chinese city.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Robot waiters and drone deliveries: Inside China’s futuristic hardware capital
Long a symbol of China’s economic surge, Shenzhen is embracing a high-tech, low-altitude future.
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