The summer World Economic Forum is an annual conference on technology and innovation. CCTV reporter went to the exhibition area of the forum and talked to guests about opportunities and concerns.
Here at the WEF venue we are seeing a showcase of a lot of cool innovations.
Robots that are either tiny, or can learn to complete tasks by themselves, or perform in challenging environments. And that translates into huge industrial potentials.
But when it comes to real life tasks. How close are we to trusting that these technologies are reliable?
Experts say we might not be there yet.
Experts say a lot of these inventions in the future will be wirelessly connected to a database or other devices. Experts say that's called the internet of things.
But when everything's connected and exchanging information, that raises concerns about data security. How do corporations guard against hackers?
Experts here say technologies are changing businesses faster than most people can imagine. But while they get busy catching up, it's important that they also watch their backs.