The Second Shanghai Senior Learning Course Exhibition Opens: Silver-haired Visitors Experience AI Exoskeletons and Embodied Intelligence Health Care

The embodied intelligence exhibition area attracted many visitors to interact. Photo by our reporter Xing Qianli. After putting on the AI exoskeleton and walking a few steps, Grandpa Zhang, in his 70s, immediately felt his knees much more relaxed. He told the reporter, "I worry that walking and climbing stairs too much will hurt my knees. It would be best if new technology could help prevent this early." On November 2, the Second Shanghai Senior Learning Course Exhibition opened at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The venue was bustling, with silver-haired visitors immersing themselves in trendy new courses and smart devices. This course exhibition lasts three days and showcases more than 500 excellent courses for senior education, with an expected attendance of over 100,000. Visitors line up to experience the AI health screening robot. Photo by our reporter Xing Qianli. Seniors experience a sense of technology on site. Upon entering the central exhibition area, the embodied intelligence health and wellness display area attracted many people who stopped to look. A long line formed in front of the AI health screening robot, which provided free health assessments for visitors. Aunt Wang, 66, was assessed with a physiological age of 70. The risk warnings given by the robot included poor immune system status such as the tonsils, selenium deficiency, and depressed mood, among other items. Staff patiently interpreted the report for her item by item. A humanoid robot attracts visitors to interact. Photo by our reporter Xing Qianli. The on-site experience was full of technology. A half-meter-tall humanoid intelligent robot was nimbly dancing and practicing tai chi; a small robot dog could not only accompany chats and interactions but also assist in carrying and transporting various small items. Many seniors asked staff with great anticipation: "Can robots cook, bring water, and fetch medicine?" "In the future, can they lend a hand to elderly people with limited mobility?" At the Shanghai Senior University booth, visitors experience lacquer fan making. Photo by our reporter Xing Qianli. Data shows that in recent years, Shanghai residents' demand for AI learning has continued to rise: 69.6% of surveyed seniors are willing to participate in AI learning, and 93.07% of surveyed teachers are willing to participate in AI training. On site, the artificial intelligence special training launched for the first time by the Shanghai Craftsman College was fully booked, and AI courses at Shanghai Senior University and the Citizens' Night School also became popular choices. Nearly 1,000 AI-related digital learning resources have covered the community education network in all 16 districts of Shanghai. Visitors inquire on site about course registration. Photo by our reporter Xing Qianli. Silver-aged learners win international awards, course platform upgraded again. High-quality courses have helped learners realize their creative dreams. Recently, AI short dramas created by two silver-aged learners from Shanghai Open University, Fang Zigen and Chen Dongxia, won international awards. Both are students in the fourth cohort of the university's AI short drama creation class. Fang Zigen, 71, won the Best AI Short Film Award at the Hong Kong International Short Film Festival and the Outstanding Short Film Award at the Hong Kong Bauhinia International Film Festival for "Zheng Chenggong Recovers Taiwan." Chen Dongxia, 52, won the Best Art Award at the Hong Kong International Short Film Festival for "Full Moon Night in Chang'an." The first batch of Shanghai senior education premium courses was released. Our reporter Xing Qianli photographed this. At the opening ceremony, the first batch of Shanghai senior education premium courses and the "AI Literacy 100 Points" (Senior Edition) course were officially released, the upgraded "One-Net All-Learning 2.0" platform was officially launched, and the Shanghai lifelong learning course exhibition online showcase was simultaneously launched. Among them, the first batch of 20 municipal-level senior education premium courses focuses on the AI direction, covering multiple life scenarios such as general knowledge foundations, life records, language and culture, intangible cultural heritage creation, and music performance and singing. At the same time, the "One-Net All-Learning 2.0" platform, with age-friendliness, one-stop service, and community as its core, has gathered more than 10,000 high-quality learning resources and is connected to the Shanghai Lifelong Education Credit Bank. The simultaneously launched Shanghai lifelong learning course online exhibition will run until December 31, allowing citizens unable to attend in person to also share high-quality senior education resources online.