11/06/2016 Click - Short Edition

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Welcome to a country like none other, one that for so long has

gone its own way, with its own ancient traditions,

China may be thousands of years old, but...

Yes, China is trying to go big on innovation.

It has over 1,600 accelerators, including the rather nice looking

Innovation Works, founded by the head of Google China.

There is a wall here of the billion-dollar projects

they have backed, including one which has been valued

Yep, more than 270 million people use this selfie-beautifying app

every month, and for now this includes me.

But they don't just use accelerators.

They have a whole startup street, called Innoway.

Above each cafe an incubator, and above each of those,

working space for new companies, which is free for three months.

Still, if you are really successful, you don't just get your own street,

It is led by Yong, a co-founder of Google Glass, who today has

invited me to take part in this colourful demo.

What is the purpose of the hula hoops?

We put it on the body, and no matter where you move,

Therefore they understand and behave accordingly.

DeepGlint specialises in 3-D vision and deep learning,

and uses this to make sense of how people are moving around.

One of our most important customers are banks.

They really want to understand people's behaviour in their space,

no matter whether you are a customer,

So if you are casual, you don't want to walk too fast,

That might mean something really bad is happening.

Or there are some places where they don't want to get in.

If I walk on to this mat, they are going to complain.

Or if you stay in this room for too long, it also complains.

So if I wanted to rob this bank I would have to do it very slowly,

And it is more than just behaviour that is being monitored here.

DeepGlint supplies facial recognition systems that can pick

out hundreds of places at once, and even identify stolen cars,

not by their number plates, which may have been changed,

but by their markings, their stickers and their scratches.

Of course, it is not just in Beijing that you find innovation

They are happening all over this vast country.

And we have been to central China, to Chengdu, where something very

Yes, I have travelled to the heart of China's Sichuan Province,

It is famous for its pandas and mahjong.

There are even tables in the countryside.

And it is now building a reputation for hi-tech as well.

The University for Engineering, Science and Technology is one

of the best in the country for robotics.

There are 35,000 students here, from all over China.

And many of them make robots, including these autonomous

characters kitted out with high-definition cameras.

They are designed to carry out jobs from neighbourhood watch

They can even keep track of prisoners in jail.

The theme of surveillance is strong here, as you might expect.

A team from the university has developed this police car prototype.

The 360-degree camera mounted on the car's roof can automatically

scan for faces within a 60-metre radius.

I tested it out by going for a run, and it did pick

It would be matched against a police database to see if I was a criminal

or suspect, and then send an alert to the car

The final version of the car should be able to pick people out at speeds

But we have really come to Chengdu to play with this.

Oh, my goodness, it is actually really intimidating.

The robot is designed to be as much like a human player as possible.

Its eyes are the HD cameras at the back of the court.

These computers send prediction data on where the shuttlecock will fall

The information received must be millimetre-accurate for it

for it to get shots back.

The robot starts in the central position.

Its brain has a map of the court, and it won't venture

So how did you get involved with this project?

It is no surprise that the Olympic Park is full of stunning

architecture. Tucked away on the edge of this

World Heritage Site, someone has decided to build

a bridge from the middle of nowhere Unlike me, they hope the thousands

of visitors that will come here won't be too scared to look

down, 300 metres through the world's These are the final

days of construction More than 300 engineers have worked

through all weather conditions to build what is also the world's

longest glass-bottomed bridge, a breathtaking 430 metres,

crossing Zhangjiajie's grand canyon. And the bridge, you can see,

it opens up to the sky. Usually bridges are parallel

and this one is like that, so you feel the sky

is coming into the bridge. The walkway itself is just

60 centimetres thick, so the challenge to keep

everything stable has required 70 glass balls are to be positioned

on springs along the walkway. They have been designed to move

to counter any swaying. These curvy railings will persuade

up to 800 visitors to keep changing direction, offsetting the resonance

caused by hundreds walking They are hoping to sway

tourists to stay longer. This amphitheatre will host fashion

and light shows and next year you'll be able to throw yourself off

the edge and experience the world's At this altitude you can't afford

for anything to go wrong. Pictures showing how a cliff-hugging

glass walkway had smashed under the feet of a tourist

after he dropped a mug went viral. Our hosts were keen to show me just

how safe I was. Each panel of the walkway has three

levels of toughened glass, Well, the president has given me

a hammer and says that even if I get through all three layers of glass

I won't fall through. He also says I will be the toughest

man in the world if I can get So this is how they are going

to assuage people's And it looks like you can see

the top glass has shattered here. And the President is with me, he

seems to be reasonably confident. And so at last it was time

to welcome the very first specially It is an unnerving experience and it

takes a little I have only just begun

to be able to do that. It is a remarkable feat,

and it is really something This entire structure

is incredibly impressive, and I'm sure we'll get

very, very similar reactions when it is opened to

the public next month. And our China adventure continues

later this month with two more shows Next week we're in Los Angeles

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