PhotoBlog - harbin

12
Jan
2013
12:49pm, EST
Robot staff at restaurant in China delights customers
Sheng Li / Reuters
Sheng Li / Reuters
A robot prepares 'jiaozi', or Chinese dumplings.
A robot that specializes in delivering food holds an empty tray after serving meals to customers at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, China, Jan. 12. Opened in June 2012, the restaurant has gained fame for using a total of 20 robots, which range in height from 1.3 to 1.6 meters (4.2 feet to 5.2 feet), to cook meals and deliver dishes. The robots can work continuously for five hours after a two-hour charge, and are able to display more than 10 expressions on their faces and say basic welcoming sentences to customers.

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Don't worry, this looks more like a publicity stunt than outsourcing. In general, human help is still much cheaper, so the majority of employees will remain human. They will make just enough of those robots to attract attention.
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7
Jan
2013
10:47am, EST
Hot colors light up frozen sculptures at the Harbin ice festival
Diego Azubel / EPA
Visitors walk among large ice sculptures at the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China, on Jan. 6. The annual festival features hundreds of activities related to snow and ice. Picture made available Jan. 7.
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Visitors ride on a horse cart among large ice sculptures at the 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China, on Jan. 6. Picture made availabe Jan. 7.
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People slide down an ice slide at the festival on Jan. 5.
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Fireworks explode over enormous ice sculptures at the opening ceremony of the Harbin Internatoinal Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China, on Jan. 5.
Diego Azubel / EPA
A woman poses for a photograph in front of a large snow sculpture at the Sun Island Park at the festival on Jan. 5.
Slideshow: China's Harbin Ice Festival
Diego Azubel / EPA
The 29th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China attracts both local and foreign visitors for a three-month-long subzero event.
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Castles, creatures and even a sphinx are just some of the majestic ice sculptures on display at China's annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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Nice Ice. The last one is the best, I swear whoever made that tree did a damn fine job.
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17
Nov
2012
11:30pm, EST
Snow blankets Harbin, China
Wang Jianwei / Zuma Press
A person walks through snow in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 17.
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26
Dec
2011
12:47am, EST
Light it up! Testing period gets underway at Harbin Ice and Snow World
Sheng Li / Reuters
A horse-drawn carriage passes by ice sculptures during the light-testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China, Dec. 25. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012.
Sheng Li / Reuters
Tourists visit ice sculptures during the lights testing period of the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Dec. 25, 2011. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be officially launched on January 5, 2012.
If this picture leaves you wanting more, check out the images from last year's Harbin Ice and Snow World.
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Very Awesome. Art is universal. Too bad we don't have similar here in the US. No profit in it I guess.
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5
Jan
2011
10:35am, EST
David Gray / Reuters
Spectators watch as fireworks explode during the official opening of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province on January 5, 2011.
Celebrating ice and snow in Harbin‎, China
By Mish Whalen
See more photos from this amazing festival HERE.
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Slideshow: China's Harbin Ice Festival

Celebrating ice and snow in Harbin‎, China