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一 |     A Mexican official on Monday confirmed a shocking video that emerged over the weekend of cartel gunmen forcing the drivers of about a dozen tanker trucks to dump their entire loads of gasoline into a field.The official, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, said the incident occurred last week in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, and was under investigation.The official said the gunmen had apparently forced the truck drivers to line their parked vehicles up on a dirt road to dump their cargo.Asked about the videos, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged “there is resistance from criminals” in the area, long known for cartel violence, adding that “We continue to confront them.”In the video, a presumed member of the cartel can be heard mentioning the Gulf cartel faction known as The Scorpions, and saying all trucks carrying gasoline would suffer the same fate unless “they get in line,” or pay protection money to the gang.In the video, open valves on the bottom of the tankers could be seen spewing gasoline like fire hoses, as armed men looked on. “This is going to happen to all the grasshoppers,” a man's voice can be heard saying, an apparent reference to Mexican gang slang that compares those who “jump” through a cartel's territory to the hoppy insects.Criminals in the border state of Tamaulipas have long drilled into state-owned pipelines to steal fuel, but now an even more complex situation is taking place.Because of cross-border price differentials, it is sometimes profitable to import gasoline from Texas and sell it in Mexican border cities in Tamaulipas. López Obrador's administration has long complained that many of the truckers mislabel their cargo to avoid import tariffs.Others legally import U.S. gasoline, a practice the Mexican government dislikes because it reduces sales for the state-owned oil company.“We are there to protect the citizens of Tamaulipas, so they don't have to buy stolen or smuggled fuel,” López Obrador said Monday.But the Gulf drug cartel apparently demands money from both legal importers and those who seek to avoid paying import duties.One businessman who asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals said the gang is demanding a payment of $500 per truck even to allow legally imported gasoline through the city of Matamoros, an important border crossing.The businessman added that Tamaulipas authorities often provide escorts for tanker trucks precisely to prevent such attacks.It was the latest instance of lawlessness in Matamoros, where in March four Americans were shot at and abducted by a drug gang. The Americans were found days later, two dead, one wounded and without physical injuries.____Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america。    　　中新社北京8月22日电 (记者 陈杭 徐婧)在正于北京举行的2026世界机器人大会上，机器人除了能后空翻、会弹琴、懂书法，还擅于埋头“干活”——机械臂完成点焊、弧焊等焊接作业，机器犬搭载水炮平台助力灭火，机器人模拟长者跌倒预警。　　机器人正从执行指令走向识别场景。听到“整理客厅”指令后，千寻智能机器人快速感知现场环境，识别不同物品和位置，自主拆解可乐拿进冰箱、碗放入洗碗机等任务，并规划执行顺序和移动路径。8月21日，灵巧手进行机械臂组装作业。2026世界机器人大会正在北京亦庄举行，多款灵巧手产品吸引关注。作为人形机器人“最后一厘米”的核心部件，灵巧手正从“能抓”向“能干精细活”进化。　中新社记者 王紫儒 摄　　千寻智能工作人员万知凡表示，以往下达指令机器人需逐一展开任务；通过增强长距离控制和理解能力，只需简短指令即可执行系列操作。目前，机器人正在多家酒店进行场景测试和学习，计划5年内逐步进入家庭。　　机器人变聪明了，产业逻辑也在变。从去年“让机器人更智慧，让具身体更智能”，到今年“人机共生，产需共融”，大会主题变迁折射出机器人产业从“供给侧展示”向“产需对接”迁移。8月19日，2026世界机器人大会在北京亦庄北人亦创国际会展中心开幕。图为与会嘉宾在会后合影。　中新社记者 王紫儒 摄　　本届大会设置发布日、采购日等四大主题日，并配合推出“全球机器人应用探索计划”，招募量产产品对接给全球优秀创新团队无偿试用。中央企业联合展区首次集中亮相，发布央企机器人十大创新成果和十大高价值应用场景，将汽车总装车间、物流集散中心等场景需求推到前台。　　作为大会永久举办地，北京经济技术开发区同步发布“北京机域”——人机共融具身智能新社会建设构想，将打造100款可落地特色产品，推动在1000种细分领域应用，加快实现10万台套级规模量产。8月19日，以“人机共生 产需共融”为主题的2026世界机器人大会在北京亦庄北人亦创国际会展中心开幕。图为“知行者1号”电力人形机器人吸引参观者。

二 | 　中新社记者 王紫儒 摄　　大会期间发布的《2026年人形机器人产业发展报告》显示，人形机器人行业应用迈入“全面铺开”深水区。今年上半年中国人形机器人出货量已超4万台，全球占比进一步提升至97%。　　规模扩张的背后，挑战不容忽视，机器人智能化水平不高、技能作业能力不强等问题仍较突出。因此，机器人发展的胜负手已不在炫技，而转向研发、供应链、工程化、客户服务的全链条较量。

三 | 人机共生的未来，亦由此加速到来。