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A |     中新网北京7月22日电 (记者 陈杭)中国研发的四足机器人占全球销量份额近七成，中国人形机器人整机产品达400余款、超全球半数……近年来，中国机器人从“能用”向“好用”稳步迈进，高价值场景加速打开。    WASHINGTON -- An African American combat medic who was wounded while landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion but went on to tend to dozens of troops will be posthumously honored Wednesday in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. His family and supporters continue to push for an even higher recognition they believe his heroism is owed.Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was a 21-year-old Army medic assigned to the only African American combat unit to land in Normandy on June 6, 1944. His landing craft took heavy fire and he was wounded before even getting to the beach, but for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men while under intense small arms and artillery fire before collapsing from his injuries and blood loss, according to accounts of his service.Woodson, who was born in Philadelphia and lived in Maryland with his wife, died in 2005. He spoke to The Associated Press in 1994 about his harrowing journey.“The tide brought us in, and that’s when the 88s hit us,” he said of the German 88mm guns. “They were murder. Of our 26 Navy personnel there was only one left. They raked the whole top of the ship and killed all the crew. Then they started with the mortar shells.”He survived and was awarded the Bronze Star, but by the time the award was finalized he was in Hawaii preparing for the invasion of Japan so there was little in the way of ceremony. And he was never awarded a Combat Medic Badge, which denotes that a medic has been in combat. To rectify that wrong, his former unit applied for Woodson to receive the badge and it was approved in August.His widow, Joann, and his son, Steve, will be presented with both honors during the ceremony at Arlington, where Woodson is buried.“He truly was a hero on Omaha Beach," said Capt. Kevin Braafladt, the historian for First Army. Woodson's unit, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, was part of First Army during the invasion of Nazi-occupied France. The battalion was responsible for setting up explosive-rigged balloons to deter enemy planes.At a time when the U.S. military was still segregated by race, about 2,000 African American troops are believed to have taken part in the invasion. The balloon battalion was the only African American combat unit.Woodson's supporters have been pushing for years to see him awarded the Medal of Honor for his exploits during the invasion that was key to turning the tide in the war. Although 1.2 million Black Americans served in the military during World War II, none was among the original recipients of the Medal of Honor awarded in the conflict. The Army commissioned a study in the early 1990s to analyze whether Black troops had been unjustly overlooked during an era of widespread racism and segregation in the military. Ultimately, seven Black World War II troops were awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997.At the time, Woodson's case was part of the study and the authors interviewed him. But, they wrote, his decoration case file couldn't be found and his personnel records destroyed in a 1973 fire at a military records facility. Braafladt said the U.S. military made a conscious effort to reduce paperwork after the war, and that the fire at a military records facility in Missouri also destroyed countless documents.His supporters aren't giving up. First Army and Braafladt have been on a mission to document Woodson's actions on D-Day in hopes of getting the Medal of Honor for him. Braafladt is convinced — “100%” — that Woodson was recommended at the time of the war for the Medal of Honor.One of the pieces of information pointing to that conclusion is a memo talking about how Woodson had been recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross but a top general decided the recommendation should be for the Medal of Honor instead.Braafladt first heard about Woodson's case around 2020 and has been obsessively searching for documents that will help make Woodson's case. He has not yet found the Medal of Honor recommendation letter, but along the way he has found documents he thinks buttress the case. Just last week he received the text describing Woodson's Bronze Star citation.“I’m one document away from getting an answer here and righting a wrong.” he said.U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland, where Woodson's widow now lives, has also been pushing since 2015 to have Woodson honored with the Medal of Honor, and has introduced legislation to that effect in Congress.Woodson's son said in a telephone interview that his father rarely talked about World War II until late in his life and then only in bits and pieces. The family would like to see him honored with the Medal of Honor not only to shine a spotlight on his heroism but to highlight the efforts of Woodson's unit and all Black troops. Steve Woodson said he'd be disappointed if his father does not get the Medal of Honor, but he's also grateful for all the recognition and honors that have come so far. “If he gets it, that’s fabulous. If he doesn’t, we will just continue to put his legacy forward,” he said.。

B |          7月2日，以“携手绘青春 奋进新时代”为主题的2026两岸青年峰会在北京举办。

C | 图为台湾嘉宾与人形机器人合影“比心”。　中新社记者 赵文宇 摄          　　作为北京首家机器人主题餐厅，“机器人焰究所2.0”经升级迭代于今年4月亮相，迎宾、烹饪、配送、清理等全流程由十余台机器人完成，日均接待食客近千人次。         　　入口处，掌握多国语言的人形机器人“小柒”热情接待中外食客。来自罗马尼亚的游客丹伊·阿鲁品尝咕咾肉、三杯鸡等美食后竖起大拇指：“这是我第一次见到机器人餐厅，装爆米花、送餐、清洁都是机器人来做，既有趣又充满未来感。

D | ”          　　作为国内第一梯队，北京人形机器人整机企业超30家、占全国两成以上，支持354个创新产品进入160种场景完成首试首用和迭代升级，人形机器人加速走进“街头巷尾”。         7月17日晚，2026年“朝阳门之夏”综合消夏活动季在北京银河SOHO拉开帷幕。

E | 本年度活动以“‘潮’漂亮夜”为核心主题，打造“夜游、夜购、夜饮、夜娱、夜谈”五位一体老城夜间生活场景，以文商旅深度融合激活夜间经济新动能。图为市民参观家庭照护机器人。

F | 　中新社记者 贾天勇 摄          　　太保家园·北京国际颐养社区内，今年入住的老人崔晓东正与象棋机器人对弈。他表示，机器人可调节不同档位难度，自己在较量中有输有赢也会打平手，这份互动与挑战为退休生活添了乐趣。         　　情感陪护、康复支持、生活照料……《智能养老服务机器人发展研究报告(2026版)》显示，中国养老服务机器人产业已初步形成体系，2026年市场规模将破百亿元人民币。         　　在北京亦庄的智慧康养机器人养老驿站，1100平方米的四层空间内，40余款智能机器人提供炒菜、取餐、便民照料等服务，日均接待超300名老人，成为企业的产品迭代试验场。         　　从照料老人到服务消费者，机器人正覆盖更多场景。全家便利店北京中关村鼎好店内，顾客一句“来一根烤肠”，机器人店员便灵巧转身，左侧机械臂平稳探向烤肠机，准确夹起一根油亮焦黄的烤肠放在托盘上。

G | 被问及“工作内容”，它说：“我可以找商品、拿红薯、取饮料，还会讲冷笑话呢！”          　　便利店向南一公里的药店，银河通用机器人提供24小时智慧售药服务。接到线上订单后，它便穿梭于密集货架间，从约5000种药品中精准识别目标药品，快速完成抓取、核对、打包等一系列动作，并将药品稳妥放入智能取货柜，全程不超过90秒。这款机器人在2025年首届世界人形机器人运动会医药分拣场景夺冠，目前已在北京数十个点位稳定运营，是国内首个“持证上岗”的机器人药品销售员。

H |          6月18日，在北京什刹海景区开展的水域救援演练中，水域机器人成功营救被困人员。

I | 当日，北京西城组织开展2026年防汛综合拉练。　中新社记者 王紫儒 摄          　　今年8月，2026世界机器人大会、第二届世界人形机器人运动会将相继在北京举办，为全球产业搭建技术交流与创新成果展示平台。从展台、赛场到烟火日常，北京正迈向全球机器人应用标杆城市，机器人正加速融入人们的日常生活，一个“人机共生”的未来已触手可及。