On 18.11.2009 the Chinese book version of  "Body Intelligence" was successfully launched at Swissnex Shanghai, China.

More than 100 people attended the book launch bringing the logistics to their limits. Initially, 80 people were invited, yet through the Science Suisse Opening taking place the previous day various guests spontaneously signed up, among them also guests from the Swiss Consulate in Shanghai.

The Book "Body Intelligence" - now available in Chinese language!	The program	Press Release
	Time: Wednesday, 18.11.2009, Shanghai, China: Program: 18:00 Registration (free), humanoid robot display 18:25-18:30 Welcome by Ms Lan Zuo Gillet, Ph.D., MBA, Executive Vice Director swissnex Shanghai 18:30-19:15 Presentation in Chinese and English on "Body Intelligence" 19:15-20:00 Question/answer, reception Venue: Swissnex Shanghai (PDF map) 22F, Building A, Far East International Plaza 319 XianXia Road, Shanghai 200051

More than 60% of all present guests have ordered a book after the presentation introduced by Ms. Lan Zuo Gillet, Executive Vice Director of Swissnex Shanghai.

Prof. Dr. Rolf Pfeifer and Prof. Dr. Weidong Chen have then presented core messages of the book "Body Intelligence". The book launch presentation, given in both English and Chinese language, was complemented  with a demonstration of the humanoid robot Cronos, operated by Rob Knight, CEO of TRS. After the tallk, the autonomous wheelchair designed by Prof. Dr. Weidong Chen could be operated by visitors. Through the evening led Prof. Dr. Wenwei Yu, representing the translation team and Pascal Kaufmann, representing the AI Lab.

The winners

During the following reception, the winner of the big competition on how many motors power humanoid Cronos were announced.

Only Ma Dedi, student at Jiao Tong University, guessed the correct number of 44 motors, while 2 other guests guessed either 43 or 45. Three signed copies of the book "Body Intelligence" were handed over to the lucky winners.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks go out to Hugo Marques, the Germany Ecce-Robot team and Rob Knight who upgraded and prepared Cronos for his flight over the ocean: The humanoid robot worked perfectly and was definitely the eye catcher and media attraction of the evening. Cronos is a real-world deliverable of the philosophy detailed in the book "Body Intelligence".
• A special acknowledgment goes to Marc Vontobel, Partner and Head IT Starmind, for his design of the book launch flyer and the preparation of marketing material.
• A special thanks goes to Patrick Schaufelberger, Head Alumni ETH Shanghai and partner of Asia Compete for his assistance in the documentation and marketing of the evening.

Shanghai, China, 18.11.2009

The official Flyer of the day, designed by Marc Vontobel.
From left to right: Prof. Dr. Weidong Chen (translator), Humanoid robot Cronos, Prof. Dr. Rolf Pfeifer (author), Prof. Dr. Wenwei Yu (translator)
Fullhouse at Swissnex Shanghai, China
Prof. Dr. Rolf Pfeifer demonstrating the dancing robot stumpy as a paradigm of cheap design/embodiment.
Fullhouse at Swissnex Shanghai, China - the audience is constitued by Chinese students, professors, lawyers, journalists and AI Lab friends.
The lucky winners of the big Starmind competition on how many motors power the humanoid robot Cronos: Carsten Ulrich (left) and Wang Wei came very close, while Ma Dedi, student at Jiao Tong university, was the winner of the day, guessing the correct number of 44 motors powering the humanoid robot Cronos - Congratulations! The books were handed over and signed by Prof. Dr. Weidong Chen, Prof. Dr. Rolf Pfeifer and Prof. Dr. Wenwei Yu.
The winner: Ma Dedi, star of the evening, here pictured with Shanghai's Expo 2010 mascot Hai Bao
The people who made it happen.
Prof. Dr. Weidong Chen (left) with his students, flanking Prof. Dr. Rolf Pfeifer and Pascal Kaufmann: Almost all students have signed up to order a copy of the book "Body Intelligence"
Rob Knight, preparing humanoid robot Cronos for a great show.