This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows Misa Zhu, CEO and founder of Rokid, speaking during a presentation event for the new Rokid glasses in collaboration with Bolon in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows Misa Zhu, CEO and founder of Rokid, speaks during an interview with AFP in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

In this picture taken on November 13, 2025, attendees are seen during a presentation event for Rokid glasses in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows Misa Zhu, CEO and founder of Rokid, speaking during a presentation event for the new Rokid glasses in collaboration with Bolon in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows Misa Zhu, CEO and founder of Rokid, speaking during a presentation event for the new Rokid glasses in collaboration with Bolon in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows Misa Zhu, CEO and founder of Rokid, speaking during a presentation event for the new Rokid glasses in collaboration with Bolon in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows a man checking the new model of glasses from Rokid Bolon with artificial intelligence (AI) during a presentation event in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG

This picture taken on November 13, 2025 shows Misa Zhu, CEO and founder of Rokid, speaks during an interview with AFP in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province. In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of stalled promise, with advances in artificial intelligence sparking renewed interest in the sector. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'CHINA-TECHNOLOGY-WEARABLES-AI, FOCUS' by Emily WANG