Shanghai Science & Technology Museum launches operational stress test after systematic upgrading

A visitor tries a motion-sensing game at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Visitors shake hands with a robot at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Visitors play a motion-sensing game of "brain and emotion" at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

A staff member (1st R) guides the visitors to experience a science game at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2026 shows an exterior view of a 4D cinema at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Visitors try a four-axis balancer at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Visitors watch a robot performance at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Children view a set of wind power models at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

People visit the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 27, 2026. The museum launched its operational stress test on Tuesday after more than two years of systematic upgrading, with some visitors and the media being invited to visit. It will commence its trial opening to the public during the Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)