China Robotics

Examining China's strategic push to place AI and robotics at the core of its economic growth under the new Five-Year Plan, and its global implications.

Examining the core strengths—engineering talent, deep supply chains, and strategic policy—propelling China's shift to advanced manufacturing and robotics.

Citing national security concerns, US lawmakers are pushing to ban Chinese-made robots from federal use, escalating the tech rivalry between the two global powers.

China's massive investment in quadruped and aerial robots to fortify its electricity grid signals a strategic shift in critical infrastructure management.

Alibaba's Amap steps into the physical AI realm with its first embodied robot, a quadruped. This move signals a significant expansion of the tech giant's AI strategy from digital to physical applications, leveraging its massive navigation data engine for complex tasks.

How one robotics startup is deploying AI-powered automation to revive US shipbuilding and close the gap with China's naval dominance.

A Chinese robotics company founded by a former Nvidia engineer saw a jaw-dropping 187% IPO pop, signaling frenzied investor appetite.

China is staging the world's largest humanoid robot race — and Unitree's sprinter is clocking speeds that rival Usain Bolt.

Tesla China confirms Shanghai Gigafactory could produce humanoid robots, signaling a major strategic pivot for the world's most watched robot program.

China's prototype orbital tow truck captured and towed 'non-cooperative' space targets, advancing the race to clean up Earth's orbit.

China's e-commerce giant JD.com rolls out repair and maintenance services for robots, signaling a maturing domestic robot ecosystem.

China leads global robot installations, has more humanoid startups than any nation, and is targeting mass production by 2027.

The global race to build humanoid robots is heating up. Here's how the US, China, and India are positioning themselves.