Inside China’s Plan To Lead The World In Advanced Robotics | Insight

You’ve seen the Unitree G1 robots’ display of martial skill at the Spring Festival Gala. It’s a sign of China moving fast to become a global leader in robotics. Beijing is pouring state funding, talent and industrial scale into robotics, developing automations that are not only sophisticated, but cheaper to deploy than their Western counterparts. Analysts say this mirrors the playbook that allowed China to overtake rivals in solar panels and electric vehicles — driving down costs while scaling up output.

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