China aims to lead in AI and robotics at Beinjing World Robot Conference
Pacific Asia • Aug 10, 2025, 10:11 AM
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The World Robot Conference is currently underway in Beijing. It comes as some analysts say China has overtaken the US in the robotics race, particularly when it comes to humanoid robots. In the past year Chinese humanoid robots have danced in lunar New Year celebrations, run alongside humans in the Beijing half-marathon, and faced off in the first humanoid robot kickboxing competition... a display of the nation's prowess. But where exactly in China at? Answer by Reyk Alexander Knuhtsen, analyst at SemiAnalysis.
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