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A Morgan Stanley report argues that China’s early investment in humanoid robotics mirrors its EV strategy a decade ago, and projects the country’s share of global manufacturing will rise from 15% to 16.5% by 2030 as robotics deployment and supply chain dominance accelerate.
China’s robotics technology has reached approximately 98% of U.S. capability, according to MIT Professor Sangbae Kim, highlighting the growing importance of data and industrial scale in physical AI.
Germany’s robotics industry is projected to shrink again in 2026, raising concerns that Europe’s largest automation hub is losing ground to faster-growing competitors in Asia and North America.
An Indian university was asked to vacate its booth at the India AI Impact Summit after presenting a Chinese-made Unitree robot dog as its own, raising questions about credibility and…