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China Is Building 100,000 Humanoid Robots. They Still Struggle With Basic Jobs.

A new report found a widening gap between China's massive investment in humanoid robotics and what the machines can actually accomplish in factories and other workplaces. (Credit: Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)

China has emerged as the overwhelming manufacturing leader in humanoid robots, producing machines that can perform increasingly sophisticated demonstrations. But they still struggle to do many ordinary jobs reliably.

A Reuters investigation found a widening gap between China's massive investment in humanoid robotics and what the machines can actually accomplish in factories and other workplaces. Despite rapid advances in hardware, experts say today's humanoids are not advanced enough to replace workers on a broad scale.

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