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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
David Unyime Nkanta

China Is Closing In on the Humanoid Robot Future and Elon Musk Could Lose the Race

The race to develop the world's first commercially viable humanoid robots is heating up. Although we've had Elon Musk's Tesla planting its stake in the ground that its Optimus robot would be at the very heart of its future, China's robotics scene is progressing, and there are plans for earlier production and more widespread adoption.

As Beijing places a lot of emphasis on humanoid robotics as part of its national strategy, Chinese robotics companies could well come to the fore in the race Tesla is waging to bring robots from lab demonstrations to applications.

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