RoboticsFeb 20

🇨🇳 The 2026 Spring Festival Gala features #robots performing synchronized #MartialArts routines alongside children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmlv814aJo

#humanoid #robotics

Martial arts robots dazzle at 2026 Spring Festival Gala #CoolChina #springfestival2026 #kungfu

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Show threadRoboticsMar 4

🇨🇳 "The sheer velocity ⏱️ of #improvement – from simple rhythmic movement in 2025 to full #acrobatic stunts in 2026 – suggests an evolutionary slope that the West is no longer climbing" https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3344742/how-us-ceded-robotics-economy-china

#China #US #Europe #humanoid #robotics

Opinion | How the US ceded the robotics economy to China

Chinese gains in robotics show that nations wishing to compete must go beyond financial engineering to master their physical realities.

South China Morning Post
Show threadRoboticsMar 4

"#Humanoid #robots are an area where #China can claim to be ahead of the #US, particularly in terms of scaling up 📈 production". Morgan Stanley projects that China’s humanoid sales will more than double to 28,000 units in 📆 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/18/china-dancing-humanoid-robots-festival-show

#robotics

China’s dancing robots: how worried should we be?

Eye-catching martial arts performance at China gala had viewers and experts wondering what else humanoids can do

The Guardian
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The global #humanoid market reached US$ 2.5 billion in 2025, with #China 🇨🇳 accounting for half. A total of 12,000 humanoids were produced in China https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3344242/doraemon-dexterous-hands-chinas-linkerbot-equips-robots-human-skills?module=inline&pgtype=article
From Doraemon to dexterous hands: LinkerBot equips robots with human skills

The start-up is revolutionising humanoid robotics with ultra-dexterous hands, ushering in a new era of humanlike robotic capability.

South China Morning Post
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Almost 90% of all built #humanoid robots were manufactured in #China 🇨🇳. #Agibot shipped 5,000 humanoid #robots in the last 3 Months ⏱️, reaching 10,000 units. #Omdia estimated that the company had shipped just under 5,200 units, with second place #Unitree at 4,200, and the first #American 🇺🇸 humanoid robot manufacturers, #Figure, #Agility Robotics and #Tesla at around 150 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2026/03/30/agibot-shipped-a-staggering-5000-humanoid-robots-in-the-last-3-months/
Agibot Shipped A Staggering 5,000 Humanoid Robots In The Last 3 Months

We're now seeing exponential growth in humanoid robot manufacturing capacity, a significant phase shift in the industry.

Forbes