The New York Times

Does China Have a Robot Bubble?

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. By Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan Robots made by Chinese ...
The Diplomat

From Spectacle to Substance: What China’s Humanoid Robot Games Really Mean

In mid-August, Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval – the “Ice Ribbon” built for the 2022 Winter Olympics – hosted a new kind of sporting event. For four days, more than 500 humanoid robots from 16 ...
Nasdaq

Cheetah Mobile to Acquire Controlling Stake in UFACTORY to Accelerate Its Robotics Commercialization Strategy

BEIJING, July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM) ("Cheetah Mobile" or the "Company"), a China-based IT company, today announced that one of its majority-owned subsidiaries has ...
CNBC

Elon Musk envisions humanoid robots everywhere. China may be the first to make it a reality

China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S. Analysts see China taking an early lead in the technology with domestic firms ramping up ...