‘Worst in Show’ CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine ...

New tech race splits the world: China builds robots, Europe flies drones and US programs them

Robot stole CES 2026 spotlight as a robotics race split by geography: China leads humanoid hardware and scale, Europe ...
TechNode

China launches first open robot leasing platform BOTSHARE in Shanghai

Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing ...
New Atlas

When a robot cop tells you to stop, do you listen? China is now finding out

When a robot cop tells you to stop, do you listen? China is now finding out Hangzhou is the latest city in China to take traffic control to a new level, rolling out a new AI-powered robot police ...
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 ...
Gizmochina

China Sells Humanoid Robot for the Price of an iPhone

China’s Songyan Power will supply 1000 Bumi humanoid robots to Huichen Technology under a new deal. Bumi is a small, lightweight humanoid robot that can walk, run, dance, respond to voice commands, ...
eWeek

China Debuts Six-Armed ‘Super Humanoid’ Robot Built for Efficiency

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...
The Diplomat

China’s New ‘Two-Front Strategy’ Against Japan and Taiwan

The use of both international lawfare and historical narrative warfare signals a major, under-recognized shift in China’s Taiwan strategy and its approach to Japan. U.S. President Donald Trump greets ...
Forbes

China’s Humanoid Robot Bubble: Good News For America?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. In an odd way, that’s probably good news for the United States. Trimming the number of ...
Sixth Tone

Inside China’s Robot Training Factory: Where Humanoids Learn to Work

Humanoid robots have dominated China’s tech headlines this year — dancing on the Spring Festival Gala stage, running marathons, even sparring in boxing rings. But far from the spotlight, in a ...
Gizmodo

Humanoid Robot Hype Is Officially Scaring China

Can everyone dial it down a little with the enthusiasm for humanoid robots that can’t even do anything useful yet? You’re scaring the Chinese economy. On Thursday, three Bloomberg reporters based in ...