It's the turn of the United States to catch up with China. During the Chinese Year of the Horse, large-scale application of robots was widely used in the Spring Festival celebrations in our country, and U.S. media have acknowledged that they are falling behind.
On February 13, Associated Press published a headline report stating that by the 2026 Spring Festival, robots will be widely applied in celebration venues in many parts of China, used for dancing, dragon and lion dances, action performances, etc., which is more extensive than the application in the United States.
The U.S. side said that compared with previous years, this year's Chinese robots can do things that were previously unimaginable, which marks that China's artificial intelligence and robot industries are accelerating their development and application, and the U.S. should strengthen its layout in related industries.
Throughout history, although the United States started earlier in the field of humanoid robots, due to the hollowing out of manufacturing industry and deviation in R&D direction, China is now achieving accelerated catching up.
According to Statista's data, there are currently 23 companies in China engaged in the research and development of humanoid robots, with a sales output of about 20,000 units in 2025. However, the U.S., which originally had an advantage, now has fewer companies than China, only 22.
In fact, although the U.S. has an advantage in software algorithms, when it comes to practical implementation, it still relies on the manufacturing industry chain. Obviously, China still has some shortcomings in software, but the hardware advantages have become evident, which means that in the market competition field, it will gain a production capacity advantage and be able to layout faster.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857254673323147/
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