China applies AI-driven software, state support, and dense manufacturing clusters to dominate generalist robotics and industrial automation.
Key points
- China deploys autonomous dark factories to achieve end-to-end robotic manufacturing.
- Green Harmonic captures over 30% of China’s harmonic reducer market with micron-precision parts at 30–50% lower cost.
- Unitree’s AI-integrated robot dogs and humanoids offer advanced capabilities at disruptive price points.
Q&A
- What is a harmonic reducer?
- What are dark factories?
- What defines a generalist robot?
- How does reinforcement learning improve robotics?
