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Silicon Valley led the quest for driverless cars. But Chinese robotaxis are catching up fast

9 June 2025 at 05:00
Chinese and American companies have long led the costly endeavor of developing autonomous ride-hailing services. Now, robotaxi firms are taking the competition global.  The Alphabet-owned Waymo, which launched the world’s...

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A “safety driver” sits in Baidu’s Apollo robotaxi at the Apollo Park in Beijing, China.

The trade war is delaying the future of humanoid robot workers

8 May 2025 at 05:00
As viral clips of robots doing flips, kung-fu, and running a marathon rack up views online, U.S. and Chinese firms are locked in a more high-stakes race: deploying humanoid robots...

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An employee works on a desk near displays of humanoid robot parts, at the office of developer Ex-Robots in Dalian, Liaoning province, China June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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