FT: Government-backed centers act as fake buyers for China's humanoid robots
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-08-20
According to the Financial Times, some Chinese humanoid robot companies are selling machines not to end customers, but to government-backed centers. These centers then resell the training data collected back to the robot makers, creating a unique business loop.
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