China scales cheap humanoid bodies first, letting intelligence catch up later
VraserX · x · 2026-09-01
VraserX observes that China's humanoid robot strategy involves scaling manufacturing of cheap bodies before intelligence is fully ready, a tactic that worked effectively for EVs and solar. This approach prioritizes hardware availability and cost reduction, betting that AI capabilities will catch up to the physical infrastructure.
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