Debate: Chinese humanoid makers scaling ahead of demand vs "bodies fine, brains upgradable"
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-14
Ville Kuosmanen warns that Chinese humanoid companies scaling production before real demand exists echoes a playbook that failed before. teortaxesTex pushes back: it won't repeat this time because humanoids keep becoming more usable—the bodies are fine and the brains can be upgraded, with demand following capability.
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