Robotics panel: robot diffusion barriers, not quantity, may decide China's outcome
avicgoldfarb · x · 2026-09-26
At the NBER Economics of AI conference, the robotics panel was expected to echo the Bitter Lesson—China's sheer robot quantity determining outcomes. Instead, discussion centered on cultural and policy challenges to diffusing robots in manufacturing and beyond. Panelists included Ryan Gariepy, Allen Lau, Suresh Madan, and Salim Teja.
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