Founder's China trip: robotics has no single hub, and robot firms work less hard
DominiqueCAPaul · x · 2026-10-17
A founder's day-3 diary from Hong Kong offers first-hand observations on China's robotics ecosystem:
- No single robotics hub: beyond Shenzhen, many companies sit in Beijing and Shanghai (the latter clustering with Hangzhou and Changzhou).
- Work culture gap: robotics companies work less hard than software firms — they close on weekends; even "996" is softened by long lunch breaks, with some factories bringing beds onto the floor for naps.
- Misc travel notes: big indoor/outdoor temperature swings, foreigners clustering on Hong Kong Island, and plans to cross into Shenzhen (30 minutes away) next.
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