China’s AI-powered humanoid robots aim to transform manufacturing

13 May 2025, 2:02 pm

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A humanoid robot walks as employees conduct tests on the robots, on the production line at the AgiBot factory in Shanghai, China March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo

As the U.S. negotiates with China over tariffs that President Donald Trump had imposed to help bring back U.S. manufacturing jobs, Beijing is aiming for a new industrial revolution where many factory tasks would be performed by humanoid robots.