Published: February 4th, 2025,
Last updated: February 4th, 2025
China’s New Year’s TV gala last week featured an entertaining bit featuring humanoid robots. This is no coincidence: The Chinese government sees them as an important growth market. The forecast: Outwardly human-like machines will increasingly replace housekeeping, care staff and factory workers. Conservative estimates predict a 38 billion US dollar market in as little as ten years.