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Japan pioneered humanoid robots—can it now catch China?

Japan must shift its approach to robotics stay competitive ...

Robotics Then & Now: 2000 to 2026 by the Numbers

In 2000, a “robot” mostly meant a caged arm bolted to a car line, repeating one welded seam. Most could not see, none could leave their cells unsupervised, and a full installation ran into six figures ...