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A $16,000 Robot Can Do the Work, But Who Pays to Keep It Running?

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A $16,000 Robot Can Do the Work, But Who Pays to Keep It Running?

A post circulating widely on X this week has reframed the automation debate in a way that’s clearly resonating with a lot of people online, even if its central figure isn’t something anyone has independently verified. The post argues that a $16,000 robot can pay for itself in under five months, framing the real question … Read more

China Launches World’s First 10,000-Unit Humanoid Robot Smart Factory

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China Launches World's First 10,000-Unit-Scale Humanoid Robot Smart Factory

China took its most concrete step yet toward genuinely industrial-scale humanoid robot production this week, with UBTECH Robotics announcing the launch of what it calls the world’s first intelligent manufacturing facility built specifically for producing humanoid robots at 10,000-unit annual capacity. The plant, located in Liuzhou in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, began operations on … Read more