China's humanoid robots take center stage at Lunar New Year show
NBC News·2026-02-18 00:28

It's the Lunar New Year and China's putting on a show. Four rising humanoid robot startups demonstrating their advances. Cyborgs performing synchronized dances and kung fu sequences for a televised event that is a massive touchstone here.Sort of like the Super Bowl, showcasing the country's cutting edge industrial policy and Beijing's push to dominate the future of robot manufacturing to more than a billion people. But to a US audience, it might look like a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi movie like I Robot ...