Does China Have a Robot Bubble? NYT | China Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu 17 December 2025 at 13:01 The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.
Does China Have a Robot Bubble? NYT | Top Stories Meaghan Tobin and Xinyun Wu 17 December 2025 at 13:01 The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet. © Jade Gao/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA new Chinese humanoid robot appeared so lifelike that workers cut its leg open during a demonstration last month.