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China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

When Alibaba Group Holding’s CEO Eddie Wu Yongming took the stage at the company’s annual Apsara conference in Hangzhou on…

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SoftBank strikes deal to acquire ABB’s robotics business for US$5.4 billion

The deal marks a major push by SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son into robotics, as he expands investment activity…

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Chinese display manufacturing giant BOE makes foray into robotics, AI software

Launched on Thursday, Beijing BOE Robot has a registered capital of 200 million yuan (US$28 million), according to corporate data…

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Chinese factories keep up robot roll-out despite global decline

China bucked a global downturn in industrial robot installations last year, according to the latest figures. The installation volume of…

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China ups the ante on humanoid robotic innovation, applications to boost economy

Local government officials across China are rushing to introduce policies to level up the innovation and deployment of robots, especially…

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Beijing creates AI standards academy as China races ahead to equip robots with AI tech

The Beijing municipal government has launched an Artificial Intelligence Standardisation Academy, with the goal of setting up rules and standards…

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As China upgrades its androids, is ‘more human than human’ on the horizon?

Yao’s centre unveiled a new model at the conference, which even at prices ranging from 700,000 yuan (US$98,260) to 800,000…

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