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What China's record-breaking machines say about its robotics rivalry with the West | DW News

A Chinese robot has surpassed Usain Bolt's 100-metre world-record time at the World Humanoid Robot Games, capping a year of rapid advances in humanoid robotics. The milestone e comes as China ramps up investment in humanoid robotics, a sector Beijing considers strategically important. Is this simply a demonstration, or an early warning about where the balance of technological power is heading? Technology analyst and former White House advisor Lindsay Gorman joins us to assess the implications. Chapters: 00:00 Is China leading the global robotics race? 01:21 Introducing Lindsay Gorman, technology analyst 03:09 Robots making giant strides in sports 05:15 The humanoid robots' next steps 06:45 The use of robotics in surgery and warfare 07:33 Can robots do the washing up for us? 08:05 Unitree founder: robots will soon be part of our daily lives 08:44 China vs US: who is winning the robot race? 11:17 What is China's goal? 12:51 The geopolitical imbalance of the robotics industry 14:56 Lindsay tells us that western robotics firms are way behind China 16:55 Humanoid robot soldiers on the battlefield?

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