China already exports robots in masses.

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China already exports robots in masses.




From robot dogs to humanoid robots.


In recent years, Chinese robot production has accelerated impressively and some regions of the country have already transformed into true industrial centers specialized in intelligent machines. One of the main examples is in Anhui province, where robotic production has grown nearly 30 times in the last decade. At the center of this movement is the city of Wuhu, home of the country's first national robotics hub.


And what is coming out of those factories shows that the Chinese strategy goes far beyond traditional industrial theft, on the AiMOGA Robotics production line, a new generation of quadruped robots is already being prepared for global export. These machines can walk on difficult terrain, climb inclines, cross gravel, navigate around obstacles, and access tight places where humans would have difficulty.


With night vision and their own autonomy, they have been requested for security patrols in industrial areas, residences and large spaces, but there is another curious detail, the same robot has also been sold as a domestic companion for families, that is, the same technology can be used for both surveillance and coexistence and this shows how the market is changing.


In addition to the Perro robots, the company also exports humanoids approximately 1.67 cm tall, capable of interacting in 11 different languages. These models have been shipped in batches to countries such as the United Kingdom, Poland and Italy, indicating that mass export has already begun. This reveals something strategic, China is not only manufacturing robots, it is adapting robots for multiple cultural, commercial and social scenarios.


Another sign of this transformation appears in the country's records. 10 years ago there were only a few formal categories for robotic export, today there are several specific classes, including collaborative robots, intelligent bionic robots and cleaning robots. When a country's bureaucracy is reorganized to support a sector, it usually means that that sector stopped being a promise and became a real industry. And maybe that's the main point.


Many still see robots as something experimental, expensive or distant, but in the meantime, thousands of Chinese machines are already crossing borders and entering homes, companies and cities around the world, without much fanfare, without spectacle, but with scale and in modern industry, whoever dominates the scale usually dominates the future.


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