{"slug": "america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots", "title": "America Leads In AI. China Builds The Robots", "summary": "China installed 54% of the world's new industrial robots in 2024 and produces 94% of the magnets used inside them, according to Forbes contributor Robert J. Szczerba. Sen. Dave McCormick said U.S. assembly of robots does not resolve that dependence on Chinese components, as the United States continues to lead in AI.", "body_md": "# America Leads In AI. China Builds The Robots\n\nBy Robert J. Szczerba, ContributorSource: \n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)\nChina installed 54% of the world's new industrial robots in 2024 and makes 94% of the magnets inside them. Sen. Dave McCormick says U.S. assembly doesn't fix that.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots-1wz6", "published_at": "2026-09-17 23:23:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 00:53:27.850640+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["robotics", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["China", "United States", "Dave McCormick", "Robert J. Szczerba", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/america-leads-in-ai-china-builds-the-robots.jsonld"}}