# Humanoid Robot Patents: China Most, U.S. Best?

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/humanoid-robot-patents-china-most-us-best-zif9>
> Published: 2026-07-31 16:44:51+00:00

# Humanoid Robot Patents: China Most, U.S. Best?

By John Koetsier, Senior ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)China has a massive quantity lead in humanoid robot patents. USA has a quality edge. But is it enough?

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