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Who is really buying China’s humanoid robots?

Chinese humanoid robot makers are selling machines to government-backed training centres, which then sell the training data back to the manufacturers, according to the Financial Times. This circular arrangement inflates sales figures and raises questions about the true market demand for these robots.

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Financial Times TechnologyCompanies are selling machines to government-backed centres that then sell

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