Inside Shanghai’s Robot Carnival: How Embodied AI and Humanoid Machines Are Winning Over the Public

SHANGHAI — “Look, it is trying to do a handstand!” An 11-year-old boy shouts these words with uncontainable excitement, watching his newly acquired mini robotic dog execute a series of awkward, mechanical tumbles. The toy pet was just purchased by his mother at a bustling robot “carnival” hosted by a massive research and development hub…

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The New Silicon Curtain: How the FTC’s Sweeping Robot Ban is Redrawing the Battlelines of US-China AI Tech Supremacy

Executive Overview In a dramatic policy escalation that signals a profound shift in global technology governance, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—operating under an increasingly partisan, Trump-aligned mandate—has issued a sweeping, unprecedented ban on the foreign import of advanced robotic systems. The directive targets a broad class of hardware, encompassing humanoids, quadrupeds, and specialized wheeled platforms….

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