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Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets

US prosecutors claim Chinese tech giant officials were intent on finding out about technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy.

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The criminal trial against Huawei progressed further this week as evidence was examined. Evidence presented by federal prosecutors so far suggests that executives at the company attempted to illegally obtain technology for Tappy, a touchscreen test robot developed by U.S. telecommunications giant T-Mobile.

The Huawei criminal trial entered a crucial evidence phase this week regarding the trade secret allegations. Prosecutors called former Huawei employees and T-Mobile witnesses and presented the jury with internal Huawei emails, employee data, and T-Mobile laboratory surveillance footage in an attempt to prove that Huawei acquired technology from other companies in the United States and then transmitted it back to its headquarters in China.

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Huawei's New York criminal trial examines FBI emails and testimonies that, according to the U.S. prosecution, show the company's officials' interest in the Tappy robot, developed by T-Mobile to automate phone testing.

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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