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US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

  • US robot makers are facing challenges in competing with China's humanoid robots amid President Donald Trump's tariffs and retaliatory measures against China.
  • Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, warned that China's restrictions on rare earth magnets will delay the development of Tesla's humanoid robots.
  • Tony Yang, a vice president at Unitree, mentioned that tariffs of 145% on China would raise the cost of their robots to around $40,000 for American buyers.
  • Al Makke from Schaeffler noted that tariffs could lead many companies to move production back to the U.S.
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US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race

Tariffs weren't on the official agenda of this week's Robotics Summit in Boston

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US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

Tariffs weren’t on the agenda of this week’s Robotics Summit, where thousands of tech industry workers mingled with humanoid and other robot varieties and talked about how to build and sell a new generation of increasingly autonomous machines.

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The Tribune broke the news in on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
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