
According to The Information, a rising number of American entrepreneurs and investors are shuttling between stalls at the electronics markets in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen,south China's Guangdong Province. They purchase core components for humanoid robots. These parts are disassembled, sorted, stuffed into suitcases and brought back to the United States by the buyers aboard commercial flights.
As reported by The Information, U.S.-based AI labs and robotics start‑ups have long been purchasing humanoid robots and their components from Chinese firms such as Unitree and AgiBot. The reason is straightforward: the United States lacks a complete supply chain for humanoid robots, while Chinese enterprises hold approximately 63 percent of the global market share.
近日,科技媒体The Information在一篇报道中描述了一幅颇具反差感的画面。在深圳华强北的电子市场里,越来越多的美国企业家和投资人穿梭于各个档口之间,他们采购的是人形机器人的核心零部件。采购完成后,这些零件被拆解、分类,塞进个人行李箱,随主人搭乘商业航班返回美国。
The Information 在报道中指出,美国本土的 AI 实验室和机器人初创企业正长期从宇树科技、智元机器人等中国具身智能公司采购人形机器人及其零部件。原因很简单:美国不存在完整的人形机器人供应链,而中国企业已经占据了全球约63%的市场份额。
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