China Shipped 90% of the World's Humanoid Robots in 2025 — Here's What That Actually Means

See Jason’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leftyjace/ Follow Jason Lowe on AI on most platforms: @jasonloweonai SOURCES Briefing source: CNBC China Connection: "China Ships More Humanoid Robots Than the U.S." — April 21, 2026 Additional sources: Rest of World: "China is winning the humanoid robot race while Tesla's Optimus lags" — https://restofworld.org/2026/china-humanoid-robots-unitree-agibot-tesla-optimus/ Visual Capitalist: "Ranked: The Companies Shipping the World's Humanoid Robots" — https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-companies-shipping-the-worlds-humanoid-robots/ TrendForce: "China's Humanoid Robot Output to Surge 94% in 2026" — https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260409-13007.html South China Morning Post: "China's Unitree ships more than 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025" — https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3340446/chinas-unitree-ships-more-5500-humanoid-robots-2025-surpassing-us-peers Figure AI Series C announcement (official): https://www.figure.ai/news/series-c #HumanoidRobotics #PhysicalAI #TechGeopolitics #RoboticsInvestment #AIManufacturing #FutureOfWork