China Fast-Tracks Humanoid Robots Into Factories and Logistics Hubs, Outpacing U.S. Rollouts

China is deploying humanoid robots into industrial settings at a pace exceeding that of the United States, sending thousands of machines into factories and logistics centers as part of a national push to accelerate the development of physical AI. The effort centers on real-world work — package sorting, barcode alignment and other repetitive tasks — where deployments are moving quickly from demonstrations to operational use.