China’s robotics industry is growing at an alarming rate. Interesting Engineering reports the country’s factory-based adoptions grew by 300,000 in a year, surpassing the rest of the world. In the same time frame, American factories installed just 34,000 robots. Moreover, while industry proponents like Elon Musk and his Tesla bots are still in development, Chinese-made robotics are already on the market. Unitree Robotics is already selling systems to consumers for as low as $6,000. Of course, the massive push into robotics isn’t just for military strength; these aren’t all bots designed to kill, maim, and fight. In fact, some of China’s best offerings are designed for the exact opposite. The PNBbotics Adam-U Ultra is a humanoid robot meant to perform complex tasks in the real-world like hanging clothes, dancing, and manipulating objects — imagine it loading the dishwasher for you.

Full opinion : China’s Robotics Industry Is Doing A Lot More Than Military Projects.