Trump has imposed 100% tariff on Chinese drones and robots but we still see dust. 👀
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them
Kate Park | 7:34 PM PDT · August 30, 2026China dominates global humanoid robot manufacturing, with global shipments hitting 22,000 units in the first half of this year — the vast majority from Chinese manufacturers — according to a report by Counterpoint. U.S. companies, by contrast, are operating at a far smaller scale, said Soumen Mandal, a principal analyst at Counterpoint Research.
The world’s five largest humanoid robot makers by shipments — AgiBot, Unitree, Galbot, UBTECH and Leju Robotics — were all Chinese and together accounted for 86% of global shipments in the first half of 2026, according to Counterpoint.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/30/the-u-s-is-building-barriers-around-drones-and-robots-china-still-has-scale/
