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At the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, cutting-edge robots dazzled audiences—from needle-threading hands to dancing delivery bots—with Chinese firms like Booster Robotics and LimX Dynamics leading the charge in affordable, mass-market tech. Japan’s early lead in robotics now faces the “Galapagos syndrome,” where innovation goes global too slowly. Yet, Japan remains laser-focused on seamless robot-human integration, with companies like GMO and Honda pushing for durable, replaceable robots to solve labor shortages. While China’s tech is cheaper and faster to scale, Japan’s societal openness and manufacturing excellence ensure robots won’t just work here—they’ll thrive.

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