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China's humanoid robot makers derive much of their revenue from government-backed training centers that sell training data back to...

Them, raising demand concerns (William Langley/Financial Times): Chinese humanoid robot makers derive much of their revenue from government-backed training centers that buy robots and sell training data back to the manufacturers, according to the Financial Times. This circular revenue model raises concerns about genuine end-user demand for humanoid robots.

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China's humanoid robot makers derive much of their revenue from government-backed training centers that sell training data back to them, raising demand concerns (William Langley/Financial Times): Chinese humanoid robot makers derive much of their revenue from government-backed training centers that buy robots and sell training data back to the manufacturers, according to the Financial Times. This circular revenue model raises concerns about genuine end-user demand for humanoid robots.