Why China Is Racing to Build the Ultimate Robotic Hand

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[0:00] From the caress to the cut, from playing to fixing.

[0:05] There isn't a lot the human hand can't do,

[0:08] and replicating it is the biggest challenge facing robotics.

[0:11] It's one thing to have humanoids that can run a road race,

[0:15] jump a high jump, or a break dance.

[0:17] It's quite another to have a humanoid

[0:19] with a sophisticated, dextrous hand.

[0:22] China wants to build a

[0:24] more advanced manufacturing capability,

[0:27] and the robotic hands are actually a big

[0:29] part of that project.

[0:31] And it's already made a massive start.

[0:34] By some estimates, Chinese companies accounted for 97%

[0:38] of global humanoid shipments in th

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