From chips to robots: the US-China tech war in the age of physical AI - Startupbusiness.it
Unitree founder Wang Xingxing says 2027 could be when robotics and AI models converge, and Xpeng has unveiled GroundingPI, a physical AI model it claims outperforms OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on spatial understanding. The piece also reports Beijing blocked SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics division over concerns about industrial robot data. For HR and workforce leaders tracking embodied AI, the story points to a fast-moving, geopolitically constrained market for robots that act in the physical world.
