Trending:US sanctions billUS seizure of oil tankerICE Minneapolis shootingGreenlandJana NayaganBangladesh T20 World Cup rowNew tech race splits the world: China builds robots, Europe flies drones and US programs themFP News Desk • January 8, 2026, 13:58:15 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterRobot stole CES 2026 spotlight as a robotics race split by geography: China leads humanoid hardware and scale, Europe dominates drones, while the US controls software brains and platforms, signalling divergent paths as humanoid move from labs to markets globally. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleChina’s immersive growth in the humanoids sector has upgraded the manufacturing unit with government backing. Image Credit: APAt the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, robots stole the whole spotlight, where robots were seen pouring coffee, playing ping pong, which underscored a global robotics race fracturing along geographic lines. Chinese firms dominated, showcasing advanced humanoids transitioning from labs to retail and industry.
