YO Robot is a film set in the city of Chicago, in 2035, in which the humanoid robots They are strongly integrated into society. It’s a science fiction story that is being overtaken by reality, Since in 2023, 12 years earlier than what a film suggests, China emerges with a plan to surpass the United States in the manufacture of humanoid robots.
The explosion of artificial intelligence since the end of 2022, and the advances in the manufacture of intelligent machines, in which engineers seek to emulate people’s gestures, mean that a brutal race is currently developing for the creation of robots humanoids.
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and I Robot are closer than ever. The United States, through different private companies and government agencies, is in the midst of developing humanoid robots.
This situation is not indifferent to the Chinese government, as they have launched a support program for start-ups whose initiative is to manufacture humanoid robots. This is a boost to people who have the most advanced inventions to invest in and in this way they can advance in the development of this type of machines.
The portal English News reports that the guideline comes from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. They aim to support a series of small and medium-sized companies, specialized in the humanoid robot market, and a couple of large companies that already have global influence.
They hope that by 2025 they will have the first generation of humanoid robots working in a company. While by 2027 they already estimate to have a safe and reliable industrial and supply chain system.