US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions

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(5 May 2025) ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston – 30 April 2025 1. Chinese robot maker Unitree Robotics’ G1 humanoid demonstrating its ability to stand up from lying on its back at the annual Robotics Summit & Expo 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Yang, Unitree Robotics: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "Yeah, we have a lot of customers in the U.S., and we already see the tariff duty affect the business. And I think for long-term, ... so we still, like, probably will be doing some local manufacturing, and that is