# Beyond humanoids, a quiet robot revolution is unfolding in China

https://mins.news/en/item/31307

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-25 06:40 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c804e143e9yo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> More than two million robots are already working in Chinese factories, with numbers rising rapidly. Schools such as Hangzhou Technician College are training engineers to work alongside them. Automation may help offset a shrinking, ageing workforce, but it could also put manufacturing jobs at risk.

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