As Elon Musk plans a robot army, China's humanoid bots are already on the market

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While Elon Musk plans a Tesla bot factory in Silicon Valley, Chinese companies like Unitree Robotics are already selling humanoid robots to consumers for as low as $6,000.

China dominates in mass production and affordability; U.S. companies lead in technological sophistication and artificial intelligence capabilities, establishing a new tech rivalry.

Chinese government support and manufacturing prowess position the nation to capture a significant share of the projected $5 trillion humanoid robot market by 2050.

As Elon Musk touted plans to eventually manufacture an army of Tesla bots in Silicon Valley this month, humanoid robots were already being produced and sold to consumers in