China dominates humanoid robots: 85% of the market

China now controls nearly 85% of the global humanoid robot market. In 2025, around 15,000 robots were shipped worldwide; Unitree and AgiBot each exceeded 5,000 units, while Tesla and Figure AI shipped only a few hundred.

The US ban arrives just as China is learning to manufacture these robots at scale. Does it protect domestic technology, or does it also hold back its own developers?

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