Steinman: Chinese robotics firms are replicating DJI's US market takeover playbook
Joshua Steinman · Joshua Steinman talks cybersecurity and the vulnerabilities of a digital world. · Mar 17, 2025 · at 11:41
Joshua Steinman responds to Jordi Hays asking whether Chinese robotics companies like Unitree will replicate DJI's US market dominance in humanoid robotics.
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“They are absolutely taking that playbook and trying to replicate it as broadly as possible.”
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