{"id":16133,"date":"2026-02-22T21:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/us-software-firm-opens-doors-for-global-adoption-of-chinas-humanoid-robots\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:30:08","slug":"us-software-firm-opens-doors-for-global-adoption-of-chinas-humanoid-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/us-software-firm-opens-doors-for-global-adoption-of-chinas-humanoid-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"US software firm opens doors for global adoption of China\u2019s humanoid robots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/02\/20\/fc9e8182-cd7d-4f0d-93f7-d7c6565c915a_3ba33e4d.jpg?itok=3AlCxtsd&amp;v=1771591734\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">US software company OpenMind, according to founder and CEO Jan Liphardt, caused a commotion last year at a park in San Francisco where the firm shot a promotional video.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">&ldquo;A crowd of people came, children came running, cars stopped and the police came,&rdquo; he said, because &ldquo;there was a robot in the park&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In an interview, Liphardt told the South China Morning Post that such a scenario would have been treated differently on the other side of the world. &ldquo;If a [Unitree] G1 walked across the street in Shanghai, people do not stop. They&rsquo;ve seen this before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"9.045643153527\">That contrast highlighted the opportunity for OpenMind &ndash; developer of the OM1 open-source and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">artificial intelligence<\/span>-native operating system for robots &ndash; to serve as a bridge to the rest of the world for China&rsquo;s humanoid robot makers.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"11.421686746988\">China is &ldquo;unquestionably ahead&rdquo; of the US in <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">robotics<\/span> hardware, according to Liphardt, citing its mature integrated supply chain and intense domestic competition.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>US software firm opens doors for global adoption of China&rsquo;s humanoid robots<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US software company OpenMind, according to founder and CEO Jan Liphardt, caused a commotion last year at a park in San Francisco where the firm shot a promotional video. &ldquo;A crowd of people came, children came running, cars stopped and the police came,&rdquo; he said, because &ldquo;there was a robot in the park&rdquo;. 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