Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it
- Posted on May 23, 2026
- By Fortune
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Former NASA Robotics Chief: America is building the wrong kind of robots — and China knows it
The U.S. is optimizing humanoid robots for factory demos and backflips. A former NASA robotics division chief explains why adaptability — not performance — is the metric that will determine who leads global manufacturing.