{
  "id": 2931,
  "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3359847/physical-ai-space-race-can-europe-compete-china-and-us-humanoid-robotics",
  "title": "Physical AI ‘space race’: can Europe compete with China and the US in humanoid robotics?",
  "summary": "European firms say they are fighting to secure a foothold in physical AI – the integration of artificial intelligence into robotics and machinery – as China and the United States take an early lead in the sector, with industry insiders warning the continent faces the threat of further deindustrialisation if it fails to establish a competitive industry. “You see China and the US … because of AI … typically they are considered the leaders, but do not count out Europe,” said David Kehr, president..",
  "authors": "Xiaofei Xu",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "agents-autonomy",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "us,eu,china",
  "published_at": "2026-07-08T09:07:01.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-14T16:11:46.979Z",
  "source_slug": "x-scmp-tech-hk-cn",
  "source_name": "SCMP Tech (HK/CN)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.scmp.com/tech",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2931",
  "original_url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3359847/physical-ai-space-race-can-europe-compete-china-and-us-humanoid-robotics",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}