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Chinese humanoid robot used in landmark surgery-Dahe.cn

Chinese-made humanoid robots costing $13,500 have performed the first live animal surgery using general-purpose robots, challenging decades of dominance by million-dollar specialised surgical systems. China's robotics exports have tripled year-on-year to $67 million in the first half, expanding to 49 markets.

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The Wire takeaway

If you're selling specialised surgical kit—cameras, instruments, sterilisation systems—your installed base just became vulnerable to $13,500 general-purpose robots. The economics of surgical robotics have inverted: cost has moved from the platform to the application.

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Topics: Robotics · humanoid-robots · surgical-tech · hardware-cost-collapse · china-hardware · robotics-exports

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Verified 18 July 2026 · Sources: Fusion42 review