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Topic: robots

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Thursday, 7/2, 01:44 AM

Ant Group Pushes Into Robots, Betting Fintech's Future Is Physical

  • Ant Group, the Alibaba-affiliated Chinese fintech giant behind Alipay, has quietly become one of robotics' most active backers — investing in about a dozen robot companies since early 2025 and building its own humanoid, the R1.
  • The push shows how China's tech giants are racing to turn AI from software into physical machines.

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