(FILES) This photo taken on August 4, 2026 shows a robot manufactured by Zhejiang University Robot Research Institute making making coffee at the Hangzhou Robot school in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. A steady buzz is growing around China as advanced robotics emerges as the next frontier of the global AI boom, encompassing both investor enthusiasm as well as alarm from rivals like the United States. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)