A Chinese exporter said it has seen a sudden surge in orders as US humanoid robot makers and artificial intelligence (AI) companies – including industry leader OpenAI – rush to secure critical components amid Washington’s threat to impose an additional 100 per cent tariff on goods from the country.
MyActuator, a Suzhou-based manufacturer of intelligent drive modules for humanoid robots, has received more than 1,000 new orders in the past week alone, according to a person familiar with the…