# Beijing Marathon

Chasing the Flywheel: China’s Humanoid Robots Face the 'Data Year One' Bottleneck

While humanoid robots are making headlines by competing in marathons, the industry is hitting a critical bottleneck in 'embodied AI' data. As China enters 'Data Year One,' companies are pivoting from hardware development to building massive data collection factories to secure the high-dimensional datasets necessary for real-world intelligence.