Automation solutions provider Mirle announced plans to establish a joint venture with United Alloy-Tech Company (UAT), aiming to capture opportunities in the global automation and robotics market.
India's push to build a domestic advanced manufacturing ecosystem is facing renewed pressure as China tightens control over critical battery and EV technologies, while TCL considers restructuring its India TV unit and Taiwan's Rapidtek partners with India's HEX20 in satellite development, according to DIGITIMES reports. Separately, the UK has confirmed GBP380 million in support for Tata's Agratas battery plant in Somerset, underscoring intensifying global competition to secure EV and advanced manufacturing supply chains.
Capital is still pouring into humanoid robotics in 2026, but the industry's financials are telling a more complicated story.
Washington's push to purge Chinese links from critical supply chains is hardening, and the effects are rippling through the global robotics industry. American start-ups, in particular, are accelerating efforts to secure alternative sources for key components, turning increasingly to suppliers in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea as primary beneficiaries.
