
US Manufacturing Lags China in Automation Adoption
The U.S. is falling behind China in manufacturing not just due to trade policies, but a failure to adopt large-scale automation, robotics, and AI in its factories.
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The U.S. is falling behind China in manufacturing not just due to trade policies, but a failure to adopt large-scale automation, robotics, and AI in its factories.

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