Fabrice Grinda · 20 October 2026 · Additional Read

A Week in China: Pragmatism, Scale and the Robotics Craze

Fabrice Grinda, Partner @ FJ Labs

Fabrice Grinda recounts a week visiting Chinese tech hubs (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou), observing that while manufacturing scale and hardware iteration far outpace the West, software and autonomy lag the US—and that pragmatism, not ideology, drives both government and entrepreneurs.

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Topics: Robotics · Manufacturing & Industrials · Energy & Climate

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