Taiwan firms push local robot dog parts, eye non-China supply chains

<p class="P1" data-sourcepos="5:1-5:448;121-568">As global companies rush to tap the robotics boom, Taiwan's manufacturers are focusing on a blue ocean strategy centered on components, non-humanoid designs, and non-consumer products. A recent partnership between Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and domestic companies has produced a local robot dog platform with a much higher self-sufficiency rate, signaling that Taiwanese firms can help build a non-China supply chain.