US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on September 30 the creation of a new four-star joint command, the Autonomous Warfare Command, to scale up autonomous and robotic combat capabilities. Its portfolio will include drones, artificial intelligence, and command-and-control systems.
US Vice President JD Vance said many Americans' first reaction to AI or "SI" is to compare it to Skynet, but he dismissed fears of Terminator-style robots taking over nuclear weapons as impossible.
In the first half of 2026, China's brain-computer interface industry moved from top-level design to institutional implementation and industrial acceleration. Central SOEs and local state capital entered more substantively, while regulatory, insurance and local policies advanced, with investment already exceeding full-year 2025 levels.
The Anhui provincial government has issued guidelines to promote high-quality development of the robotics industry, supporting M&A and global integration of supply chain resources while encouraging cross-sector investment.
Anhui Province released guidelines to promote high-quality development of the robot industry, encouraging automakers to expand into robotics as a 'second growth curve.' The policy aims to deepen vehicle-robot collaboration through industrial, innovation, talent, and service chain initiatives.