To advance the sector, American robotics companies are advocating for a national robotics plan that includes a central government robotics office.

On Wednesday, representatives from firms such as Tesla, Boston Dynamics, and Agility Robotics met with senators on Capitol Hill to showcase their products and advocate for the adoption of regulations that would help American companies compete globally in the development of the next generation of robots.

Co-founder and CEO of Austin, Texas-based Apptronik, a humanoid firm, Jeff Cardenas reminded legislators that the first industrial robot was used in 1961 at an assembly facility in New Jersey by General Motors, an American automaker. However, the U.S. soon gave up its early advantage to Europe and Japan, who are now major players in industrial robots.

A national policy, according to the Association for Advanced Automation, would assist American businesses in increasing productivity and promoting the use of robots as the tangible representation of artificial intelligence. China and a number of other nations already have a strategy in place, the group made clear.

Along with government financed training programs and money for both academic research and business innovation, the committee also proposed tax incentives to encourage adoption. The group contended that the "growing sophistication" of the technology and "the increasing global competition in the space" are two reasons why a new government robotics agency is required.

According to the International Federation of Robotics, located in Germany, China is the world's largest market for robots used in factories and other industrial settings, with an estimated 1.8 million robots in operation in 2023. According to IFR, the proportion of Chinese manufacturers in its domestic market has increased to around half, but the worldwide market for massive factory robots is still dominated by robotics manufacturers in Europe and Japan.