[Technology] Research: China far outnumbers US in global robotics patents According to the report, China is clearly the world leader in the total number of robot patents issued, and the annual number of robot patents in the United States is almost three times that of the United States. [A long study published on Tuesday](//cset.georgetown.edu/publication/trends-in-robotics-patents/?utm_source=Center+for+Security+and+Emerging+Technology&utm_campaign=a76a55404a-Trends+in+Robotics+Patents&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcbacf8c3e-a76a55404a-438303754) According to Security and Emerging Technology Center. Independent think tanks have found that China accounted for more than 25,000, or nearly 35% of the world’s robot patents, between 2005 and 2019. That’s almost three times the 9,500 robot patents granted by the United States over the...