CompaniesUS robot pioneer on brink of default as Chinese brands expand rapidlyAttendees look over a display of robot vacuums at the Roborock booth during CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2025. The Chinese maker and its peers dominated global shipments in the first quarter of 2025. © ReutersSeptember 2, 2025 16:34 JSTSHANGHAI -- Chinese companies are tightening their grip on the global robotic vacuum cleaner market, as cutthroat domestic competition int...