State of Competition

Tracking the shifting balance of power across critical technologies.

Positional Advantage Assessment

Select a published technology to analyze the strategic balance of technological power across our five dimensions of national competitiveness.

3 Critical Technologies1 of 3 Published
Quantum SOON
Autonomous Vehicles SOON

Tech Scorecard: Robotics

The U.S. faces a critical 'robot deficit.' Discover why China is winning the race to automate the 21st century, and the hidden security risks of falling behind.

United States
China

1 — Negligible/Nascent  |  2 — Emerging/Minor  |  3 — Competitive/Mainstream  |  4 — Advanced/Leading  |  5 — State-of-the-Art/Dominant

Source: SCSP Tech Scorecard 2026

Related Work: 2025 Gaps Analysis

Explore our foundational research evaluating the strategic balance of power across 12 critical technologies.
Note: This analysis utilizes an earlier methodology distinct from our current 2026 Tech Scorecard framework.