Tappy the robot is behind part of charges against Huawei


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019

Huawei has rejected accusations by Washington and some other governments that it is controlled by China's ruling party and might facilitate spying.

Chinese tech company Huawei went so far as to steal a robot's arm in its bid to get its hands on T-Mobile's trade secrets, the US government alleges.

The case over Tappy, T-Mobile's phone-testing robot, portrays a company going to what the government calls illegal lengths to gain access to others' intellectual property."

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