Tech firms are racing to bring robots into everyday life. From Japan to China, massive sums are being poured into "physical AI," a booming sector that could put more than a billion humanoid robots in homes and workplaces by 2050.

Cryptocurrency giant seeks to build on sprawling investment portfolio with bet on German humanoid robotics group

Jake Loosararian of Gecko Robotics says China has manufacturing prowess needed for AI buildout, but the U.S. retains a real world data edge which is an equally important component in deciding the overall winner of this global AI race.

Unlike many other robotics ETFs, the Global X Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF has been around for nearly a decade. As you might expect, its best performance has come recently, thanks to the AI investment boom, and it has delivered 26% annualized returns over the past three years.