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Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets
South China Morning Post
· collected 2026-09-16 · by Mark Magnier
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Summary
US prosecutors are accusing Huawei officials of attempting to steal T-Mobile’s robot technology known as Tappy. This robot, developed by T-Mobile in 2006 at their engineering lab in Washington state, was used for automated quality assurance testing on smartphones. The innovative Tappy features a mechanical arm and rubber tip capable of replicating human interactions with touchscreens.
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Story summary
US prosecutors accused Huawei of attempting to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile, specifically targeting a robot called Tappy. Developed in 2006 at T-Mobile's engineering lab in the State of Washington, Tappy is an advanced robotic device used for quality assurance testing on smartphones by mimicking human interactions such as tapping, swiping, and typing. The innovative aspect of Tappy lies in its mechanical arm equipped with a rubberized tip, which allows it to precisely replicate user actions on smartphone touchscreens, providing crucial insights into the technical specifications of new devices before they reach the market.
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📰 Huawei Trade Secret Theft Accusations
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Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets
US prosecutors claim Chinese tech giant officials were intent on finding out about technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy
Developed in 2006 at the company’s State of Washington engineering lab, Tappy was used to automate quality-assurance testing on smartphones before they were approved for sale.
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The main advantage of the then-innovative technology was that its mechanical robotic arm and rubberised tip allowed it to replicate a human’s tapping, swiping and typing on smartphone touchscreens.
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it → allow → touchscreens
