(L-R) German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche wait for the German Chancellor, the German Defence Minister and the NATO Secretary General pose for a group photo prior to a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 1, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil and German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche wait for the German Chancellor, the German Defence Minister and the NATO Secretary General pose for a group photo prior to a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 1, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche and Chief of Staff and Minister for Special Tasks Thorsten Frei pose for a group photo prior to a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 1, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche and Chief of Staff and Minister for Special Tasks Thorsten Frei pose for a group photo prior to a weekly meeting of the German cabinet at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 1, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman touches a humanoid robot's hand during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A woman touches the face of a humanoid robot during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

A humanoid robot is displayed during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)

Zhou Jian, also known as James Zhou and founder of UBTECH Robotics delivers his speech during the launch of the U1 humanoid robot produced by UWORLD, a brand under UBTECH Robotics, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province on June 30, 2026. Silicone skin, soothing voice: Chinese company UBTech unveiled unprecedented hyper-realistic human-looking androids equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and presented as anti-loneliness remedies. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)