The criminal trial of Huawei Technologies on racketeering charges shifted this week into a slower, more laborious pace in what is expected to be a weeks-long trial as the US Government sought to establish on Wednesday that Huawei was intent on learning about a proprietary robot developed by US telecommunications carrier T-Mobile.Matthew Skurnik, assistant US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, spent hours running FBI Special Agent James Diclemis through a series of emails that appeared to show keen interest by US and China-based Huawei officials in the technical specifications of the robot, dubbed Tappy.
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WED · 2026-09-16 · 22:03 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0917-111859
NSR-2026-0917-111859News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Huawei accused of stealing robot tech to get hands on T-Mobile’s trade secrets
Huawei Technologies is on trial for racketeering charges, with the US Government aiming to prove the company sought to acquire T-Mobile's trade secrets. During the ongoing, weeks-long trial in the Eastern District of New York, prosecutors presented emails as evidence.
Mark MagnierSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-16 · 22:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Huawei Technologies is on trial for racketeering charges, with the US Government aiming to prove the company sought to acquire T-Mobile's trade secrets. During the ongoing, weeks-long trial in the Eastern District of New York, prosecutors presented emails as evidence. These emails reportedly demonstrate significant interest from Huawei officials, both in the US and China, regarding the technical specifications of T-Mobile's proprietary robot, known as Tappy. The US government's objective is to establish Huawei's intent to learn about this specific robot technology.
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The criminal trial of Huawei Technologies on racketeering charges is ongoing.
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Emails were presented as evidence showing Huawei officials' interest in the technical specifications of the Tappy robot.
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The US Government is attempting to demonstrate Huawei's intent to learn about T-Mobile's proprietary robot, Tappy.
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Huawei is accused of stealing robot technology to obtain T-Mobile's trade secrets.
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