Wahaha expands robot production to transform business
8 years, 11 months ago

Wahaha expands robot production to transform business

China Daily  

Zong Qinghou, chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd. China's largest beverage producer Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd is planning to set up a new factory to expand the production of industrial robots as part of a business transformation. "Besides sticking to our main business of beverages, we will largely develop intelligent manufacturing to promote our company's business transformation and upgrading," said Zong, who ranked fourth in the mainland on the 2015 Hurun Rich List, with a personal wealth of 120 billion yuan. Zong said the company is seeking robot technologies from Israel for its new factory to be built in Lin'an in East China's Zhejiang province. "We are also talking with Israel's Tel Aviv University and Peking University to set up a technology transfer center in Hangzhou, which will help Israel's intelligent technologies find a Chinese market," said Zong.

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Robotics revolution leads Hebei's innovation push
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Robotics revolution leads Hebei's innovation push

China Daily  

Members of the diplomatic corps select products at a Spring Festival event in Langfang, Hebei, on Jan 23. For example, CITIC HIC Kaicheng Intelligence Equipment Co can produce over 50 varieties of robots that are widely used in more than 30 industries, including intelligent mining, petrochemicals and emergency rescue. "The robots we produce can replace or assist humans in high-risk …

Universal Robots expands production in nation for growth opportunities
4 months ago

Universal Robots expands production in nation for growth opportunities

China Daily  

Universal Robots expands production in nation for growth opportunities By WANG YING in Shanghai China Daily Updated: Nov 28, 2024 Universal Robots' booth during a high-tech expo in Nanjing, Jiangsu province in December. WANG LUXIAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Universal Robots, a Denmark-based collaborative robot manufacturer, announced on Tuesday that it has expanded manufacturing capabilities to China, a move designed to better …

China needs more factory robots. Can it build its own?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China needs more factory robots. Can it build its own?

Live Mint  

The abundance of cheap labor was once a reason why seemingly everything is made in China. Being the world’s factory, it is natural that China is by far the largest market for industrial robots. On a per-employee basis, China’s industrial robot penetration still lags behind advanced manufacturing economies such as South Korea, Germany and Japan. And outside of China, the …

Innovations make country major player in robot sector
7 months, 1 week ago

Innovations make country major player in robot sector

China Daily  

A picture taken on Feb 28, 2023 shows the animal-shaped robot powered by ModelArts of Huawei Cloud at the Mobile World Congress. As the 10th session of WRC kicks off on Wednesday, the domestic production of robots for industrial use had risen to 430,000 in 2023, while 7.8 million others were service robots, making China a major player in the …

Shandong manufacturers contributing to country's industrial innovation, reform
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Shandong manufacturers contributing to country's industrial innovation, reform

China Daily  

This undated photo shows industrial robots working on a production line in a factory in Shandong province. With the development of sci-tech innovation and continuous breakthroughs of artificial intelligence technology, industrial robots are also gradually being used in wider cases. "We will continue to invest in innovation in robots, in making them more adaptable for wider application, and by integrating …

Humanoid robots play more roles
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Humanoid robots play more roles

China Daily  

An employee of JAKA Robotics Co Ltd monitors production at a facility in Shanghai. Chang Li, vice-president of JAKA Robotics Co Ltd, said that the company has developed collaborative robots possessing stronger self-learning abilities, self-decision-making capabilities and human-machine interactions. JAKA Robotics, which specializes in the new generation of collaborative robots and smart factories, has expanded its business into multiple industrial …

Rise of the robots a lift for Shanghai
1 year, 8 months ago

Rise of the robots a lift for Shanghai

China Daily  

Name: Atlas Manufacturer: Boston Dynamics Height: 150 cm Weight: 89 kg Capabilities: The robot can deliver high power to any of its 28 hydraulic joints for feats of mobility. Shanghai vision China has formed a complete robotic industrial chain with sizable scale and quantity, said Shen Nanyan, executive vice-director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics at …

Collaborative robot industry supply chain formed in Zibo
2 years, 1 month ago

Collaborative robot industry supply chain formed in Zibo

China Daily  

Newfangled collaborative robots have seen a rapid rise in China and the world's top collaborative robot enterprise is said to be emerging in Zibo city, located in East China's Shandong province. In 2022, production and sales of AUBO's collaborative robots topped 10,000 units, making the company the second biggest of its kind in the world and the first in China. …

Robots offer a helping hand in the home
6 years, 2 months ago

Robots offer a helping hand in the home

China Daily  

A home service robot for the elderly makes visitors laugh at a technology expo held in Hong Kong. Wang is one of a growing number of Chinese consumers who are embracing household robots to improve their daily lives, amid the rising income and rapid development of the service robotics industry. On Nov 11, the annual Singles Day online shopping festival, …

Robots offer a helping hand in the home
6 years, 2 months ago

Robots offer a helping hand in the home

China Daily  

A home service robot for the elderly makes visitors laugh at a technology expo held in Hong Kong. Wang is one of a growing number of Chinese consumers who are embracing household robots to improve their daily lives, amid the rising income and rapid development of the service robotics industry. On Nov 11, the annual Singles Day online shopping festival, …

ABB to build world's most advanced robot plant in Shanghai
6 years, 5 months ago

ABB to build world's most advanced robot plant in Shanghai

China Daily  

An industrial robot arm created by ABB. The company plans to build the world's most "advanced, automated, and flexible robotics factory" in the country's financial hub Shanghai, thepaper.cn reported. The move is part of a strategic cooperation agreement signed between ABB and the Shanghai municipal government, in which the Swiss tech giant will invest $150 million expanding its business in …

ABB to build robotics ‘factory of the future’ in China
6 years, 5 months ago

ABB to build robotics ‘factory of the future’ in China

CNN  

New York CNN — Coming soon to China: A factory where robots will build robots. Swiss firm ABB Group plans to build a $150 million “Factory of the Future” in Shanghai,it said in a statement Saturday. ABB Robotics produces industrial robots that can be moved to other factories to take on tasks like building cars, assembling electronics or making food. …

China's largest robotic industrial base opens in Shenyang
7 years, 5 months ago

China's largest robotic industrial base opens in Shenyang

China Daily  

Workers test industrial robots at a Siasun Robot & Automation Co Ltd plant in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Siasun's high-tech industrial park, the largest robotic industrial base in China, went into operation in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Wednesday, according to a report by chinanews.com. In the industrial park, there is China's first demonstration manufacturing project for Industry …

China's largest robotic industrial base opens in Shenyang
7 years, 5 months ago

China's largest robotic industrial base opens in Shenyang

China Daily  

Workers test industrial robots at a Siasun Robot & Automation Co Ltd plant in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Siasun's high-tech industrial park, the largest robotic industrial base in China, went into operation in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Wednesday, according to a report by chinanews.com. In the industrial park, there is China's first demonstration manufacturing project for Industry …

More China-made robot parts is goal
7 years, 10 months ago

More China-made robot parts is goal

China Daily  

High-tech devices domestically produced would save on costs China aims to break foreign dominance in the manufacture of core robot components in one to two years as the world's largest industrial robot market makes progress in producing reliable speed reducers, servomotors and control panels, one of the experts involved in drafting the Made in China 2025 strategy said. "We aim …

China to upgrade robotics industry in next few years
7 years, 11 months ago

China to upgrade robotics industry in next few years

China Daily  

BEIJING - China is poised to elevate the domestic robotics industry, according to a senior official. More than 800 enterprises that provide products and services spanning electronics, machinery, chemicals and medical services have already laid sound foundations for the upgrade, said Xin Guobin, deputy head with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Xin said the ministry will further integrate …

China to upgrade robot industry in next few years
7 years, 11 months ago

China to upgrade robot industry in next few years

China Daily  

BEIJING - China is poised to elevate the domestic robotics industry, according to a senior official. More than 800 enterprises that provide products and services spanning electronics, machinery, chemicals and medical services have already laid sound foundations for the upgrade, said Xin Guobin, deputy head with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Xin said the ministry will further integrate …

Cobots to change face of factory floors
7 years, 11 months ago

Cobots to change face of factory floors

China Daily  

A robot performs a soldering job at an auto parts manufacturing company in Fuyang, Anhui province. WANG BIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY Collaborative robots, known as cobots, have become popular among electronics and other light industry manufacturers in China, as traditional industrial robots have failed to provide a feasible solution to challenges related to comprehensive automatic upgrading. Bi estimated that …

Chinese catering robots to test waters in Japan
8 years, 3 months ago

Chinese catering robots to test waters in Japan

China Daily  

Robot serve meals at a restaurant. Pangolin-Robot, the largest catering robot manufacturer in China, will soon spread to Japan by cooperating with the University of Electro-Communications, Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported. Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park in Nagasaki, Japan, is considering introducing such food service robots in the park, according to the report. Pangolin-Robot accounts for roughly 70 percent …

Robots at center of China's big strategy to leapfrog its rivals
8 years, 4 months ago

Robots at center of China's big strategy to leapfrog its rivals

China Daily  

Visitors watch a robot perform calligraphy at a robot exposition in Beijing. China is showcasing its burgeoning robot industry at the five-day exhibition in Beijing, part of a national effort to promote the use of more advanced technologies in Chinese factories and to create high-end products that redefine the meaning of "Made in China." Apart from the so-called cool factor, …

Chinese manufacturers bet on industrial robots
8 years, 7 months ago

Chinese manufacturers bet on industrial robots

China Daily  

A robot arm of German industrial robot maker Kuka is pictured at the company's stand during the Hannover Fair in Hanover, Germany, April 25, 2016. China's demand for European-made industrial robots is growing rapidly, as labor shortages, rising wages and culture changes push more Chinese businesses to automation, the Wall Street Journal reports. In addition, the average hourly labor cost …

Chinese manufacturers bet on industrial robots
8 years, 7 months ago

Chinese manufacturers bet on industrial robots

China Daily  

A robot arm of German industrial robot maker Kuka is pictured at the company's stand during the Hannover Fair in Hanover, Germany, April 25, 2016. China's demand for European-made industrial robots is growing rapidly, as labor shortages, rising wages and culture changes push more Chinese businesses to automation, the Wall Street Journal reports. In addition, the average hourly labor cost …

Domestic robot makers expand market share
8 years, 9 months ago

Domestic robot makers expand market share

China Daily  

An intelligent robot on display attracts visitors at an industry expo in Beijing. China's industrial robot manufacturers have significantly increased their local market share, as the country is keen on automating its production base, industry experts said. Although China's robotics market is still dominated by foreign companies, domestic robot makers had expanded their market share to 31 percent in 2015, …

Robots lending hand to China's manufacturing transformation
8 years, 9 months ago

Robots lending hand to China's manufacturing transformation

China Daily  

An arc welding robot is displayed at the World Robot Conference 2015 in Beijing, on Nov 24, 2015. Once the "world's factory," China is experiencing slower growth, especially in the manufacturing sector amid tepid global demand. The government rolled out an ambitious plan last year to upgrade the manufacturing sector to move upward along the global industrial chain and boost …

Workers capable of using industrial robots in great demand
8 years, 10 months ago

Workers capable of using industrial robots in great demand

China Daily  

A technician commands an industrial robot at the workshop of Ruihong Robot Ltd in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.THOMAS WEI/CHINA DAILY Robotics professionals to be in greater need as nation widely applies technology China will have a "huge" demand for robotics professionals as the world's second largest economy is trying to upgrade its labor-intensive industry with technological innovation, said the chief of …

Workers capable of using industrial robots in great demand
8 years, 10 months ago

Workers capable of using industrial robots in great demand

China Daily  

A technician commands an industrial robot at the workshop of Ruihong Robot Ltd in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.THOMAS WEI/CHINA DAILY Robotics professionals to be in greater need as nation widely applies technology China will have a "huge" demand for robotics professionals as the world's second largest economy is trying to upgrade its labor-intensive industry with technological innovation, said the chief of …

Booming robotics a platform to advanced manufacturing
8 years, 10 months ago

Booming robotics a platform to advanced manufacturing

China Daily  

The emerging robotics industry is booming in China. Not so long ago, the major robotics markets comprised Japan, the United States, Germany, the Republic of Korea and China, which had a combined share of 70 percent. But in 2014, sales of industrial robots soared in China and it became the largest market for robotics with a 25 percent share of …

Space engineers eye industrial robot space
8 years, 10 months ago

Space engineers eye industrial robot space

China Daily  

A boy interacts with a robot, developed by Beijing-based Aerospace Science and Industry Intelligent Robot Co Ltd, at an industrial fair in Beijing. Wang Xiaolin, chief designer at Beijing-based Aerospace Science and Industry Intelligent Robot Co Ltd, said researchers at the company are specialists in servomotor, navigational devices and sensors, all of which are key parts in a robot. The …

Wahaha expands robot production to transform business
8 years, 11 months ago

Wahaha expands robot production to transform business

China Daily  

Zong Qinghou, chairman of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd. China's largest beverage producer Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co Ltd is planning to set up a new factory to expand the production of industrial robots as part of a business transformation. "Besides sticking to our main business of beverages, we will largely develop intelligent manufacturing to promote our company's business transformation and …

Robot pushes productivity gains at manufacturing hub
9 years, 10 months ago

Robot pushes productivity gains at manufacturing hub

China Daily  

GUANGZHOU - Productivity in a Southern China manufacturing hub rose 17 percent last year while shedding 6.8 of their labor thanks to the adoption of automation and robots, the municipal government said Sunday. Companies in Dongguan, Guangdong province, began modifying their manufacturing processes late last year as labor supply in one of the world's largest manufacturing country began to shrink. …

China aims to be leader in robotics[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 10 months ago

China aims to be leader in robotics[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot on display during the 18th China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, May 13, 2015. Country is world's largest market but wants to become a major manufacturer as well by 2030 China, the world's largest industrial robot market for the second year running in 2014, aims to become one of the leading manufacturers of the machines by 2030, …

Look out, there's a robot just waiting to take over your job[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 2 months ago

Look out, there's a robot just waiting to take over your job[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot is used to promote Korean food products at an exhibition in Beijing in November. Restaurant owner Zong Ning said that one such robot could serve 10 tables, replacing at least two waiters. Zong said that it would take just one year to recover the money he has spent buying the robots compared with the money he is saving …

Rise of the robots[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 4 months ago

Rise of the robots[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

China is already the world's biggest industrial robot market in terms of sales volume, overtaking Japan. Cutting-edge innovation vital for long-term success of Chinese firms Though rising wage costs and growing competition have fueled an explosive growth in China's use of industrial robots, it has been a season of disappointment for domestic firms as they continue to lag overseas manufacturers …

China eyes on boosting robotics industry
10 years, 4 months ago

China eyes on boosting robotics industry

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China will strive to make breakthroughs in key robotics technologies in order to be more competitive by 2020, Vice-Minister of Industry and Information Technology Su Bo said on Monday. "The ministry will map out a five-year plan for the industry in a bid to improve industrial standards, enhance capital input as well as step up policy support for …

Over 30 robot factories under construction in China
10 years, 5 months ago

Over 30 robot factories under construction in China

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- China is now the world's largest industrial robot market with over 30 robot factories under construction, authorities said. Qu Daokui, deputy director of the State Engineering Research Center for Robotics, said during a forum in Shanghai on Sunday that robotics and the Internet will transform global manufacturing, and China is entering a golden decade for the development of …

Over 30 robot factories under construction in China
10 years, 5 months ago

Over 30 robot factories under construction in China

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- China is now the world's largest industrial robot market with over 30 robot factories under construction, authorities said. Qu Daokui, deputy director of the State Engineering Research Center for Robotics, said during a forum in Shanghai on Sunday that robotics and the Internet will transform global manufacturing, and China is entering a golden decade for the development of …

China to mass produce industrial robots
10 years, 6 months ago

China to mass produce industrial robots

China Daily  

SHENYANG - China's first industrial robot production line is expected to start operation in the northeastern city of Shenyang this month. The application of robots has expanded from the high-end industries such as automobile and electronics manufacturing to traditional industries, including metal processing, bathroom hardware, food and drinks, said Qu, who is also director general of China Robot Industry Alliance. …

Robots getting serious in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 7 months ago

Robots getting serious in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A Comau robot is on display at the China International Robot Show last month in Shanghai. Sack's company, a branch of Comau Group of Italy, which is a subsidiary of Italy-based Fiat Group Automobiles, is moving its robot production from Italy to China this year. It is also the fastest-growing market worldwide, with total supply of industrial robots increasing by …

Transformers of industrial landscape[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 7 months ago

Transformers of industrial landscape[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY World's second-largest economy now biggest market of robotics A worker sits making pullovers, while another thread her sewing machine. "In the past, robots worked separately from humans, but now they can work together," said Arturo Baroncelli, president of the International Federation of Robotics, as he described the scene at the recent China International Robot Show in Shanghai. …

Robotics firms lag behind overseas competition
10 years, 7 months ago

Robotics firms lag behind overseas competition

China Daily  

Despite the rapid growth of the Chinese robotics industry, Chinese robot manufacturers still have a long way to go before they have a fair share in the market along with their overseas competitors. As the central government calls for an industrial restructuring and upgrading, China Consulting Research Institute predicted that the Chinese robotics industry will maintain an average 20 percent …

Automation 'can improve safety'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 7 months ago

Automation 'can improve safety'[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot welder operates at a workshop of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Co Ltd in Wuhan, captial of Hubei province. Labor-intensive industries are replacing people with robots to raise efficiency If some of the workshops had been upgraded with totally automated assembly lines or robots, the blast that killed 75 people at Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products in East China's Jiangsu …

Robots rise in Chinese manufacturing[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 8 months ago

Robots rise in Chinese manufacturing[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Domestically produced robots are shown at an international expo in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong province. China aims to have a relatively well-developed industrial robot industry by 2020,with three to five internationally competitive companies and eight to 10 supporting industrial clusters. GUANGZHOU - Industrial robots are assuming more and more prominence in China as the country's manufacturing industry is stymied …

Machines steal the show at robotics expo
10 years, 8 months ago

Machines steal the show at robotics expo

China Daily  

Industrial robots demonstrate car-assembling capabilities at the China International Robot Show in Shanghai on Wednesday. China became the largest robotics market last year, with foreign companies selling 27,000 industrial robots in the country. China seems ready to embrace the age of the robot, with exhibitors attending the three-day China International Robot Show, which started on Wednesday in Shanghai, expressing confidence …

China turns robotic
12 years, 4 months ago

China turns robotic

The Hindu  

In China, there's no better time to be a robot. According to the Frankfurt-based International Federation of Robotics, China could become the world's biggest consumer of industrial robots by 2014, with demand reaching 32,000 units. That's why you're seeing factory wages going up, and factories struggling to hire trained staff," said Geoff Crothall, a spokesman for the Hong Kong-based China …

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