Robots offer a helping hand in the home
6 years, 3 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, sales of one of the most popular smart vacuum robots made by Ecovacs Robotics Co－China's largest in-home robotic products manufacturer－exceeded 100 million yuan within just a half hour. Ecovacs' products, which include floor sweeping and window cleaning robots, reached a sales record of over 700 million yuan during the peak season beginning Nov 11. "China's swelling middle-income group has rising demand for domestic cleaning, home security and surveillance robots," said Luo Jun, CEO of the Asian Manufacturing Association.

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Job fair for robots in SW China sci-tech hub showcases AI-driven healthcare innovation
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Job fair for robots in SW China sci-tech hub showcases AI-driven healthcare innovation

China Daily  

CHENGDU -- Authorities in Chengdu city, a sci-tech hub in Southwest China, have unveiled their inaugural demand lists for hospital and senior care robotics at a special job fair for robots. The elderly care demand lists features 22 categories of robots spanning daily life assistance, rehabilitation nursing, safety patrols, and emotional companionship, and involves five projects across four institutions, according …

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 emerges as global frontrunner in industrial robot density: report
4 months, 1 week ago

China emerges as global frontrunner in industrial robot density: report

China Daily  

Visitors admire robots on display at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai. CHEN MENGZE/FOR CHINA DAILY BERLIN -- China has made significant strides in manufacturing automation, surpassing Germany to claim third place in global industrial robot density rankings in 2023, according to a report by the International Federation of Robotics on Wednesday. China's robot density reached 470 units per …

Smart home appliance maker launches new products to tap growing market
6 months ago

Smart home appliance maker launches new products to tap growing market

China Daily  

Dreame Technology unveils a variety of new household cleaning appliance products. Chinese intelligent home appliance manufacturer Dreame Technology recently unveiled a variety of new products, including robotic vacuum cleaners, floor-cleaning machines and vacuum sweepers, as the company aims to grab a bigger slice of the pie in the highly competitive household cleaning appliance market. Data from Beijing-based market consultancy All …

China needs more factory robots. Can it build its own?
6 months, 4 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 …

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era
7 months, 1 week ago

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era

China Daily  

Humanoid robots on display during the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2024. China's robotic industry is witnessing a golden developing era as showed by the diversified robots at the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing from Aug 21 to 25, according to a report by Xinhua on Monday. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, …

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era
7 months, 1 week ago

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era

China Daily  

Humanoid robots on display during the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2024. China's robotic industry is witnessing a golden developing era as showed by the diversified robots at the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing from Aug 21 to 25, according to a report by Xinhua on Monday. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, …

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era
7 months, 1 week ago

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era

China Daily  

Humanoid robots on display during the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2024. China's robotic industry is witnessing a golden developing era as showed by the diversified robots at the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing from Aug 21 to 25, according to a report by Xinhua on Monday. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, …

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era
7 months, 1 week ago

China's robotic industry witnesses golden developing era

China Daily  

Humanoid robots on display during the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2024. China's robotic industry is witnessing a golden developing era as showed by the diversified robots at the 2024 World Robot Conference in Beijing from Aug 21 to 25, according to a report by Xinhua on Monday. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, …

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 …

Humanoid robots play more roles
10 months 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 …

Roborock hits global top in smart vacuum cleaner sales
1 year ago

Roborock hits global top in smart vacuum cleaner sales

China Daily  

Quan Gang, president of Roborock, makes a speech in a product launch event in Beijing on March 29, 2024. Chinese tech company Roborock became the top-selling brand of smart vacuum cleaners worldwide in terms of global sales in 2023, according to the market research firm Euromonitor International. Even amidst a slowdown in the growth rate of the robotic vacuum cleaner …

New occupations create job opportunities amid China's economic shift
1 year, 6 months ago

New occupations create job opportunities amid China's economic shift

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A number of new occupations have emerged amid China's shift to higher-quality growth, reflecting the vitality of the country's new economy and creating promising job opportunities. These occupations, ranging from robot engineering technicians to building energy conservation consultants, offer a glimpse into how far China has gone in pushing for development that is innovation-driven and low-carbon, and meets …

Movie offers glimpse of robotics plans
2 years, 2 months ago

Movie offers glimpse of robotics plans

China Daily  

A man passes a poster of Wandering Earth II at a cinema in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Jan 23, 2023. As Wandering Earth II, the sequel to China's most successful sci-fi epic, is well received in cinemas, the seemingly omnipotent industrial robots, a recurring presence in the film, offer a glimpse into the country's plan to be a global innovation …

Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says
2 years, 7 months ago

Global consumer service robotics market to continue to grow through 2025, report says

The Hindu  

The global consumer service robotics market grew last year, and the trend is expected to extend over the next three years, according to a report yesterday by Counterpoint. The consumer service robotics market grew 25% in 2021 from the previous year and is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27% over the next four years, according …

Kai-Fu Lee on how covid spurs China’s great robotic leap forward
4 years, 9 months ago

Kai-Fu Lee on how covid spurs China’s great robotic leap forward

The Economist  

By Kai-Fu Lee DURING THE SARS crisis almost 20 years ago, shops in Beijing were completely closed. Amid the covid-19 crisis, JD.com managed a 20% spike in sales with the help of a new, automated warehouse that can process more than 1.5m orders a day. The Chinese economy is undergoing a great robotic leap forward, as it removes human touch-points—literally—in …

No ‘crystal ball’ for China’s robot startups amid virus fallout
4 years, 9 months ago

No ‘crystal ball’ for China’s robot startups amid virus fallout

Al Jazeera  

Chinese startups that make robots for hospitals or warehouses expected to fare better in current climate, say analysts. “Nobody has a crystal ball now.” China’s industrial robot sales tumbled by a fifth in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to Shanghai-based consultancy Stieler Enterprise. “We’d love to wait for another one or two months to see how they’ve …

Robots could displace 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030
5 years, 9 months ago

Robots could displace 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Robots are getting better at doing human jobs. Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by Oxford Economics, a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm. The use of robots is on the rise: At this point, every new robot …

Robots offer a helping hand in the home
6 years, 3 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, …

Online consumption in Chinese counties goes high-end: report
6 years, 3 months ago

Online consumption in Chinese counties goes high-end: report

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-12-28 16:37 A customer controls her Deebot, a robot vacuum, to clean her living room in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. HANGZHOU - Consumers in Chinese counties are increasingly opting for smart and quality products online as robots and imported goods are gaining popularity, a recent report showed. The report, jointly conducted by e-commerce giant Alibaba's Taobao village and …

Smart appliances enter more Chinese households
6 years, 3 months ago

Smart appliances enter more Chinese households

China Daily  

A customer controls her Deebot, a robot vacuum, to clean her living room in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. HEFEI - Quality and customized smart appliances are catching on among urban households in China as cities are embracing the emerging trend of an "intelligent home," -- home system rich in modern conveniences. "Robot vacuum cleaners, smart dishwashers and TVs have been included …

AI robot maker from Silicon Valley to bring Chinese families 'true smart' products
6 years, 4 months ago

AI robot maker from Silicon Valley to bring Chinese families 'true smart' products

China Daily  

Trifo, an Artificial Intelligence robot maker from the Silicon Valley, is committed to bring Chinese families true smart home robots, as it announced on Thursday receiving $11 million in funding to build cutting-edge products. With its first product, Trifo addresses the lack of fully integrated robotic systems by building a smart consumer robot vacuum with increased functionality at a far …

How robots are shaping tomorrow's world[5]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 7 months ago

How robots are shaping tomorrow's world[5]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

A robot displays at the ongoing 2017 World Robot Conference in Beijing, Aug 24, 2017. The International Federation of Robotics forecasts that China's robotics industry will be worth $6.28 billion this year, after exceeding $5 billion for the first time in 2016. China is now in the critical stage of its "Made in China 2025" blueprint, a plan to move …

China on rapid progress of robotization: study
7 years, 7 months ago

China on rapid progress of robotization: study

China Daily  

A robotic arm at a store in Berlin, Aug 23, 2017. WASHINGTON - China bought 90,000 robots in 2016, accounting for almost a third of the global total, and the robot revolution may raise China's economic competitiveness, according to a report released this week by Bloomberg Intelligence. "China is installing more robots than any other nation, and that may affect …

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's spending on robotics to hit $59.4b in 2020: IDC
7 years, 11 months ago

China's spending on robotics to hit $59.4b in 2020: IDC

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-04-07 09:23 Robot Jia Jia displays at the 2016 World Robot Exhibition in Beijing, Oct 21, 2016. SHANGHAI - International Data Corp reports that China will be spending $59.4 billion on robotics and related services by 2020. As the largest and the fastest growing robotics market in the world, China will account for over 30 percent of …

China's spending on robotics to hit $59.4b in 2020: IDC
7 years, 11 months ago

China's spending on robotics to hit $59.4b in 2020: IDC

China Daily  

Robot Jia Jia displays at the 2016 World Robot Exhibition in Beijing, Oct 21, 2016. SHANGHAI - International Data Corp reports that China will be spending $59.4 billion on robotics and related services by 2020. As the largest and the fastest growing robotics market in the world, China will account for over 30 percent of all robotics spending in 2020, …

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 …

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, 5 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, …

More robots for Tianjin industries
8 years, 5 months ago

More robots for Tianjin industries

China Daily  

A robot that can write with its hands is displayed at the Summer Davos Forum in Tianjin on June 26, 2016. The annual output of the robotics industry in Tianjin is expected to be worth 12 billion yuan by 2020, with the total number reaching 60,000 robots, according to the Tianjin Municipal Commission of Industry and Information Technology. The robot …

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 …

Companies embracing robotics for production efficiency, profit
8 years, 9 months ago

Companies embracing robotics for production efficiency, profit

China Daily  

In a humming factory in Foshan, Guangdong province, a machine is busy tailoring fabrics to custom designs. "The number will rise more sharply over the next five years, partly stimulated by strong policy support," said Hao Yucheng, deputy director of the China Robot Industry Alliance. "We plan to spend 4 billion yuan on cranking up automation in the next five …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Great potential in China's robot market: national lawmaker
9 years ago

Great potential in China's robot market: national lawmaker

China Daily  

BEIJING - China's industrial robot market boasts enormous potential and needs more government support to ensure rapid and reasonable growth, a national lawmaker said. "There is still huge room for improvement in the sector," said Niu Nutao, a national lawmaker and an official in charge of information sector in east China's Anhui province, citing the country's low robot-to-worker ratio. Facing …

Foreign robotics firms seek to create demand fit for iPhone
9 years, 2 months ago

Foreign robotics firms seek to create demand fit for iPhone

China Daily  

Japanese robot maker Fanuc Corp's product at a fair in Shanghai. Overseas robotics companies are said to be scrambling to tap into the Chinese market, as surging labor costs prompt domestic manufacturing firms to seek new ways to cut assembly-line costs. One firm already well on the way to building its presence here is Japanese robot maker Fanuc Corp, which …

Foreign robotics firms seek to create demand fit for iPhone
9 years, 2 months ago

Foreign robotics firms seek to create demand fit for iPhone

China Daily  

Japanese robot maker Fanuc Corp's product at a fair in Shanghai. Overseas robotics companies are said to be scrambling to tap into the Chinese market, as surging labor costs prompt domestic manufacturing firms to seek new ways to cut assembly-line costs. One firm already well on the way to building its presence here is Japanese robot maker Fanuc Corp, which …

Home appliance makers to ride intelligence and Internet to glory
9 years, 3 months ago

Home appliance makers to ride intelligence and Internet to glory

China Daily  

TCL LED televisions are for sale at a home appliances store in Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province, October 30, 2015. In the first half of this year, home appliance sales reached 769.7 billion yuan, up 4.3 percent year-on-year, according to CMMC. The "Internet Plus" strategy, championed by Premier Li Keqiang, is expected to hasten the integration of traditional home …

Bright market prospect for China's service robotics
9 years, 4 months ago

Bright market prospect for China's service robotics

China Daily  

BEIJING - Shi Zhongzheng, 5, excitedly gripped his badminton racquet as he delivered a serve to his opponent - a small black robot making measured moves across a demonstration court. However, in the long term service robots will become a huge industry, Chinese vice president Li Yuanchao said at the opening of the conference on Monday. Facing the duel problems …

China seeks robot technology assistance worldwide
9 years, 4 months ago

China seeks robot technology assistance worldwide

China Daily  

A robot made in China is displayed at the World Robot Conference 2015, which opened in Beijing on Nov 21, 2015. Sharing of know-how will help foreign firms tap into market, vice-president says Vice-President Li Yuanchao encouraged overseas robotics companies on Monday to share technologies with China-based vendors, saying that international cooperation will help foreign companies tap into China's huge …

Robots ready to offer helping hand at home
9 years, 4 months ago

Robots ready to offer helping hand at home

China Daily  

Robots are becoming an everyday part of life for many, and not just for those working in high-tech factories or on automated production lines. "The commercial market for household robots is huge, especially for small businesses working in the catering industry, for instance, which like many is facing a major shortage of labor," said Huang Rujin, Okagv's deputy general manager. …

Vanke to use robots in concierge services
9 years, 4 months ago

Vanke to use robots in concierge services

China Daily  

Employees walk past a logo of China Vanke at its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. China Vanke, the biggest property developer by sales in the world's most populous country, is recruiting robots to sweep floors and guard its properties to address a labor shortage and rising wage bills. As Chinese developers struggle with lackluster sales and tighter industry margins, China …

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