ABB to build robotics ‘factory of the future’ in China
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. ABB to build the world’s most advanced robotics factory in Shanghai Autopiloted carts will also follow robots around the factory, carting necessary supplies, according to a press release. The company’s goal wasn’t to build the largest factory, it was to build the most “flexible” space, according to Per Vegard Nerseth, managing director of ABB’s Robotics business, which produces industrial robots and software for companies across the globe.
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