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China’s robot sector needs to pick up pace to upgrade manufacturing and rival foreign competitors, say experts | South China Morning Post


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25 November 2015



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China’s robot industry is not yet mature enough to contribute to upgrading the country’s manufacturing sector, industry insiders and foreign players say.

There are more than 1,000 robot-related firms across China, but quality – not quantity – is the robot sector’s biggest challenge, according to Qu Daokui, chairman of Siasun Robot and Automation, a Shenyang-based industrial robot producer.




Hallie Siegel robotics editor-at-large
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