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China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
Small manufacturers adopt robotic arms and sensors to boost productivity but face financial limits and employment concerns amid China’s multi-billion-dollar robotics push.
- China is the world's largest market for industrial robots, supported by government investments in robotics and artificial intelligence.
- Automation aims to assist humans by reducing labor intensity, rather than fully replacing human workers.
- There is a 'digital divide' affecting smaller companies that cannot afford to modernize as quickly as larger businesses.
- The goal for factories is to optimize production, meet customer demands, and increase profitability.
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China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse.
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