Can robot-driven advanced manufacturing be a panacea for China’s slowing economy? China sure hopes so.
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In the outer reaches of Shanghai, one of the world’s most advanced robotics factories is being programmed into existence. By the end of 2022, across an area roughly the size of 12 football fields, humans will work alongside intelligent machines to build China’s future robotic workforce.
It sounds like something out of a science fiction film. Instead, it’s the culmination of Swiss-Swedish technology giant ABB’s "in China, for China and the world" strategy: to deliver top-end robo
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