Hey bro I'm back to PDF! Have been away for almost half a year, business wasn't easy!
On topic, what's "Hyed"? Of course robotics for manufacturing is THE way forward, like as if there's any alternative. Industries here are installing robots at break-neck speed as we speak, adding more units in 2014 than any other country by far. By end 2015
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- China Mainland had an operational stock of 262,900 industrial robots, second only to Japan (297,200 units) in the world, overtaken 3rd position North America (US/Canada/Mexico combined 259,200), 4th South Korea (201,200), 5th Germany (183,700), 6th Italy (61,200) and 7th Taiwan (50,500).
- China Mainland and Taiwan combined already largest.
However in terms of
robotics density (Units Per 10,000 workers), world''s highest is in 1st South Korea (478), followed by 2nd Japan (314) and 3rd Germany (292), China is not even close yet! Given the degree of automation is still low, still lots of room to grow.
Currently the 4 leading providers of industrial robotics are FANUC, Yaskawa, Kuka AG and ABB, others include Yamaha, Denso Wave, Mitsubishi, etc. I believe the robotics manufacturing industry will benefit from such China's strong demand on automation, now
China's MIDEA is in the process of acquiring Germany's largest robotics firm Kuka AG which is valued at US$5 billion.
http://www.ifr.org/industrial-robots/statistics/