Posted on 08/20/2025 8:59:59 AM PDT by delta7
China is leading the world in industrial robots or programmable machines that are pioneering fast and cost-effective manufacturing. China currently holds over 50% of the world market share in industrial robots capable of assembly, production line handling, service tasks, machine feeding, palletizing, packaging, and more.
Automation is fueling Chinese manufacturing in every sector from automotives to electronics. The advancement of AI will soon provide China with a cutting-edge ability to usher in a new era of humanoid robots that will become a portion of the future workforce.
China installed around 290,000 new industrial robots in 2024, nearly twice as many as the European Union, the United States, and Japan combined. Around 86,000 industrial robots went onto the market across the EU last year, while Japan implemented 43,000 and the US around 34,000. The market share of industrial robots was expected to surpass 2.1 million in 2024, valued at around $9.4 billion USD.
Chinese manufacturers are bypassing rising labor costs and an aging workforce through the use of robots. Factories are scaling their operations to turn China into the world’s manufacturing base. China has the ability to produce these robots at one-third the cost of other nations as it produces 90% of the components required for AI industrial robots.
However, China is heavily reliant on exports for the remaining 10% of key components. Foreign robot makers like FANUC, ABB, and Yaskawa have major production facilities in China, facilitating knowledge transfer to Chinese firms.
Will robots and AI replace human workers? They’ve already begun to do so. Some estimates believe that automation has replaced 1.7 million workers in China over the past 25 years. Around 80% to 90% of low-skilled labor that only requires simple or repetitive tasks has been assigned to robots. In auto manufacturing, for example, robots have been trained to perform 70% of assembly from welding to painting. Estimates believe that around 35.8% of China’s entire workforce will be automated by 2049, replacing 278 million Chinese workers.
These robots are advancing rapidly. They’ve proven effective in manufacturing, but with machine learning and language models, they’re beginning to seep into virtually every sector, including health care and education. The Chinese government has stated it plans to become a world leader in humanoid robots by 2027, inserting $138 billion into a state venture investment fund and providing private sector incentives for any company wishing to invest in the technology.
New robots are equipped with real-time sensor data and the ability to make decisions, collaborate with human workers, and perform multi-step advanced tasks. To train the AI robots, China has developed major human-robot hybrid training warehouses.
Focusing solely on the basic industrial robots, China has pioneered modern manufacturing. Cheap labor was once China’s stronghold over manufacturing, but now, the nation is relying more on trained technology than a human workforce. Creative destruction is happening at a rapid pace where the future workforce will be indistinguishable from what we see today.
Thank you.
“You think we are already there.”
You need to retake that internet mind reading course you failed.
Not so sure not much from China lasts very long.
“You chose to interpret in a destructive manner.”
You said ““Compaerd to here, where we don’t make it at all?””
Only one way to read that.
Right back at you, Tex!
Gosh, that is an arrow right in America's heart!! Gawd!
For your information, most of the Industrial Robots used in the United States come from Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.
I did not post that I knew what you think.
I posted on what you wrote.
China installed around 290,000 new industrial robots in 2024, nearly twice as many as the European Union, the United States, and Japan combined. Around 86,000 industrial robots went onto the market across the EU last year, while Japan implemented 43,000 and the US around 34,000.
That is 416,000 robots outside the US and 43,000 here in the US. That is almost 10 to 1!
We really don't seem to be winning this race. So, how about advocate for stepping up the pace in the US instead of playing childish word games with me?
Now explain how you imaged that to be anti-American. It just wasn't.
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Because it falsely portrayed America as a failure.
FANUC has the robotics products and expertise to help you succeed. With the most extensive range of robots and cobots available in the market—across any application and industry—we’re ready for any manufacturing challenge. More than 1 million FANUC robots have been installed worldwide, all of them offering ease of use, flexibility, straightforward integration, payloads up to 2,300 kg and reach up to 4.7 m.
Only in your mind. I think that a measly 1/10 of world production is nothing. We used to dominate all markets. If you want to be all pumped up over a 10% market share, be my guest. I want us to return to world dominance.
I thought Texans liked BIG. I never knew they could have such inflated pride in being hind tit.
LOL!
You are really serious quoting the anti-American, Russia/China shill.
A lying scamming ex-con posting here to find suckers willing to pay him $150 a month for his fake Socrates reports.
That was weird.
“That was weird.”
The truth is weird?
Armstrong/delta7
“The ONLY way to defend against our insane Neocons is to pull together as a united front with Russia, China, North Korea, and others against the West.”
1 posted on 8/4/2025, 12:40:57 PM by delta7
“”””Compaerd to here, where we don’t make it at all?”””””
The United States is number 2 in manufacturing in the world.
https://thedroidguy.com/elon-musk-unveils-bold-plan-to-mass-produce-humanoid-robots-by-2027-1268525
"Tesla’s Optimus robot is designed as a humanoid machine capable of navigating and operating in human environments. Unlike traditional industrial robots confined to single-purpose tasks in controlled settings, Optimus is built for versatility—walking on uneven terrain, handling delicate objects, and performing a wide range of functions, from assembling car components to assisting with household chores.
Powered by Tesla’s AI4 chip—with an upcoming upgrade to the more powerful AI5—the robots will use advanced machine learning to adapt and improve over time. This allows for an evolving skillset that could make Optimus useful not only in factories but also in homes, hospitals, and other human-centric environments.
Musk has emphasized the human-like adaptability of these machines, signaling an ambition that goes far beyond factory automation. With the integration of high-resolution sensors, vision systems, and robust autonomy software, these robots will be equipped to interact meaningfully and safely with the world around them.
Musk’s vision is matched by a bold production target: Tesla plans to build between 50,000 and 100,000 Optimus units in 2026, ramping up to between 500,000 and 1 million annually by 2027." (so far, they are way behind their 2025 production goal of 5,000 (component shortages, like rare earth magnets), but they are currently cutting over an EV factory to produce this robot)
Sure do. And the media. Inventions, not just military inventions, are hyped up and propagandized.
The article is a cut and paste from Google’s AI overview minus the quoting of the sources. Obviously click bait with plagiarized content.
Take the title and search google. Then you see that the armstrongeconomics.com source and the AI overview are the same.
IATG
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