A robot welds parts at Jinan Truck Company in China's Shandong province. More than 50 per cent of annual robotics spending on the mainland is for so-called discrete manufacturing, which is the assembly-line production of distinct products like cars and smartphones. Photo: Xinhua A robot welds parts at Jinan Truck Company in China's Shandong province. More than 50 per cent of annual robotics spending on the mainland is for so-called discrete manufacturing, which is the assembly-line production of distinct products like cars and smartphones. Photo: Xinhua
A robot welds parts at Jinan Truck Company in China's Shandong province. More than 50 per cent of annual robotics spending on the mainland is for so-called discrete manufacturing, which is the assembly-line production of distinct products like cars and smartphones. Photo: Xinhua
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Updated: 10:15am, 5 Apr, 2017

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A robot welds parts at Jinan Truck Company in China's Shandong province. More than 50 per cent of annual robotics spending on the mainland is for so-called discrete manufacturing, which is the assembly-line production of distinct products like cars and smartphones. Photo: Xinhua A robot welds parts at Jinan Truck Company in China's Shandong province. More than 50 per cent of annual robotics spending on the mainland is for so-called discrete manufacturing, which is the assembly-line production of distinct products like cars and smartphones. Photo: Xinhua
A robot welds parts at Jinan Truck Company in China's Shandong province. More than 50 per cent of annual robotics spending on the mainland is for so-called discrete manufacturing, which is the assembly-line production of distinct products like cars and smartphones. Photo: Xinhua
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