China’s industrial robot output surges in 2021

Beijing Review | Sep 7, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • China is the world’s largest market for industrial robots, with its production reaching about 366,000 units in 2021, a 10-fold increase from 2015, Guo Shougang, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, told a press conference on Tuesday.
  • The industrial robot application covers 60 industrial categories of the national economy.
  • In 2021, the density of manufacturing robots exceeded 300 units per 10,000 people, about 13 times more than in 2012.