AsianScientist (May 6, 2013) – A large robot industrial base will be built in northeast China’s Liaoning Province by the end of 2017, reported the state-run Xinhua agency.
Located in Shenfu New Town, a development zone in Fushun City, the five square kilometer industrial base will have an estimated annual output of 50 billion yuan (US$8 billion), said Zhao Qibin, deputy director of the town’s management committee, at a press conference on Saturday.
The Liaoning provincial government has promised tax reductions and venture capital support for the program, which Zhao said will be the country’s largest robot industrial base by 2030.
According to Zhao, the industrial base will mostly develop robots and other intelligent equipment after academies and technical centers are established there.
The China Robot Industry Association was set up in Beijing on April 21 to promote the application of robotic technologies and products in China, as robots gradually replace manpower in the fields of rescue, assembly, printing, transportation, and welding.
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