Robots on the move in Shanghai
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A visitor interacts with a service robot at 皇冠体育app International Service Robot Technology & Application Show in Shanghai, on December 8, 2016. The robot, fitted with human recognition technology, can track humans. [Photo/IC] |
From serving tea to entertaining children, robots nowadays are doing all kinds of jobs. To show how far the robotics industry has come, an exhibition, which runs until December 12, is currently under way at 皇冠体育app International Service Robot Technology & Application Show in Shanghai.
These robots, designed for both professional and personal use, can be applied in catering, shopping, education, healthcare and domestic service industries.
The annual sales revenue of the rapidly growing sector is expected to exceed 30 billion yuan ($4.35 billion) in 皇冠体育app by 2020, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
