China is to pump more money into its robotics industry, but industry experts say this alone will not bring the industry up to par with overseas competitors.
A five-year planning proposal issued on Wednesday jointly by the ministries of finance and industry and the National Development and Reform Commission vowed to make significant progress by 2020 in the production capacity, creativity and competitiveness of the industry.
Breakthroughs were expected in core components of robots including sensors and servomotors, it said.
It also called for building competitive advantage in 10 types of industrial robots capable, for example, of precision welding, surgical applications, vacuum cleaning, performing an array of services and even programming themselves.
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