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September 24, 2015

Robots take over in many Chinese factories

  • China has about 30 robots for every 10,000 factory workers compared with 437 in South Korea and 152 in the United States. The global average is 62.
    • By KELVIN CHAN
    AP Business Writer

    SHENZHEN, China — In China's factories, the robots are rising.

    For decades, manufacturers employed waves of young migrant workers from China's countryside to work at countless factories in coastal provinces, churning out cheap toys, clothing and electronics that helped power the country's economic ascent.


     
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