EconomyInFocus | Robotics industry thrives in Yangtze River Delta -Xinhua
EconomyInFocus | Robotics industry thrives in Yangtze River Delta
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2026-05-04 22:54:15
A production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory is pictured in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. The factory, established by ABB Group in Shanghai's Pudong, went into operation in 2022. Covering an area of 67,000 square meters, it is currently ABB's largest integrated base for robot research, development, manufacturing and application. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)
BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- As a key hub of China's advanced manufacturing sector, the Yangtze River Delta region has seen robust growth in its robotics industry. Leveraging the advantages of industrial clusters, cities across the region are accelerating innovation in robotics technologies and their real-world applications, further enhancing industrial competitiveness.
A staff member works at a production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A staff member works at a production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory is pictured in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A staff member works at a production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A staff member works at a production workshop of the ABB Robotics Mega Factory in east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)This photo taken on October 2025 shows a humanoid robot made by Keenon Robotics at a hotel in east China's Shanghai. Founded in 2010, Keenon Robotics has built a product portfolio featuring humanoid, delivery and cleaning robots, supported by its self-developed technology system. (Xinhua)Customers learn about Keenon Robotics's cleaning robots in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A staff member of Keenon Robotics debugs a humanoid robot in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A staff member of Keenon Robotics debugs a cleaning robot in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A robot made by Keenon Robotics waits to be tested in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)Li Tong, founder of Keenon Robotics, poses for photos with his company's humanoid robot in Pudong, east China's Shanghai, April 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)Jin Yongbin, a member of the research team of the humanoid robot "Bolt," demonstrates the technologies at the Humanoid Robert Innovation Research Institute of Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center in Zhejiang University, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)The humanoid robot "Bolt" is pictured at the Humanoid Robert Innovation Research Institute of Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center in Zhejiang University, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 9, 2026. (Xinhua)Jin Yongbin, a member of the research team of the humanoid robot "Bolt," poses for photos with the robot at the Humanoid Robert Innovation Research Institute of Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center in Zhejiang University, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)A staff member works on a robot production line at an automated workshop in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)A staff member conducts multi-scenario training for an embodied robot in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Bo)■
