At a logistics(物流) company in Shenzhen, Guangdong, robots have replaced workers in sorting (分拣) goods. They work 30 percent faster and make few mistakes. Millions of robots work day and night like this in factories across China.
In 2022, the number of working industrial (工业的) robots relative to the number of workers reached 322 per 10,000 workers in China, according to the World Robotics 2022 Report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). This made China ranked fifth in the world. For the first time, China's ranking went higher than the United States, which ranked ninth.
Robot density(密度) shows the automation(自动化) level in the manufacturing(制造) industry, said Marina Bill, president of the IFR. The new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industry is 141 robots per 10,000 workers.
Robots are playing an important role in making factories smarter and improving the manufacturing industry, according to Tao Yong, a professor of robotics at Beihang University in Beijing. They can help reduce costs and improve efficiency.
"Today's factories, with the help of robots, are more like clever engineers with quick eyes and hands,"Wu Zhijie, who works for the engineering equipment company Sany, told Xinhua.
The progress of the robotics sector (产业 ) mirrors the fast growth of the industrial internet in China.
The country has more than 3,1005G+ industrial internet projects and over 150 platforms with strong influence, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The industrial internet covers 45 key sectors, including manufacturing, energy and electricity. Its added value reached 4.13 trillion yuan in 2021.
there in China when there are 100 human workers?
a.Make engineers smarter. b. Reduce costs
c. Improve efficiency. d.Teach workers new skills.