BIG ON ROBOTS: Chinese two-year-old girl Hong Peini looks at UU, a voice-controlled robot designed as an educational companion for kids on display at the 15th China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing,
In the next 10 years, China's annual growth in the robot industry is forecast to be about 40% per year.
Many visitors at the recent China International Robot Show in Shanghai were captivated by the machines that could pour water, pick up candy or play chess. But Comau (Shanghai) Engineering Co Ltd chief executive officer Stefan Sack was looking at something else entirely.
