A detail of a robot being trained to greet visitors at the Zeekr electric car assembly plant in Ningbo, China. Enormous investments in factory equipment and AI are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries. — Photos: QILAI SHEN/The New York Times
NINGBO, China: China’s secret weapon in the trade war is an army of factory robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have revolutionised manufacturing.
Factories are being automated across China at a breakneck pace. With engineers and electricians tending to fleets of robots, these operations are bringing down the cost of manufacturing while improving quality.
