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Battle of the machines: Chinese robot makers take on foreign peers

By Ma Si and Tian Xuefei (China Daily) Updated: 2016-01-28 11:20

Battle of the machines: Chinese robot makers take on foreign peers

Robots deliver dishes to customers at a Robot Restaurant in Harbin, Heilongjiang province Jan 12, 2013.[Photo/Agencies]

For its part, the company is positioned to have a presence in a wide range of areas, from robot components, industrial robots, service robots to automated equipment for nuclear power plants and aerospace industries.

"We have arguably the best robot engineers and researchers in China, which can give us an unparalleled advantage," wrote Han Jiecai, honorary chairman of HIT Robot and vice president of the Harbin Institute of Technology, in a bylined article in the Economic Observer.

But despite the efforts by leading Chinese robot manufacturers to build a premium brand, most players are still locked in low-end competition, experts said.

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