A robot of the Siasun Robot and Automation Corporation, which is developed to help locate tumors, simulates the use of a medical instrument on a model of a human skeleton at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, Oct. 22, 2016.[Photo/Xinhua by Wang Yue]

The country wants to be able to make 150,000 industrial robots in 2020, 260,000 in 2025 and 400,000 by 2030. If achieved, the plan should help generate a market value of 600 billion yuan over the next decade.

Among the expo highlights are also service robots, which industry insiders say have been used in catering, education, banking services, government institutions and sports.