Application and Manufacture of Industrial Robots
The application of industrial robots in China has rapidly improved in the past few years. Although there is still a big gap between China's industrial robot density and Singapore's in 2019, in 2014, China's industrial robot density was only 36, lower than the global average density.
China's purchase of industrial robots (or installed capacity) is quite large. According to IFR's report, the global sales volume of industrial robots in 2019 was 373,000 units, of which 140,500 units were sold to China, accounting for 37.6% of global sales. China's purchases not only ranked first in the world, but also surpass the total amount of second-ranked Japan (49,900 units), third-ranked United States (33,300 units), and fourth-ranked South Korea (27,900 units).
In China, automobile, 3C, household appliances, metal processing and other industries are the earliest fields to apply industrial robots, among which the number of industrial robots applied in automobile and 3C fields can account for half of the industrial robots applied in China.
China's purchase of industrial robots (or installed capacity) is quite large. According to IFR's report, the global sales volume of industrial robots in 2019 was 373,000 units, of which 140,500 units were sold to China, accounting for 37.6% of global sales. China's purchases not only ranked first in the world, but also surpass the total amount of second-ranked Japan (49,900 units), third-ranked United States (33,300 units), and fourth-ranked South Korea (27,900 units).
In China, automobile, 3C, household appliances, metal processing and other industries are the earliest fields to apply industrial robots, among which the number of industrial robots applied in automobile and 3C fields can account for half of the industrial robots applied in China.