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KUKA After Midea: 8 Years of Chinese Ownership and What Changed
In June 2016, Midea Group — a Chinese home appliance manufacturer from Guangdong — launched a takeover bid for KUKA…
How Estun Beat FANUC in Q1 2025: A Market Share Breakdown
In Q1 2025, Estun Automation became the first Chinese manufacturer to outsell all foreign robot brands in China's domestic industrial…
China H1 2025: 369,300 Industrial Robots Produced — What the Numbers Mean
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported 369,300 industrial robots produced in H1 2025 — a 35.6% increase year-on-year. This is…
SCARA vs 6-Axis for Lithium Battery Cell Handling: A Technical Comparison
China produced 887 GWh of lithium battery cells in 2024 — 78% of global supply. Every cell goes through automated…How China Robot Subsidy Program Works: 2025 Policy Breakdown
China central and provincial governments disbursed an estimated 12-18 billion yuan ($1.7-2.5 billion) in direct subsidies, equipment loan guarantees, and…
Efort Hollow-Wrist Welding Robot: Why It Dominates Rail Transit Manufacturing
Efort Intelligent Equipment (埃夫特智能装备) is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under code 688165. Its welding robot arms grew more…
GSK CNC Robot Arms: Native G-Code Integration Explained
GSK CNC (Guangzhou Numerical Control Equipment, 广州数控) was founded in 1991 as a CNC controller manufacturer. For 30 years, its…
AI-Powered Weld Inspection vs Traditional X-Ray: Cost and Accuracy Compared
Weld inspection is a quality control requirement in structural manufacturing: pressure vessels, pipelines, rail structures, automotive frames, shipbuilding, aerospace components.…
Rokae XMate Force Control: How Sub-Newton Sensing Changes Assembly
Rokae was founded in 2015 by robotics engineers from Tsinghua University. For a decade, the company has built a single…
Thermal Imaging Robots in High-Voltage Substations: China 50,000 Unit Deployment
China State Grid operates 1.2 million km of power transmission lines and over 700,000 substations. Inspecting electrical equipment for thermal…
