In a statement to Xinhua News Agency, an official at the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that China's robot industry maintained steady expansion in the first half of the year.

According to the ministry's official, Wang Hong, China's output of industrial robots reached 222,000 sets, an increase of 5.4% year on year, while the production of service robots amounted to 3.53 million sets, up 9.6% from a year ago.

"China's robot industry has achieved steady and healthy development and has become the backbone of the global robot industry," Wang said.

In China, industrial robots are now widely used in emerging industries, including new energy vehicles, photovoltaics, and lithium batteries. Service robots have been applied in medical and health, construction, aged care, and other industries on a large scale. Special robots are increasingly important in scientific investigation and emergency rescue.

"In the future, China will further enhance its industrial innovation capability and promote the high-quality development of the robot industry," Wang added.

Source: Saudi Press Agency