Chinese robot industry plagued by "low quality" and "over investment"

Xin Guobin, deputy head of the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, reportedly said of the Chinese robot industry that it is ‘plagued by low-quality, over investment and too much duplication’. China is responsible for a quarter of all robotic sales around the world, and Xin has now advised company's to work together to try and carry out innovation in new technologies. This comes alongside ministries plans to have 100,000 industrial robots made annually by domestic companies by 2020. 

Comments by vice-minister of industry and information technology come as data shows mainland bought 66,000 industrial robots last year – more than a quarter of world’s total