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Inside China's robot revolution | BBC News
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6:19Now PlayingThere are more than two million robots working in China's factories - which is more than anywhere else in the world - and they are continuing to scale up at extraordinary speed.
It is a commitment that will surely change the world, much like the last time the Chinese economy underwent a massive transformation.
It is already shipping its robots across the globe: more than half of the world's industrial robots are now made in China.
What is less clear is the impact of such sweeping automation in a country that sits at the heart of global manufacturing, trade and innovation.
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