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China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
Economy
by  AFP

In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse. In a closed-off room, workers assembled vehicles' "brains", testing their cameras and computer chips.