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The development of industries related to robotics in China was not vibrant compared to other parts of the world but have seen exponential enhancement in recent years. Before COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of robot industry in China was mainly related to industrial robots. However, the pandemic initiated new phenomenon by creating non-contact requirement that promoted the dependence of service robots for medical and delivery assistance. The quick development of service robot during COVID-19 in China was driven by external factor (the change of market requirement) and the internal factors (technological factors and market factors) that also boasted start-ups and other large-scale industries to design, develop and apply many kinds of robots. These became valuable in controlling the spread of COVID-19. This chapter chronicles some of these developments in the industry during the pandemic and future prospects.
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He, Z., Hua, J., Adu Gyamfi, B., Shaw, R. (2022). Robotics and Its Advancement in Modern China. In: Hua, J., Adu Gyamfi, B., Shaw, R. (eds) Considerations for a Post-COVID-19 Technology and Innovation Ecosystem in China. Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6959-0_7
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