Trumpism 'caught behind' :::: China's push to automate manufacturing leaves Americans .... far behind at No. 3

It could be shocking but the changing dynamics of world and the geo-strategic issues do not sound good for Americans. Factories in China have installed nearly 3 lakh new robots in 2024. 

This was against only 34,000 by the US and China's tally is "more than the rest of the world combined", reports 'New York Times'. 

It has been also reported that Factories in China have installed more than 150,000 robots each year since 2017. At the same time, manufacturing output ballooned. 

By the start of this year, factories in China were making nearly a third of all manufactured goods worldwide, more than the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Britain combined. 

Chinese factories now make up a third of all manufactured goods worldwide, more than the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Britain combined.

The number of robotic installations fell last year across the next four robot-using companies – Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Germany, compared to 2023.

Until 2024, China installed more imported robots in its factories than home-made machines. Last year, however, three-fifths of the total robots installed were manufactured in the country.

Overall, China has five times as many robots functioning in factories as the United States.  

China is also locking horns with the U.S. and other nations over creating better humanoids. Unitree Robotics, based in Hangzhou, is seen as a leader in creating cheaper humanoids for the country at scale.

Unitree’s basic humanoids are priced at $6,000, and the company plans to go public by the end of 2025. They are made at a fraction of the price of Boston Dynamics’ robots, a key player in the American robotics industry.

China has a large pool of skilled electricians and computer programmers who can install robots. Still, it has faced some shortages of installation specialists, driving salaries up to nearly $60,000 a year.

The country also has a strong AI industry focused on monitoring and improving every aspect of factory equipment performance.