Industrial robotics company ABB announced it will build $150 million advanced robotics factory in Shanghai, China, which will start operating by late 2020

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October 30, 2018

Briefing	Advanced Robotics Factory – Industrial robotics firm ABB said it will build world’s most advanced robotics factory in Shanghai, China, which will be operational by late 2020 Technologies – Will house company’s connected digital technologies, collaborative robotics, and artificial intelligence research, with software enabling people and robots to collaborate closely in factory, and YuMi robots used for small parts assembly $150 Million Investment – Will invest $150 million to build 75,000 square-foot facility Flexible Design – Will have flexible floor plan where technologies are interlinked, rather than having fixed assembly lines, which can enable production environment to adapt to changing needs
Accelerator	Robotics
Sector	Industrial Manufacturing
Organization	ABB Ltd.
Source	"ABB to build the world’s most advanced robotics factory in Shanghai," ABB, https://new.abb.com/; Moon, M., "Robots will build robots in $150 million Chinese factory", Engadget, https://www.engadget.com/; Miller, J., "Robots to make robots at ABB's new $150 million factory in China", Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	October 27, 2018

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