Don C. Brunell: China Betting on Advanced Robots

China has a new industrial strategy which is capturing attention worldwide. It is striving to become an innovation economy using advanced automation, connected robots and artificial intelligence.

China intends to shake the image of just being a nation for low-cost manufacturing. Instead, it wants to be known for producing cutting edge, reliable and high quality products–even making robots.

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the Chinese are creating an “industrial internet” which gathers information and uses it across manufacturing networks, including suppliers and cus...