Isbn: 9798185881330 - how china built the world's robot factory: and what it means for everyone else (4 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Every argument in this book eventually comes back to a single, almost unbelievable statistic. In one recent year, China installed roughly 295,000 new industrial robots-more than the rest of the world combined. To grasp the gap, set it beside the runners-up: Japan, the second-largest market, installs on the order of forty-odd thousand robots a year; the United States, something in the mid-thirties of thousands. China, in other words, installs more industrial robots in a single quarter than most major economies install in a year. Across recent counts, the country accounts for over half of all industrial-robot installations on the planet, and the total population of robots working in Chinese factories has climbed past two million units - AND COUNTING. A number this large is easy to read past, so it is worth slowing down to consider what it actually does. Scale of this kind is not merely a matter of national pride or a bigger line on a chart. It is an engine that transforms every other variable in the competition, and it does so through at least three distinct mechanisms. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …