An Army of Robots Is China’s Weapon in Trump’s Tariff War - The New York Times

Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries. Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries. A robot sorts lug nuts before attaching wheels to electric cars at a Zeekr plant in Ningbo, China. Credit... Qilai Shen for The New York Times Supported by By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher, who has visited hundreds of factories in China since 2002, reported from Ningbo, Shanghai and Guangzhou in China. China’s secret weapon in the trade war is an army of factory robots, powered by artificial intelligence, that have revolutionized manufacturing. Factories are being automated across China at a breakneck pace. With engineers and electricians tending to fleets of robots, these operations are bringing down the cost of manufacturing while improving quality. As a result, China’s factories will be able to keep the price of

Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries. Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries. A robot sorts lug nuts before attaching wheels to electric cars at a Zeekr plant in Ningbo, China. Credit... Qilai Shen for The New York Times Supported by By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher, who has visited hundreds of factories in China since 2002, reported from Ningbo, Shanghai and Guangzhou in China. China’s secret weapo