Robots at Kawasaki Heavy to Get Boost From China Labor Shortfall
- Company sees at least 67% jump in robot sales over four years
- Kawasaki Heavy targets car, phone makers with two-armed robots
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. is predicting sales of its robots will get a boost from a labor squeeze in the world’s largest manufacturing nation.
Robot sales at the company will climb at least 67 percent in the next four years, to 100 billion yen ($923 million) in the 12 months starting April 2020, Kawasaki Heavy President Yoshinori Kanehana said in an interview in Tokyo. Sales will be led by China, where demand is rising for robotic car-assembly and two-armed robots used by computer and mobile-phone makers, he said.