Foreign Firms China Robot Wars

Chinese robotics firms are also grappling with a weakening economy and slumping automotive sector.

In a cavernous showroom on the outskirts of this port city in northeastern China, softly whirring lathes and svelte robot arms represent Dalian Machine Tools Group's (DMTG) vision of an automated future for Chinese manufacturing.

Chinese robotics firms are also grappling with a weakening economy and slumping automotive sector.

In a cavernous showroom on the outskirts of this port city in northeastern China, softly whirring lathes and svelte robot arms represent Dalian Machine Tools Group's (DMTG) vision of an automated future for Chinese manufacturing.