Interest in the Chinese home appliance manufacturer Midea Group to the assets of the German manufacturer of industrial robots Kuka last week materialized the presence of adequate conditions for the conclusion of the transaction. At least, no one of the potential buyers expressed desire to pay for a large block of shares Kuka nearly $ 5 billion. In total, Midea will now receive 86% of the shares of the German robots manufacturer .
As explained Reuters, the Chinese authorities put the task before the country in the top ten world leaders in the use of robots in manufacturing 2020. Now China is at 28th place, as 10 000 workers in the factories of the country is not used for more than 36 robots. To get into the top ten, you need to increase this number to 150 robots. Again, only at the expense of imported equipment to achieve this goal it will be difficult, so the volume of national production robots by 2020 will increase to 100 thousand a year. This is 49% more than now. In addition to the purchase of Kuka assets, the Chinese have recently been seen in the increase in the share capital of the Kion - German manufacturer of forklifts used in logistics operations in the warehouse.
To accelerate the automation of Chinese manufacturers are pushing the deficit of skilled labor with a simultaneous increase in wages. Local manufacturers of robots has increased over the period from 2013 its market share from 25% to 31%, and now this figure should increase. While Chinese robots remain quite primitive, but the producers are willing to improve them.