Some factories in eastern China’s Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have recently increased testing and deployment of humanoid robots to replace human workers amid the country’s persisting high unemployment, according to Chinese media reports and local industry professionals who spoke with The Epoch Times.
Humanoid robots from Beijing Xingdong Jiyuan Technology were flipping packages on a conveyor belt to ensure the shipping labels face upward before sorting them into the corresponding slots in Guangzhou city on June 9, according to Chinese media reports.
The reports also said that sewing machine maker Jack Technology had secured an order for 2,000 humanoid robots, BYD Auto plans to deploy over 20,000 of its self-developed humanoid robots in its factories in 2026, and a batch of humanoid robots at the Zeekr Intelligent Factory, an electric vehicle producer, has begun pre-deployment testing….
Eastern China Factories Replace Workers With Robots Amid High Unemployment
