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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolin is pictured at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a prof

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolin is pictured at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoying, a prof

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

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Robot Chemist - China

Robot Xiaolai performs an experiment at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitute of human labor to a "research partner." According to Zhu Zhuoy

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Robot Chemist - China

Professor Zhu Zhuoying (R) and doctoral student Guo Lulu have a discussion in front of Robot Xiaolin at the state key laboratory of precision and intelligent chemistry of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, November 24, 2025. Traditional chemical research has long relied on continuous trial and error by scientists. With the development of artificial intelligence and robotic automation technologies, it has become possible to design experiments and issue instructions through intelligent platforms, using robots to replace human labor in experiential operations, which enhances experimental efficiency and precision. In 2021, after eight years of dedicated effort by a research team from USTC, Xiaolai, the first-generation "robot chemist," was successfully developed. After several years of iterations, the second-generation dual-armed humanoid robot Xiaolin has been put into operation, capable of performing more complex tasks. It has evolved from a substitut

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8th China International Import Exposition - Shanghai

Visitors view Hexagon's industrial humanoid robot AEON demonstrating the three-dimensional scanning, which is the first exhibition of industrial automation application scenarios of AEON in China, during the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, Nov. 5, 2025. Photo by Fang Zhe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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8th CIIE in Shanghai, China

The audience watched the industrial automation product catalog at the Omron booth at the 8th CIIE in Shanghai, China on November 6, 2025.

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2025 World Robot Conference - Beijing

A humanoid robot supported smart factory automation inspection system is displayed at the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, August 11, 2025. The WRC 2025 showcases rapidly advancing embodied intelligence technology, with humanoid robots as the highlight, demonstrating significant progress achieved globally and particularly in China, while the event also serves to illuminate a wide range of future commercial application scenarios. Themed "Making Robots Smarter, Making Embodied Agents More Intelligent," the five-day conference that opened on Friday features forums, exhibitions, competitions and networking events -- with over 200 robotics companies from around the world presenting their latest innovations. Photo by Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 World Robot Conference Held in Beijing

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 8, 2025 - Viewers watch the AEON humanoid robot intelligent factory automation testing solution at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China on August 8, 2025.

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Osez IA event in Paris FA

CEO of the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, Bruno Sportisse looks on during the national "Osez l’AI" plan in a major event at the French Finance Ministry in Paris on July 1, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Intelligent Equipment - China

A staff member sets parameters before welding at Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co., Ltd. in Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, June 27, 2025. Guangdong Province has been bolstering its pivot cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan to engage in manufacturing intelligent equipment, an effort to build an industrial cluster for manufacturing high-end equipment. In 2024, the province's operating revenue from the high-end equipment manufacturing reached 390.565 billion yuan (54.5 billion U.S. dollars) with the total profit standing at 18.873 billion yuan (2.63 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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China Manufacturing Industry Intelligent Development

RIZHAO, CHINA - MAY 25, 2025 - A worker is conducting vehicle assembly and automation debugging operations in the production workshop of an automobile manufacturing company in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China on May 25, 2025.

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China Manufacturing Industry Intelligent Development

RIZHAO, CHINA - MAY 25, 2025 - A worker is conducting vehicle assembly and automation debugging operations in the production workshop of an automobile manufacturing company in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China on May 25, 2025.

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China Manufacturing Industry Intelligent Development

RIZHAO, CHINA - MAY 25, 2025 - A worker is conducting vehicle assembly and automation debugging operations in the production workshop of an automobile manufacturing company in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China on May 25, 2025.

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China Manufacturing Industry Intelligent Development

RIZHAO, CHINA - MAY 25, 2025 - A worker is conducting vehicle assembly and automation debugging operations in the production workshop of an automobile manufacturing company in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China on May 25, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - The industrial robot test area of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - The industrial robot test area of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - The industrial robot test area of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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Nanjing ESTUN Automation Robot

NANJING, CHINA - APRIL 7, 2025 - A worker assembles industrial robots at a production workshop of Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China on April 7, 2025.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker puts a cracked quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine into a vaccine storage system at the Unit automation refrigerating and freezing workstation at the No. 1 Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker picks up a vaccine through an intelligent transmission system at the Unit automation refrigeration and freezing plant of the First Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Oct 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker picks up a vaccine through an intelligent transmission system at the Unit automation refrigeration and freezing plant of the First Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, Oct 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker puts a cracked quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine into a vaccine storage system at the Unit automation refrigerating and freezing workstation at the No. 1 Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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The First Single Automatic Refrigeration and Freezing Workstation Put into Use in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 21, 2024 - A medical worker puts a cracked quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine into a vaccine storage system at the Unit automation refrigerating and freezing workstation at the No. 1 Community Health Service Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, October 21, 2024. On the same day, the first single automatic refrigeration and freezing workstation in Guizhou Province was officially put into use.

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

- Port workers participate in a strike at Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Liu Yanan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

- Port workers participate in a strike at Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Liu Yanan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

Port workers participate in a strike at the Port Houston in Texas, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

- Port workers participate in a strike at Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Liu Yanan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

Port workers participate in a strike at the Port Houston in Texas, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

Port workers participate in a strike at the Port Houston in Texas, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

Port workers participate in a strike at the Port Houston in Texas, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

Port workers participate in a strike at the Port of Houston in Texas, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ports Strike Causes First Shutdown In Almost 50 Years - USA

Port workers participate in a strike at the Port of Houston in Texas, the United States, on October 1, 2024. About 45,000 port workers across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday as a midnight deadline for a new labor deal over wages and automation had passed. Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major ports along the east and gulf coasts, halting container traffic from Maine to Texas. The action marks the first such shutdown in almost 50 years. Photo by Chengyue Lao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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13th Beijing International Automobile Manufacturing Expo 2024

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 2, 2024 - Visitors visit the "Smart Factory Automation Control Total Solution" at the 13th Beijing International Automobile Manufacturing Expo 2024 in Beijing, China, August 2, 2024.

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A Digital Smart Factory in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2024 - A worker is producing switches and other core products at a digital smart factory in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, August 1, 2024. Here, the complex process does not require manual intervention, and a pipeline can achieve the efficient production of core products such as switches, which can achieve more than 80% of the production automation rate and more than 90% of the digitalization rate.

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A Digital Smart Factory in Fuzhou

FUZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 1, 2024 - A worker is producing switches and other core products at a digital smart factory in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, August 1, 2024. Here, the complex process does not require manual intervention, and a pipeline can achieve the efficient production of core products such as switches, which can achieve more than 80% of the production automation rate and more than 90% of the digitalization rate.