Top 10 most promising fields using robots
The Chinese Institute of Electronics issued a report on the most promising fields using robots after the 2018 World Robot Conference kicked off in Beijing on Aug 15.
Here are the 10 fields making the best use of our robotic friends.
1 Storage and Logistics
An automated transport robot moves goods in a storage unit at Suning logistics center in Shanghai on May 11, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
2 Manufacturing
A robot for the manufacturing industry on display at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug 16, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
3 Medicine
A robot-assisted surgical system on display at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug 17, 2018. The system can help doctors improve the accuracy and efficiency of surgery. [Photo/VCG]
4 Indoor delivery
A delivery robot on display at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug 15, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
5 Companionship
A Sony Corp robotic dog 'aibo' on display at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan on July 27, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
6 Cleaning
A robot cleans glass at an expo in Taiyuan, Shanxi province on Oct 18, 2016. [Photo/VCG]
7 Emergency security
An intelligent robot used for security checks on display at the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Aug 15, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
8 Filmmaking
China's first self-developed intelligent camera robot shoots a performance in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Aug 8, 2018. [Photo/VCG]
9 Energy
A mining robot on display at an expo in Tai'an, Shandong province on Aug 31, 2014. [Photo/VCG]
10 National defense
A robot completes a cutting task at the finals of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotic Challenge in Pomona, US on June 6, 2015. [Photo/VCG]
