No. of industrial robots up from 70 in 2000 to 16,026 in 2016. Sunil Mani, CDS director THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even though automation does not pose a threat to employment in India’s manufacturing industry as of now, fast developments in the area demand a policy formulation.
A recent study by the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) director Sunil Mani pointed out that the number of industrial robots in India has increased from just 70 in 2000 to 16,026 in 2016.
The manufacturing sector accounts for the lion’s share of delivered robots, especially in automotive, electrical and electronics, metal, chemical, rubber and plastic industries. […]
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