Mr Tsuda said he expects the local automotive industry to rely more heavily on industrial robotics as the government promotes next-generation cars. Industrial robots can be used not only in potentially dangerous situations, but also in other fields such as biomedical services, he said. Mr Tsuda said Yaskawa Electric now makes 3,500 units of industrial robots a month from three factories in Japan and one in China. Yaskawa Electric established Yaskawa Electric Thailand Co in 2004 with 81 employees to sell industrial robotics, robotics for painting and other purposes, systems sales and engineering, and mechatronics sales. Secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit said last year that private investment value in robotics and automation was expected to grow 50% in 2018.

Source: Bangkok Post February 18, 2018 22:41 UTC