Robot Gossip reports that ABB has moved the headquarters of it's robot division from Detroit to China. ABB makes robots used in the assembly of cars. There are leading robotics companies in other parts of the word but this is very telling about the future of not just auto manufacturing but manufacturing in general. China is rising in many regards as a market, as manufacturers and as marketers. Are you watching China?

There are trends that point towards preparing children for a future where China and the Mandarin language are a true global power. Everything from the trend of hiring Chinese nannies for children to the efforts of China to export the Mandarin language to schools around the world. More and more signs point to a future that involves a powerful China.

Robot Gossip: ABB Robotics World HQ is Shanghaied

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