More schools may look to offer robotics

Like in the United States, knowledge of robots will likely become an integral part of school education in China in the not-so-distant future, if some forward-thinking technology firms have their way.

Already, STEM - an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics - is part of an inter-disciplinary approach that marks school education in developed countries.

The US is the leader in this respect. The Obama administration allocated $240 million last year to promote STEM-centric education. The total investment in this sector so far by the US government has reached $1 billion.