Company wants homegrown tech for manufacturing robots

Gree chief Dong Mingzhu says trend is in favor of unmanned and automated operations

Gree Electric Appliances Inc, a leading Chinese home appliance maker is stepping up its efforts in intelligent manufacturing by using industrial robots - covered by the company's own intellectual property rights - for a variety of industrial production process.

Dong Mingzhu, president of Gree said: "The supply-side reforms mean we should create and improve technological innovative capabilities. We must stick to independent innovation."