This Day, That Year

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.

China's robotics industry saw steady development in 2017 with about 1,686 sector companies established.

An item from Nov 30, 2000, in China Daily shows that Xianxingzhe (the pioneer) was the first bipedal humanoid robot in China. But the nation's first domestically completed industrial robot, Yegang No 1, was unveiled on Dec 18, 1987, paving the way for the booming market.