This Day, That Year
The item from July 12, 1987, in China Daily showed a robot developed by the Shenyang Automation Research Institute attracting visitors’ attention in Liaoning province.
Weighing 250 kilograms, it had a wide range of functions, including use in rescue operations.
China’s robotics industry is booming.
In 2013, China became the largest market for industrial robots, overtaking Japan.
Last year, sales of the country’s industrial robots hit $4.22 billion, up 24 percent year-on-year, while sales of service robots, (used in the health and food sectors, among others) reached $1.32 billion, up 28 percent yearon-year.
The sector has seen steady
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growth, with about 1,686 robotics companies established last year, according to a report released at the China Robot Summit in May.
By the end of 2017, the number of these companies nationwide reached more than 6,500.
However, the domestic market is still dominated by foreign companies.
The central government released the Made in China 2025 plan, which identifies the industry as a strategically important sector.
Besides the plan, authori- ties have also released a robotics industry development roadmap to stimulate healthy growth of the sector. The five-year plan aims to rapidly expand the country’s industrial robotics sector.
Under the plan, by 2020 the nation wants to be able to manufacture at least 100,000 industrial robots annually.
The country is also aiming to sell more than 30 billion yuan ($4.6 billion) worth of service robots by 2020 amid a surge in demand from the healthcare, education and entertainment sectors. 10美元。
After penning the famous line on a napkin, he passed it around the table and collected his winnings.于是他在餐巾上挥笔写下了这行流传至今的小说。全桌传阅后，他得意地收钱。
Inspired by the story, the Reddit forum website in the US launched a six-word story competition. Here are some examples.在这则小说的启发下，美国社交论坛Reddit发起了“六字小说”活动，要求参与者用六个英文单词来讲一个完整的故事。以下是一些精彩作品。
I killed my dad’s only child.我杀了爸爸唯一的孩子。
Introduced myself to mother again today.今天我又向妈妈介绍了自己。
My father finally quit smoking forever.我的父亲终于能永远戒烟了。
Sorry soldier, shoes sold in pairs.对不起士兵，鞋子按双出售。
Hearse driver. Finally driven to work.灵车司机，用于成为乘客了。
Finally spoke to her. Left flowers.终于可以和她说说话了，之后我留下一束花。
Son hit me. Grandson watched carefully.儿子在打我，孙子在一旁认真看着。
Everybody liked him, nobody loved him.谁都喜欢他，但是没有人爱他。
Cancer. Only three months left. Pregnant.
They lived happily ever after. Separately.从此他们各自过上了幸福的生活。
I ate my wedding cake. Alone.我独自一人吃完了我的结婚蛋糕。
What’s your return policy on rings?你们戒指的退货规定是什么？
You took everything, except my apology.你带走了一切，除了我的道歉。
I destroy myself so you can’t.我毁了自己，这样你就毁不了我。
Forever only lasted for six months. “永远”只维持了六个月。
Voyager still transmitted, but Earth didn’t.旅行者号仍在发送信号，但地球没有。
Grandpa, what was “the internet” like?爷爷，“互联网”是什么样的？
I attended my funeral. Nobody knew.没人知道我出席了自己的葬礼。
One bullet was cheaper than therapy.了结生命比治疗要便宜。
"Amputation complete!" "Um ... Doctor ... wrong leg." “截肢完成！” “额，医生，不是这条腿。”
They opened the coffin. Scratch marks.他们打开了棺椁。里面尽是抓痕。