Shenyang partners with Sweden’s Robotdalen

Liu Xiaodong, vice-mayor of Shenyang, delivers a speech at the robotics industry development and cooperation forum in Shenyang on March 20. [Photo/Xinhua]

Shenyang in Liaoning province will partner with Swedish robotics company Robotdalen to transform and upgrade the robotics industry in the city, Xinhua reported.

The news was announced at the robotics industry development forum sponsored by Shenyang’s municipal government and the municipality of Västerås, Sweden in Shenyang on March 20. The event was aimed at boosting industrial communications and cooperation between the two sides, and helping Shenyang establish a complete and coordinated industrial chain for the robotics industry.

Topics including technological innovation, the commercialization of scientific achievements, technician training and intellectual property protection were discussed by experts and scholars.

Shenyang’s municipal government and the municipality of Västerås signed a memorandum of cooperation on the development of the robotics industry at the forum.

In addition, another four projects involving robotic technologies with applications in the medical field and energy storage were agreed at the signing ceremony held the same day.

Liu Xiaodong, vice-mayor of Shenyang, claimed that the agreements hold mutual benefits for the two sides, as Shenyang is making efforts to seek partners to improve its robotics industry, while Robotdalen has world-leading robotics technology and a mature business model.

Representatives of Shenyang’s municipal government and the municipality of Västerås signed a memorandum of cooperation on the development of the robotics industry in Shenyang on March 20. [Photo/Xinhua]