One of the world's largest industrial robot makers begins operations at its new Shanghai factory on Tuesday. German robot manufacturer Kuka is aiming for multi-million euro orders for its high-tech machinery from China's automotive industry.

世界上最大的工业用机器人制造商开始在上海运营其新工厂。德国机器人制造商Kuka意在中国汽车工业中攫取数百万欧元的高科技机械订单。
Germany's table tennis champion takes on the fastest robot in a ping pong battle. That's the type of machinery that will be produced in Kuka's new plant in Shanghai, the first in the country for the Augsburg-based robot maker. China is projected to become the biggest market for industrial robotics by 2016. Right now Chinese robot products only make up about a tenth of the Chinese market.
德国乒乓球冠军曾与反应最快的机器人在乒乓球赛中对峙。这就是Kuka公司将要在上海生产的产品，上海也是该公司在中国的第一家工厂。中国预计在2016年成为工业机器人最大的需求市场。目前，中国机器人产品只占中国市场份额的1/10。