China robot unicorn Hai Robotics eyes international expansion as market for warehouse automation cranks up


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Shenzhen-based warehouse robot start-up Hai Robotics, which counts Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com among its clients, is speeding up international expansion with the goal of having half its business coming from outside China this year, the company’s co-founder told the Post in an interview.

Hai Robotics, founded in 2015, makes robots for moving and sorting boxes in warehouses, a market estimated to reach US$41 billion globally by 2027 amid widespread automation, according to research firm LogisticsIQ.

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