Seventy years after the inaugural Canton Fair opened for global sample-based procurement, the 140th edition lays bare a pivotal shift within robotics and automation. International buyers are no longer chasing eye-catching showroom prototypes.
They are sourcing production-grade robotic systems built for continuous real-world deployment. This transition gains further momentum amid the fair’s overarching themes of innovation-driven growth, green transition and smart manufacturing.
To put the evolution in perspective: the very first Canton Fair operated out of a 9,600 m² venue and welcomed 1,200 buyers. Today’s event covers 1.55 million m², hosting more than 32 000 exhibitors and roughly 310,000 preregistered overseas buyers. [Read more…] about 70 Years On: Canton Fair Rewrites Robotics Sourcing – From Showroom Prototypes to Task-Ready Deployable Systems