# STEP Robot breaks ground on 10,000-unit robot factory in Shanghai

Shanghai STEP Robot Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory in Jiading, Shanghai, with a total investment of 693 million yuan and an annual capacity of 10,000 industrial robots.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-17
- Where: Jiading, Shanghai, China
- Value: $29.0M (693.0M CNY)
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10,000 industrial robots per year
- Products: industrial robots, key components, motion control systems
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Shanghai STEP Electric Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/17254.md)
- [Xiao'ao Industrial Intelligent Equipment (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/17635.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [stepelectric.com](https://www.stepelectric.com/News_details/1162070524022181888.html), 2017-08-18: "新时达机器人新工厂项目，占地4.8万平方米，建筑面积2.7万平方米，总投资6.93亿元，建成后可形成年产10000套工业机器人的产业规模。"
- [en.stepelectric.com](https://en.stepelectric.com/News_details/1480975120200638464.html), 2017-08-18: "The new factory project of STEP Robotics covers an area of 48,000 square meters, with a construction area of 27,000 square meters and a total investment of 693 million yuan."
- [en.stepelectric.com](https://en.stepelectric.com/News_details/1480975120104169472.html), 2017-09-14: "In just one year, a brand-new, world-class, intelligent, flexible robotic welding and assembly line engineering system—on par with the best in China—will rise from the ground right here."

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