# ABB opens largest robotics factory in Shanghai

ABB officially opened its largest robotics factory in Shanghai, China, on December 2, 2022. The $150 million facility covers 67,000 square meters and is fully automated, producing robots.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-12-02
- Where: Shanghai, China, China
- Value: $150.0M
- Starts operating: 2 Dec 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 67,000 m² production and research facility
- Products: robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)

## Sources

- [english.news.cn](https://english.news.cn/20221202/420d9966945f4b5cab78831e2b62b0c5/c.html), 2022-12-02: "Swiss tech giant ABB on Friday officially opened its largest and fully automated robotics factory in Shanghai where 'robots make robots.'"
- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/97670/abb-opens-state-of-the-art-robotics-mega-factory-in-shanghai), 2022-12-02: "Today, ABB officially opened its state-of-the-art, fully automated and flexible robotics factory in Kangqiao, Shanghai, China."
- [chinadaily.com.cn](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202212/02/WS6389935ca31057c47eba25a0.html), 2022-12-02: "ABB Group, the Swiss technology company, opened its mega robotics factory in Shanghai on Friday."
- [chinadaily.com.cn](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202212/03/WS638a8bf1a31057c47eba26b3.html), 2022-12-02: "ABB Group opened its mega robotics factory in Shanghai on Friday, which is expected to further enhance the Swiss tech major's market presence in both China and the Asia-Pacific region."
- [english.news.cn](https://english.news.cn/20221203/ceaef3e9db914664b71f28bf03915515/c.html), 2022-12-03: "Swiss tech giant ABB on Friday officially opened its largest and fully automated robotics factory where 'robots make robots' in Shanghai."
- [metrology.news](https://metrology.news/abb-opens-robotics-mega-factory-in-shanghai/), 2022-12-05: "Building on three decades of success in China, the opening of our new mega factory is another milestone in helping our customers grow sustainably."
- [asiafoodbeverages.com](https://asiafoodbeverages.com/abb-opens-new-sophisticated-mega-factory-in-china/), 2023-01-05: "The new state-of-the-art plant is installed with large, neat-looking workshops, modular production cells and 'robot-making robots'."

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