China’s largest property developer by sales Country Garden is planning to start mass production of construction robots next year to cut costs and raise efficiency, it said on Friday. The group, which started investing in robotics research and development in 2018, said it aims to have at least one robot at each of its sites across the nation. 

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Country Garden's decision to speed up its robotics development came after safety concerns following a series of incidents at its building sites that year. (reut.rs/2TtWilH) 

The developer, which said in 2018 it would invest 16 billion yuan ($2.33 billion) in robotics each year for five years, is also developing robots for its agriculture, restaurant and property management business. 

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