The research and development of robots in China began in the 1970s. In 2013, China became the world's largest application market for industrial robots.

The robot industry cluster located in the Tangshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, is a major research and development base of special robots and an application and innovation highland of robots in China. Tangshan, an important industrial city, has been deeply engaged in the robot industry since the 1990s. After more than 30 years of continuous development, it has now formed an industrial cluster featuring welding robots, rescue robots and special testing robots.

Today, let's follow Quentin, a robot enthusiast from France, to uncover the mystery of the "robot corps" in Tangshan.

Supervising Producers: Na Shuchen, Wang Yuelu

Chief Producers: Li Yao, Liu Liu

Planners: Zheng Ting, Shi Yang, Cao Zhaoyang

Choreographer-directors: Zheng Bai, Lv Qi, Mi Wenting

Cinematographers: Li Wenpei, Liu Zhicheng

Editors: Zhang Menglin, Wu Meng, Kou Xuan

Script Translators: Song Lifang, Liu Shiyuan (Intern), Jia Xiaoke (Intern)

Text proofreader: Song Lifang

Instructor Unit: Information Office of People's Government of Hebei Province

Supporting Unit: Hebei Foreign Publicity and Exchange Center

Special Thanks to: Information Office of People's Government of Tangshan High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Editors: Zheng Bai, Mi Wenting