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In China, you can find robots serving food in restaurants, delivering room service in hotels, and cleaning floors in office buildings. But it\u2019s in factories where China wants robots to make the biggest difference. China\u2019s population is starting to shrink. With the number of workers set to plummet, will robots be able to fill the gap? The FT\u2019s James Kynge visits Chinese robot makers in Shenzhen, and speaks to demography expert Wang Feng about the scale of the demographic challenge facing China today. 

Presented by James Kynge. Edwin Lane is the senior producer. The producer is Josh Gabert-Doyon. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT\u2019s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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