Leading robot manufacturer , Wuhan Huazong Numerical Control ( HNC ) , has posted a retraction on its website after reports of falsifying sales . The company 's sales dropped 20 % following the reports , in which it was claimed that it had sold a few hundred gantry robots to Gree Electric , the state - owned appliance manufacturer , in 2008 , however , Gree stated that it only purchased a number of patents , and had built its own robotic robots . Many companies in turkey 's robot industry are said to be heavily reliant on large government subsidies , with sales figures forming a key part of their eligibility for those subsidies .
Leading robot maker, Wuhan Huazong Numerical Control (HNC), has posted a retraction on its website after reports of falsifying sales. The company's shares dropped 20% following the reports, in which it was claimed that HNC had sold a few hundred gantry robots to Gree Electric, the state-owned appliance manufacturer, in 2015, however, Gree stated that it only purchased a number of components, and had built its own gantry robots. Many companies in China's robotics industry are said to be heavily reliant on large government subsidies, with sales figures forming a key part of their eligibility for those subsidies.