Robionix calls for Pakistan-China robotics partnership

Mettis Global reported that Pakistan and China could deepen industrial cooperation in robotics manufacturing. Awais Yasin, founder and chief executive of Robionix Technologies, told China Economic Net that joint laboratories, joint ventures and long-term engineer training could help close the precision component gap. He said Pakistan can design most of the frame, circuitry, control code and vision systems for automation, but lacks the manufacturing base for precision parts.

Robionix's flagship MagicQC is an artificial intelligence tool for checking clothing. A camera locates measurement points on a garment set on a measuring bed, and the result is pass or fail against buyer specifications. Textile exports reached $17.88 billion in FY25, about 56% of merchandise exports, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics show. Yasin said a recent installation sourced only three major parts abroad: the industrial camera, touchscreen and mounting assembly.

Yasin said a six-axis arm is harder to build than a fixed inspection unit, because it depends on servo motors, precision encoders and gear reducers that Pakistan cannot yet source locally. According to the International Federation of Robotics, China installed 295,000 industrial robots in 2024, which made up 54% of the world's total. He added that Chinese suppliers could become partners, starting with localised integration.