Absolutely. In fact industrial automation components (robots, servos, linear bearings, etc) have been in huge demand from China. Suppliers often sell the same c

Absolutely. In fact industrial automation components (robots, servos, linear bearings, etc) have been in huge demand from China. Suppliers often sell the same components there for half the price as they charge in the US for the same quality and quantities. Domestic Chinese companies are becoming major suppliers of a lot of factory automation equipment like presses, laser welders, coil winders, etc. There's no reason to think the US has an advantage in automation. In fact, it's much easier as an automation engineer to design automation processes for the factory that's around the corner than to do so for a factory in another time zone that 90% of your team has never seen in person.