The reporter of Economic Information Daily recently learned from the 2021 world robot conference that China's robot industry has developed rapidly in recent years. Even affected by the epidemic, China's industrial robot market will still contribute about 40% of the global market in 2020 and remain the world's largest robot consumer for many consecutive years. Overall, the scale of China's robot market is expected to reach 83.9 billion yuan in 2021. Insiders pointed out that the robot industry is ushering in a window period of upgrading and leapfrog development. China's robot market demand is leading the world and has become the backbone supporting the development of the robot industry. Industry analysts pointed out that we should promote the integrated application of new generation information technologies such as 5g, big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and improve the level of robot intelligence and networking.

 

  multiple application scenarios

 

  robot is known as "the Pearl at the top of the crown of manufacturing industry". Its R & D, manufacturing and application are an important symbol to measure a country's scientific and technological innovation and the level of high-end manufacturing industry. The medical robot arm for surgery can shuttle through the forest, patrol quadruped robot dogs, and high-temperature fire-fighting robots that work continuously for 30 minutes at 1000 degrees Celsius... A series of cutting-edge technologies and the latest achievements displayed during the 2021 world robot conference are a true portrayal of the innovation and development of robot people in China.

 

   "what kind of garbage is a battery?" ask a question to the artificial intelligence garbage station, and the lid of "harmful garbage" will open automatically. In the service robot exhibition area, an artificial intelligence garbage station has attracted a lot of attention. Based on artificial intelligence, Internet of things and other technologies, the garbage station can realize intelligent classification management of garbage.

 

  man machine cooperation is an important trend of robot technology innovation, and surgical robot is a typical application of cooperative robot. In the exhibition area, the staff are operating the surgical robot to peel off a raw quail egg. It can peel off the eggshell accurately while retaining the egg film, so as to simulate the action of separating the most delicate tissue during the operation. The person in charge of Shurui company, which developed the robot, told reporters that its accuracy can reach 0.3mm, can complete single hole laparoscopic surgery, and provide patients with less trauma and better medical services.

 

  at the same time, with the increasing maturity of industrial robot technology and technology, industrial robot intelligent operation technology and system have been successfully applied to many high-end manufacturing industries such as aviation, aerospace, shipbuilding, automobile, engine and so on. Statistics show that at present, domestic industrial robots have been widely used in 47 industry categories and 129 industry categories. China's industrial robot market has ranked first in the world for 8 consecutive years.

 

                                 "from the vast space to the deep sea, from, Machine vision technology gives the robot insight. 5g and cloud computing technology greatly improve the computing power of the robot and have a smarter brain. Intelligent sensing technology enables robots to sensitively perceive the surrounding environment, and some scenes that could only appear in science fiction movies have entered our real life.

 

  huge market scale

 

  with the innovation and development of robot technology, the robot industry has increasingly become an important driving force supporting economic and social development.

 

Xin Guobin introduced at the meeting that China's installed capacity of industrial robots accounted for 44% of the world in 2020, and the output increased rapidly from 72000 sets to 212000 sets from 2016 to 2020, with an average annual growth of 31%. The demand for intelligence in medical, elderly care, education and other industries continues to release, and service robots and special robots have great development potential. In 2020, the operating revenue of national service robot and special robot manufacturing enterprises above designated size was 52.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 41%.

 

  at the same time, the robot industry ecosystem has been continuously improved. A large number of small giant enterprises specializing in robot machines, parts and system integration have been formed, and efut, tianzhixing and other enterprises have successively landed on the science and innovation board. Resources and innovation factors accelerate the agglomeration to areas with good foundation and great development potential of robot industry. Robot industry clusters in advantageous areas such as Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area have accelerated their development and growth.

 

  "the intelligent technology industry represented by robots is injecting new momentum and stimulating new vitality into high-quality economic development, and the global robot ecosystem of openness, inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual learning is constantly improving," said Zhang Yuzhuo, Secretary of the Party group of China Association for science and technology and academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering.

 

  it is noteworthy that China's robot market demand is leading in the world and is the backbone supporting the development of the robot industry. According to the report on the development of China's robot industry (2021) released by China Electronics Society, the scale of China's robot market is expected to reach 83.9 billion yuan in 2021, with an average growth rate of 18.3% from 2016 to 2023.

 

  among them, the use scenarios of service robots and special robots continue to expand, and the demand potential is huge. It is estimated that in 2021, the scale of China's service robot market will reach 30.26 billion yuan, higher than the growth rate of the global service robot market; China's special robot market will reach 9.07 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 36.3%, higher than the global level.

 

   "robots have gone out of the industrial field and gradually developed and expanded in the fields of service, medical treatment, health, education and safety," said Qu Daokui, founder and President of Xinsong Robot Automation Co., Ltd.

 

  breakthrough in key technologies

 

  however, in the view of the industry, China's robot industry is still in the initial stage of development, many key core technologies still need to be further breakthrough, high-end supply is still insufficient, and the application level of the industry needs to be further improved.

 

   Qu Daokui believes that on the whole, almost 80% of China's enterprises still research and develop robots as low-end mechanical equipment and mechanical equipment, and do not really integrate intelligence, networking and data with robot development. At present, there are also "four low" common phenomena of low technology, low quality, low price and low-end applications.

 

  "with the accelerated evolution of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform, the new generation of information technology, biotechnology, new energy and new materials are deeply integrated with robot technology, and the robot industry has ushered in a window period of upgrading and leapfrog development," said Xin Guobin.

 

   the reporter learned from the meeting that the "14th five year plan" for the development of the robot industry is being formulated, hoping to build China into a source of global robot technology innovation, a gathering place of high-end manufacturing and a new highland of integrated application.

 

  relevant departments have also accelerated their deployment. The Ministry of industry and information technology will further promote the improvement of industrial innovation ability, grasp the development trend of robot technology, jointly break through common technologies such as robot system development, develop cutting-edge technologies such as bionic perception and cognition, promote the integrated application of new generation information technologies such as 5g, big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and improve the level of robot intelligence and networking. At the same time, consolidate the industrial development foundation, build a solid development foundation in key core parts such as reducer, control system and servo motor, promote joint research with industry, University and research, and improve the function, performance and reliability of key parts of robot.

 

  Zhang Yuzhuo said that in the future development of robot science and technology and industry, we should strengthen basic research and technical breakthrough, improve the original ability, and constantly expand the breadth, depth, speed and accuracy of robot innovation. Further strengthen the dominant position of enterprise innovation, promote the integration and mutual promotion of industry, University and research, strengthen the popularization of scientific and technological resources, and create a social atmosphere for the healthy development of industry.