Wen Cao Chi.
As a carrier of emerging technologies and an important enabling equipment for industrial transformation and upgrading, robots are an important symbol of national scientific and technological strength and high-end manufacturing, and a key support for the modernization of the industrial system.
China Industrial Development Report (2023) (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") said that it has always attached great importance to the development of the robot industry, included robots in the key areas of national scientific and technological innovation, and issued a series of important plans to promote the development and demonstration application of robots in various fields such as industry, logistics and warehousing, emergency rescue and so on, with digital and intelligent transformation as the traction, pointing out the direction for robot R&D, innovation and industrial application.
Flexible, collaborative, and intelligent
The "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Robot Industry" promulgated in December 2021 clearly put forward a roadmap for the development of China's robot industry: by 2025, China will become the source of global robot technology innovation, a high-end manufacturing cluster and a new highland for integrated applications. The comprehensive index of the whole machine has reached the international advanced level, and the performance and reliability of key components have reached the international level of similar products. The average annual growth rate of operating income of the robot industry is more than 20%. A number of leading enterprises with international competitiveness and a large number of specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises with strong innovation ability and good growth have been formed, and 3 or 5 industrial clusters with international influence have been built. The density of robots in the manufacturing industry has doubled. By 2035, the comprehensive strength of China's robot industry will reach the international leading level. At the same time, the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the development of intelligent manufacturing promulgated proposes that by 2025, most of the manufacturing enterprises above designated size will realize digital networking, and the backbone enterprises in key industries will initially apply intelligence; By 2035, manufacturing enterprises above designated size will fully popularize digitalization and networking, and build more than 500 intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories that lead the development of the industry.
According to the report, under the guidance of national strategies and policies, the scale of China's robot industry continues to grow and has become an important force in promoting the development of the global robot industry. The output of industrial, service and special robots has grown rapidly; The brand strength has been continuously enhanced, the basic industrial capacity has been continuously improved, and the independent and controllable ability of key technologies and core components has been significantly enhanced; The formation of industrial clusters has accelerated, and it has become an important starting point to promote the robot industry to move towards the middle and high-end; The investment and financing of the robot industry has been further increased, and the funds have become more diversified.
In addition, driven by the integration of a new generation of information technology, new energy technology, new material technology, biotechnology, sensing technology and robotics, the development of China's robot industry shows a trend of flexibility, collaboration and intelligence. Breakthroughs in digital intelligence technologies such as global perception, intelligent decision-making, and accurate execution have expanded the capabilities of robots, enriched the application scenarios of robots, and expanded the application fields of robots from industrial production to warehousing and logistics, transportation, cultural tourism, medical care, family services and other fields, which have not only become an important starting point for improving people's production and lifestyle and coping with the aging of the population, but also injected strong momentum into promoting the high-quality development of China's economy.
The report said that although China's robot industry is constantly improving in terms of market size, independent innovation and industrial basic capabilities, on the whole, it cannot meet the needs of the high-quality development of the robot industry. There are still shortcomings in the upstream links of the industrial chain such as some core links, key technologies and industrial software; The industrial scale and competitiveness of self-owned brand enterprises need to be further improved; The construction of standards, testing and certification systems lags behind industrial development, and the scale and structure of talents cannot meet the requirements of high-quality development of the industry.
The industrial base makes up for the shortcomings of the emerging field of forging long boards
The report believes that China's construction of a modern industrial system and the realization of moving from a robot country to a robot power must conform to the trend of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, fully implement the "14th Five-Year Plan" for the development of the robot industry, and thoroughly implement the "robot +" application action implementation plan, adhere to the "innovation-driven, application traction, basic improvement, integrated development" as the guide, with the popularization and promotion of mature scenarios as the main line, and the construction of industrial clusters as the focus. Give full play to the leading role of the gathering and radiation of leading enterprises, forge long boards in emerging fields while making up for the shortcomings of the industrial base, and promote the modernization level of the robot industry chain and the improvement of international competitiveness.
The report suggests that the first is to continue to improve the innovation ability of the robot industry and break through the bottlenecks of key technologies. Give full play to the advantages of China's first-class system and the role of R&D institutions such as key laboratories of robotics, engineering (technology) research centers, and innovation centers, establish an innovation consortium led by leading enterprises and closely integrated with production, education and research, and break through the bottlenecks of industrial common technologies such as high-performance reducers, high-performance servo drive systems, intelligent controllers, intelligent integrated joints, new sensors, and intelligent end-effectors as soon as possible. Tracking, research and development of cutting-edge technologies such as sensitive tactile technology, intelligent interaction technology, emotion recognition technology, brain-computer interface, virtual reality robot technology, cloud service technology, etc., and do a good job in technical reserves. Encourage key core component enterprises, robot ontology and machine enterprises, and integrated solution enterprises to develop new products and create new models for new market demand.
The second is to accelerate the implementation of "robot +" application actions and expand the depth and breadth of robot applications. Focusing on the needs of national strategy, industrial development and consumption upgrading, we have selected and released a number of robot products and scenarios with remarkable application results in special fields such as manufacturing, logistics, services, medical treatment, health, agriculture and emergency rescue and disaster relief, actively promoted the application of "robot +", and vigorously expanded emerging applications while deepening the application of robots. In the industrial field, give full play to the competitive advantages of local robot enterprises with low manufacturing costs, close to the market, and good at combining complex industrial scenarios with robot technology and technology, start from the application side, work closely with system integrators and end-user enterprises, deeply cultivate market segments, form a number of advanced and applicable robot products and solutions, continuously improve the performance and quality of products in practical applications, accelerate technology updates and iterations, and expand the influence of independent brand robots. Deepen the application of service robots and special robots in the fields of family services, public services, medical and health, elderly care and disability assistance, special environment operations, etc., continuously explore new application scenarios, develop and design new products that meet the needs of different industries, improve product performance, quality and safety, promote the development of high-end and intelligent products, and provide support for the digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of various industries.
The third is to vigorously promote the industrial exhibition and build a new ecology for the development of the robot industry. Give full play to the leading role of backbone enterprises, rely on the construction of key project industrial bases, combine the layout of the industrial chain with industrial agglomeration, promote the rapid growth of backbone enterprises into robot pilot enterprises with ecological dominance and core competitiveness, attract many small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial chain to gather around the backbone enterprises, form a cluster effect, and create specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises and single champion enterprises in the fields of robot machines, parts and system integration, and form collaborative innovation in the upstream, middle and downstream of the industrial chain. A good industrial ecology for the integration and development of large and medium-sized enterprises. Gather global innovation, industry, talent and financial resources, create an ecosystem for the robot intelligent industry exhibition, promote the integrated development of advantageous resource elements, and enhance the comprehensive carrying capacity of bases and parks for the development of the robot industry. Cultivate a group of leading enterprises with international competitiveness and a large number of specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises with strong innovation ability and good growth, and build a world-class industrial cluster with international influence.
The fourth is to improve the robot standard system and testing and certification system to consolidate the foundation for industrial development. Accelerate the construction and improvement of the robot standard system that is not only suitable for China's national conditions but also in line with international standards, encourage and guide qualified enterprises to participate in the formulation or revision of international, national and industry standards, encourage and support domestic institutions to actively participate in international standardization work, and enhance the international discourse power of independent technical standards; Strengthen the construction of testing and certification capabilities, encourage enterprises to strengthen the construction of new materials, new products, new technologies, new processes and other test and verification capabilities, improve and enhance the test and testing service capabilities of the robot testing and evaluation center, promote the construction of China's robot certification system, continue to enhance the influence of "China Robot Certification" (CR), and constantly improve China's robot quality supervision system.
Fifth, strengthen the construction of talent team and cultivate diversified, internationalized and professional high-quality industrial talents. Break down the mechanism barriers to the flow of talents, and establish a multi-level and multi-type talent training and reserve system from R&D, production to integrated application, operation and maintenance around the application and market demand of the robot industry; Encourage colleges and universities to cooperate with robot enterprises to run schools, and accelerate the cultivation of robots and related professionals with both knowledge of the robot industry and hands-on ability; Relying on major national projects, science and technology plans and demonstration projects, etc., cultivate high-level robot technology research and development talents and management talents; Through the establishment of a database of scientific and technological experts in the field of robotics, establish and improve the incentive mechanism for robotics and scientific and technological talents, and optimize the growth environment for innovative talents; Strengthen international exchanges and learning, accelerate the introduction of high-end talents in industrial robots, and create a good environment for overseas professionals to return to work or start a business.