China News Service, Dongguan, September 18 (Reporter Guo Jun) The 2022 Dongguan Intelligent Collaborative Robot Vocational Skills Competition will be held in Dongguan on the 17th.

This competition was hosted by Dongguan Human Resources and Social Security Bureau and undertaken by Guangdong Intelligent Robot Research Institute. It attracted more than 100 professionals in robotics-related positions to sign up for the competition, with more than 60 official participants.

　　It is understood that in recent years, as the upgrading of the manufacturing industry continues to advance, China has further increased the training of high-quality skilled personnel.

In 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Skills China Action" Implementation Plan, which clearly stated that through the implementation of the Skills China Action, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 40 million new skilled talents will be achieved.

As a major manufacturing center in the Greater Bay Area and even in the country, Dongguan this year issued the "Work Plan on Continuing to Promote the "Three Projects" and Deepening the Construction of the "Capital of Skilled Talents", emphasizing that by the end of 2025, the city's high-skilled talents will account for the proportion of skilled talents. up to 40%.

　　Dongguan held this intelligent collaborative robot vocational skills competition to play the leading role of the vocational skills competition in talent training, and to provide talent guarantee for the high-quality development of the industry.

The competition is aimed at professionals engaged in robotics-related positions in Dongguan. The examination questions are set with reference to the national occupational skill level (level 3/senior worker) standard for industrial robot system operation and maintenance personnel and the new knowledge and new technologies of intelligent collaborative robots.

The preliminary competition was conducted in the form of a theoretical knowledge competition. The top 24 contestants were selected to enter the finals of practical exercises. In the end, 1 gold award, 2 silver awards, 5 bronze awards and 10 winning awards were decided.

　　Zhang Guojun, director of the Guangdong Intelligent Robot Research Institute, said that Dongguan is vigorously promoting the construction of a "capital of skilled talents", and one of the main tasks is to promote the vocational skills competition to a new level and build a characteristic skills competition system.

As a new R&D institution in the field of robotics and intelligent manufacturing supported by the Dongguan Municipal People's Government, the Guangdong Intelligent Robot Research Institute will work hand in hand with collaborators to deliver talents for the industry in close combination with corporate practices.

　　Universal Robots, a well-known Danish collaborative robot manufacturer, is the chief co-organizer of the competition.

Su Bikai, President of Universal Robots Greater China, said that China is one of the most important manufacturing and robotics markets in the world, and Universal Robots has always had a firm commitment to the Chinese market.

Co-hosting this competition is an integral part of Universal Robots' educational program.

Through a series of training and education programs, Universal Robots hopes to help the industry cultivate more collaborative robot experts and empower more young people in China to upgrade their skills and become senior engineers and technicians.

　　It is understood that as digital transformation accelerates, automation tools such as collaborative robots will play an increasingly important role.

Research reports from relevant institutions show that from 2020 to 2023, the compound growth rate of China's collaborative robot sales will reach 35%.

Universal Robots will achieve strong growth in global performance in 2021, and the Chinese market is one of its most important markets.

　　Su Bikai said that he is full of confidence in the future prospects of China's industrial robot market, especially the collaborative robot market, which is expected to achieve faster growth than the industrial robot market.

　　Sun Zhenghua, Technical Director of Universal Robots Greater China, introduced that, compared with traditional industrial robots, collaborative robots have the advantages of being able to work safely with people at close range, simple programming, fast and flexible installation and deployment, and fast return on investment. These characteristics also determine It is very suitable for training environments, such as corporate training centers, as well as campus classrooms.

Universal Robots China has set up "Universal Robots Academy" training centers in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing and Taiwan respectively. At the same time, the "Universal Robots Academy" authorized training center project has been deployed. Currently, there are authorized training centers in Dongguan, Suzhou and other universities. It is a key city in many strategic regions of the Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta.

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