Robots "out of the circle", how to empower thousands of industries
[Implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and promote high-quality development]
Recently, the robot "out of the circle".
Especially in the movie "The Wandering Earth 2", the four-legged bionic robot mechanical dog "Benben" and the wearable exoskeleton robot and other "black technologies" all make people look at the charm of robots with admiration.
A few days ago, 17 departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Robot +" Application Action Implementation Plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") to accelerate the expansion of robot applications.
The "Plan" proposes that by 2025, the density of manufacturing robots will double that of 2020, the application depth and breadth of service robots and special robots will be significantly improved, and the ability of robots to promote high-quality economic and social development will be significantly enhanced.
What is the current status of the development of my country's robot industry?
What impact does "robot +" have on economic development and people's lives?
How should we promote the high-quality development of my country's robot industry in the future?
Reporter conducted an interview.
1. The industry presents a strong momentum of development
"Wearing an exoskeleton robot is like having a 'super power'..." Today, the exoskeleton robot that became popular in movies has entered reality from science fiction and has been applied in many fields such as medical care and elderly care.
For example, rehabilitation exoskeleton robots can assist patients in walking and performing rehabilitation training.
This is a true portrayal of the vigorous development of my country's robot industry.
Robots are known as "the jewel at the top of the manufacturing crown", and their R&D, manufacturing, and application are important symbols to measure a country's technological innovation and high-end manufacturing level.
Jin Zhuanglong, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said that in recent years, my country's robotics industry has shown a strong momentum of development, with rapid growth in industrial scale, substantial improvement in technological level, and accelerated expansion of application depth and breadth.
The "China Robot Industry Development Report (2022)" shows that in 2021, the operating income of my country's robot industry will exceed 130 billion yuan, and the output of industrial robots will reach 366,000 units, an increase of 10 times compared with 2015, ranking the world's largest industrial robot market .
101 specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises have accelerated their growth. Industrial robots have been widely used in automobiles, electronics, machinery and other fields. Service robots and special robots have shown their talents in education, medical care, logistics and other fields. New industries, New model, new format.
Song Xiaogang, secretary-general of China Machinery Industry Federation and executive chairman of China Robot Industry Alliance, said in an interview with our reporter that in the past ten years, especially since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the development of my country's robot industry has made great progress.
"From the robot body, parts, to integrated applications, the industrial chain of my country's robot industry has been initially formed." Song Xiaogang said that robots are key equipment for the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry.
Although compared with developed countries, my country's robot industry started late, but my country's manufacturing industry has a large scale and complete categories. my country is speeding up to become a manufacturing power. The development of the robot industry has a huge market prospect.
Experts believe that my country has embarked on an innovative development path that uses "robot + application" to deepen its advantageous industries, drive technological breakthroughs, iteratively upgrade products, and increase industrial scale.
At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating. The new generation of information technology, biotechnology, new energy, new materials, etc. are deeply integrated with robot technology. The robot industry is ushering in a window period of upgrading and leapfrog development.
2. The application potential of "robot +" is huge
In a shopping mall in Chaoyang District, Beijing, a one-meter-high, "cute" intelligent inquiry robot is "walking" around, providing services such as directions for people; in the assembly workshop of a manufacturing company in Guangdong, hundreds of industrial robots are waving The robot arm is used to carry out automobile production operations in an orderly manner, which is efficient and tireless; in a large warehouse in Shanghai, intelligent distribution robots accurately locate and carry designated products according to their respective operating routes. Although the "body" is small, it works well It can be worth several "strong laborers".
At present, the robot industry is greatly changing human production and lifestyle, injecting strong momentum into economic and social development.
Dong Kai, director of the Industrial Policy Research Institute (Advanced Manufacturing Research Center) of the China Electronics Information Industry Development Research Institute, introduced that as a production tool, industrial robots have become the core equipment for manufacturing companies to achieve digital transformation and develop intelligent manufacturing. The density of manufacturing robots is increasing rapidly. promote.
From high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace, automobiles, ships, and semiconductors to traditional industries such as furniture, food, building materials, textiles, and foundry, industrial robots have effectively solved industries such as difficult precision machining, difficult recruitment, and high-risk operations in harsh environments. Pain points.
"As life assistants, service robots represented by sweeping robots, cooking robots, companion robots, and rehabilitation robots have entered life and homes, and have achieved large-scale applications in fields such as education and entertainment, cleaning services, and medical rehabilitation." Dong Kai said. , as special equipment, special robots are highly flexible, maneuverable, and adaptable, and their ability to deal with complex environments has been continuously enhanced. Innovative applications have been achieved in major national engineering fields, such as artificial intelligence, which can partially or completely replace manual operations, help reduce work burden, and ensure health and safety.
Bionic robots such as quadruped robots and bionic fish can complete various tasks such as inspections, monitoring, and exploration in complex environments.
Dong Kai believes that the application potential of "robot +" is huge.
"Robotized" production equipment and living tools will be widely integrated into thousands of industries and people's lives, everywhere and everywhere.
Coordinated development and harmonious symbiosis of man and machine will jointly draw an intelligent picture of science and technology creating a better life, and play a positive role in transforming the mode of economic development, releasing the potential of economic development, and improving the well-being of the people.
The "Plan" proposes that, facing the needs of social improvement and economic development, select key areas with a certain foundation, wide application coverage, and strong radiation driving effect, focus on typical application scenarios and user needs, and carry out research and development from robot products, technological innovation, and scenarios Applied to the systematic promotion work of model promotion.
Experts said that the innovation and development of robots has changed the production mode and life style of human beings, but not to replace human beings, but to better serve human beings.
We must always adhere to the people-centered development idea, and organically combine and complement each other by promoting the application of "robot +" and achieving high-quality development and creating a high-quality life.
3. Expand the depth and breadth of robot applications
Today, the world's major industrialized countries regard robots as the frontier and focus of competition in the technology industry, stepping up planning and layout.
my country has turned to a stage of high-quality development, building a modern economic system, and building a new picture of a better life, which urgently needs the strong support of emerging industries and technologies.
While seeing the development achievements of my country's robot industry, we must also be soberly aware that the current development of my country's robot industry still faces some problems and challenges.
Song Xiaogang introduced that although my country is the world's largest industrial robot market, there is still a gap between my country's mid-to-high-end robot products and the international advanced level, and the market share of independent brands is not high.
In this regard, it is necessary to dig deep and release potential application requirements to occupy more markets.
Industries and enterprises should take active actions to drive industrial innovation and high-quality development with applications.
Strengthen the docking of supply and demand, encourage the use of domestic robots in manufacturing, service industries, agriculture and other fields, and accelerate the transformation of potential markets into real market demand.
"It is necessary to vigorously innovate, expand the depth and breadth of robot applications, accelerate the pace of robot industry technology and product iteration, and promote faster development of the industry." Song Xiaogang said.
In Dong Kai's view, at present, the leadership and creativity of high-quality supply in the robot industry have not yet been fully utilized, and there are still problems such as supply-demand information asymmetry. It is necessary to coordinate efforts from the supply side and the demand side to promote "robot +" at a high level. "application.
Promote the establishment of a "robot +" application collaborative promotion phalanx, and coordinate the policies, funds, and resources of various departments to support innovative applications of robots.
Encourage and support qualified and demanded regions to focus on characteristic and advantageous industries, rely on leading enterprises and industrial clusters, and dig deep into mature, emerging and potential application scenarios of robots.
"Encourage industry-use collaboration to improve the adaptability of the robot supply system to demand." Dong Kai suggested that user units be supported to participate in the key core technology research of the robot industry chain, and jointly promote technology, product and solution innovation.
Develop advanced and applicable robotic products and system solutions, form a "one-stop" cooperation mechanism for collaborative research and achievement transformation, and support the joint construction of innovation carriers by industry and application.
Organize accurate docking of production and demand, accelerate the popularization and promotion of mature scenarios, increase product innovation in emerging fields, strengthen characteristic applications in subdivided fields, and vigorously solve the problem of "good or not" on the basis of solving the problem of "is there any" to lead by changes in demand Robot supply system and structure upgrades.
The "Plan" clearly states that by 2025, focus on 10 key application areas, break through more than 100 innovative application technologies and solutions for robots, and promote more than 200 typical application scenarios of robots with high technical level, innovative application models and significant application results , build a group of "robot +" application benchmarking enterprises, and build a group of application experience centers and test verification centers.
Jin Zhuanglong said that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will focus on consolidating the industrial foundation, actively expanding industry applications, cultivating and expanding high-quality enterprises, creating a good development environment, and vigorously promoting the high-quality development of the robot industry.
(Our reporter Liu Kun)
The application of industrial robots in my country covers 60 industrial categories and 168 industrial categories in the national economy.
According to statistics from relevant agencies, the density of robots in my country's manufacturing industry will reach more than 300 per 10,000 people in 2021, an increase of about 13 times compared to 2012.
In 2021, the operating income of my country's robot industry will exceed 130 billion yuan, and the output of industrial robots will reach 366,000 units, a 10-fold increase from 2015, ranking the world's largest industrial robot market.
Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the scale of my country's robot industry has grown rapidly, with an average annual compound growth rate of about 15%. In 2020, the operating income of the robot industry will exceed 100 billion yuan, and the output of industrial robots will reach 212,000 units (sets).
(Organized by Liu Kun)