In order to promote the collaborative innovation and application iteration of the industrial robot industry chain, the First Division of Equipment Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized an online matchmaking meeting on the industrial robot industry chain on May 11 and 17. Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "14th Five-Year Plan" Robot Industry Development Plan, which proposed five tasks for the robot industry, including improving innovation capabilities, consolidating the foundation of industrial development, increasing the supply of high-end products, expanding the depth and breadth of applications, and optimizing the industrial organization structure. The agency predicts that the size of my country's industrial robot market will be close to 60 billion yuan next year. With the arrival of the third year of 5G commercial use, under the background of the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, my country's robot industry will usher in a new spring of development.

1. The market for industrial robots is vast

A few days ago, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized various parties in the industrial field to conduct full exchanges and put forward prospects on the innovation capabilities of the robot industry, industrial chain collaboration, and expanded application scenarios of robots. This conference is of great significance to the collaborative innovation of the industrial robot industry chain.

It is understood that an industrial robot refers to a multi-joint manipulator or a multi-degree-of-freedom mechanical device in the industrial field. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, from January to February 2022, the output of industrial robots was 76,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 29.6%. It is estimated that by 2023, the scale of the domestic industrial robot market will further expand to 58.9 billion yuan.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, my country has become the world's largest consumer of industrial robots for 8 consecutive years, and the application fields of industrial robots have covered 52 major categories of industries such as automobiles, electronics, metallurgy, light industry, petrochemicals, and medicine, and 143 industries. kind.

2.5G empowers the innovative development of intelligent industrial robots

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, my country has 1.6 million 5G base stations and over 400 million 5G terminal connections. The applications cover many areas of life such as transportation, medical care, education, cultural tourism, etc. The continuous improvement of 5G infrastructure has contributed to the development of industrial robots. The application laid the technical foundation.

In Hubei, the Hubei Jingzhou "5G+Industrial Internet" project co-operated by China Telecom and Midea Group was selected as the 8th batch of global "lighthouse factories". China Telecom's high-frequency and multi-antenna technologies provide factories with precise positioning and high-bandwidth communication. The millisecond-level low-latency technology realizes the interaction and coordination between industrial robots and between industrial robots and machinery and equipment, and provides accurate and efficient industrial control for factories.

In Yunnan, China Mobile brings "digital intelligence" to the workshop. Based on the 5G private network and the support of various systems, through the use of real-time sensing, measurement and control equipment, intelligent guide rails, industrial robots and flexible processing, China Mobile has established a company in Yunnan Province. The first digital FMS flexible production line with informatization of logistics collection, automation of material transmission, intelligent production and processing, and networked operation and maintenance management.

In Hunan, China Unicom installed intelligent "brains" for industrial scenarios. In Bosch Auto Changsha Plant, China Unicom's 5G+MR overhaul realized robotic arm path planning based on AI reinforcement learning, dynamic and real-time accurate grasping, and realized zero-to-machine production of equipment. Component ranging, which greatly reduces the risk of missed detection and errors in the maintenance process.

3. Industrial robots coexist with opportunities and challenges

At present, the development trend of China's robot industry is good. First, the new generation of information technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things are developing rapidly, and are deeply integrated with robot technology. The intelligent development of robots presents a new feature of multi-dimensional upgrading. The second is the rising prosperity of intelligent manufacturing. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued the "Notice on Carrying out "Joint Actions"
to Promote the Integration and Innovation of Large and Medium-sized Enterprises (2022-2025), and the integration and innovation of enterprises will benefit the development of industrial robots; the third is the "14th Five-Year Plan" During the period, "robot+" application actions are being vigorously carried out, such as mining, agriculture, electricity, emergency rescue, medical rehabilitation and other fields, combining with specific scenarios, developing robot products and solutions, carrying out pilot demonstrations, expanding application space, and promoting the application of industrial robots to diversify.

However, compared with the world's advanced level, my country's robot industry still has a certain gap, such as insufficient technology accumulation, lack of original research, theoretical research, and forward design capabilities; weak industrial foundation, and the quality stability and reliability of key components cannot be Meet the needs of high-performance complete machines; the supply of high-speed, high-precision, heavy-duty and other high-performance complete machines is lacking, etc.

This meeting of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology put forward new requirements for collaborative innovation and application iteration of all parties in the industry chain, which will help to break through the "stuck neck" problem. It is necessary for all parties in the industry chain, including operators, to rely on their own research and development to implement existing technologies. In specific applications, improve the level of existing technology, realize domestic substitution of industrial robot parts, and promote the further upgrading of my country's robot industry.