2023-09-05
Industrial robots are the key to achieving industrial automation and are widely used in many industrial fields such as automotive manufacturing, electronics, metal processing, and so on. Industrial robots can not only sustain high-intensity operations in extreme environments, but also ensure product accuracy and consistency, significantly improving production efficiency and reducing production costs for enterprises.
In recent years, with the rapid development of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, industrial robots have made significant progress and innovation, and their application scope has also been continuously expanded and deepened. Various countries have introduced policies to support the industrial robot industry, in order to promote automated manufacturing and intelligent upgrading.
Nowadays, China's industrial robot industry is developing rapidly, with the installed capacity ranking first in the world, which undoubtedly has important strategic significance for China's economic and social development.
01 Rapid growth of industrial robot installation in China
Compared to developed countries, China's industrial robot industry started relatively late but developed rapidly. Especially in the past decade, driven by national strategic support and market demand, China's industrial robot production and installed capacity have maintained a rapid growth trend. According to statistics, in 2022, the operating revenue of China's robot industry exceeded 170 billion yuan, and the production of industrial, service, and special robots grew rapidly. In 2022, China's industrial robot installation accounted for over 50% of the world's total, firmly ranking as the world's largest market, with a manufacturing robot density of 392 units per 10000 workers.
Why is 02 developing rapidly?
The rapid development of China's industrial robot industry is closely related to multiple factors such as national policy support, manufacturing transformation and upgrading, and increased labor costs.
From a policy perspective, China attaches great importance to the development of industrial robots. National strategies such as "Made in China 2025" and "14th Five Year Plan" provide policy guidance for the development of the industrial robot industry. In addition, financial and tax support will be provided for the research and development of key components and process software, and a national level robot industry base will be established to vigorously promote industrial applications.
From the perspective of market demand, China's manufacturing industry has a huge scale, and the inherent demand for digital and intelligent transformation and upgrading will continue to drive the application of robots. Meanwhile, in recent years, the demographic dividend in China has gradually subsided, and labor costs remain high. However, the adoption of industrial robots by enterprises can significantly reduce production costs.
From the perspective of technology supply, China's robotics enterprises are continuously increasing their research and development investment, and domestic brands and solutions are constantly maturing. The price advantage is significant, which better meets the production needs of small and medium-sized enterprises and provides technical support for the rapid development of the industrial robotics industry.
03 The future is still foreseeable
Currently, China is entering an important window period for the large-scale application of industrial robots. To seize the opportunity and promote the high-quality development of industrial robots, it is necessary to focus on the following aspects:
Enhance independent research and innovation capabilities: We need to focus on tackling key core technologies, ensure that key components and software of industrial robots have autonomous and controllable capabilities, and further increase research and development investment and financial and tax support to drive industrial upgrading through innovation.
Promotion and application demonstration: Based on the needs of different industries and application scenarios, select typical enterprises and projects to carry out application demonstration, form replicable, promotable, and scalable practical examples, and drive the collaborative development of the industrial robot industry chain upstream, midstream, and downstream.
Strengthen talent cultivation: Strengthen higher education in industrial robotics related majors, and provide sufficient high-quality technical and skilled talents for the industrial robotics industry through enterprise training and vocational skills training.
At present, China's industrial robot industry has a good development momentum, with its output and market size ranking first in the world. In the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, industrial robots will play a crucial role in promoting the intelligent upgrading of the manufacturing industry. Looking ahead, China will continue to vigorously develop the industrial robot industry, supported by advanced manufacturing, to promote high-quality economic development and industrial structure optimization and upgrading.
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