Industrial robots are transforming from "replacing human labor" to "enhancing manufacturing capabilities." According to the forecast of China Research Network, the global industrial robot market will exceed 23 billion US dollars in 2024, of which intelligent robots account for more than 60%.

Direction of technological innovation

1. AI and autonomous learning: Through deep learning algorithms, robots can autonomously optimize welding paths or identify complex workpieces, such as the visual sorting system in the Tesla factory.

2. Digital twin and cloud platform: Digital twin technology simulates the running state of the production line, and cloud collaborative control realizes cross-factory scheduling and reduces downtime.

3. Modular design: robot body and end effector standardization, reduce integration costs, such as UR (Youao) plug and play module.

Coordinated upgrading of industrial chains

1. Localization of upstream core components: key components such as reducer and servo motor have gradually broken the monopoly of Japan and Germany, and the market share of green harmonic domestic harmonic reducer has reached 25%.

2. Deepening of downstream system integration: Extending from a single workstation to the whole plant automation solution, such as the realization of the "black light factory" in the automotive welding workshop.

Social values and challenges

Intelligent robots will promote the manufacturing industry to the goal of "zero defects, zero inventory, zero delay", but at the same time, it also faces the problem of ethics and employment structure adjustment. For example, Germany has introduced a "human-machine collaboration certification standard" to ensure that the technology dividend is balanced with the transformation of the workforce.