The third industrial revolution is another major leap in the field of science and technology following the steam technological revolution and the electric power technological revolution in the history of human civilization. This industrial revolution not only greatly promoted changes in the economic, political, and cultural fields of human society, but also influenced human lifestyles and ways of thinking. With the continuous progress of technology, various aspects of human daily life such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, and use have also undergone significant changes.
It is a technological revolution in information control, mainly marked by the invention and application of atomic energy, involving information technology, new energy technology, biotechnology, space technology and many other fields. Of course, it also includes the field of robotics that we are now familiar with.
Industrial robots were first put into use in the late 1950s. A robot named "Unimet" was first used in General Motors' production workshop in 1961. At that time, this robot was also relatively simple, and its function was to pick up car parts and place them on the conveyor belt. Its emergence also marked the beginning of the vigorous development of industrial robots. Since then, in the field of industrial production, many heavy, repetitive, or meaningless process tasks can be completed by industrial robots instead of humans.
With the increasing maturity of robotics technology, robots have evolved from simple repetitive operations to sensory, visual, perceptual, agile, walking, and intelligent upgrades. Industrial robots are now widely used in 52 industry categories and 143 industries, including automobiles, 3C electronics, metallurgy, light industry, petrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
Compared to traditional industrial equipment, industrial robots have numerous advantages, such as ease of use, high level of intelligence, high production efficiency and safety, ease of management, and significant economic benefits, allowing them to operate in high-risk environments.
1. Universality of robots
In China, industrial robots are widely used in the manufacturing industry, not only in the automotive manufacturing industry, but also in the production of aerospace shuttles, military equipment, and pens. And it has extended from a relatively mature industry to fields such as food and healthcare. Due to the rapid development of robotics technology, product prices are becoming increasingly transparent and personalized. Nowadays, many complex product manufacturing processes have replaced traditional equipment with industrial robots.
2. High level of intelligence
Industrial robots will gradually develop towards intelligence. Being able to understand human language while also completing product components can truly save many complex tasks that cannot be completed manually. The welding robot system in industrial production can not only achieve automatic real-time tracking of spatial welds, but also achieve online adjustment of welding parameters and real-time control of weld quality, which can meet the urgent requirements of complex welding processes and welding quality and efficiency of technical products.
3. High production efficiency and safety
Robot hand refers to a mechanical product made by imitating human hands. Because it works through programming, its working speed does not fluctuate, and the product yield is also high. The benefits of using a robot boss will be higher.
Colleague, using industrial robots for production can solve many safety production problems. As we are familiar with unclear work processes, work negligence, fatigue work, and other safety hazards.
4. Easy to manage, with more significant benefits
Enterprises can receive orders and produce goods based on the production capacity they can achieve. Instead of producing too many products and causing waste, it is easier for factories to manage industrial robots on a daily basis than human management.
The most important industrial robots can work 24 hours without overtime pay, which greatly improves the efficiency of the enterprise. After switching to industrial robots for production, the enterprise only needs to leave a few employees who can operate and maintain industrial robots for maintenance work. The economic benefits are very significant.