China News Agency, Beijing, August 17 (Reporter Chen Hang, Lv Shaowei) "China Robot Technology and Industry Development Report (2023)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") was released at the 2023 World Robot Conference on August 17. The report shows that with the rapid development of robotics technology and the continuous exploration of market potential, the global robotics industry has maintained a growth trend, and China has become an important driving force for the development of the robotics industry. The automotive and electronics industries still have the highest level of robot application, and humanoid robots are developing rapidly.
The report points out that robots, as a shining pearl of technological innovation, are one of the important indicators for measuring a country's technological innovation ability. Major industrial countries around the world regard robots as a competitive highland for technological innovation, accelerate strategic layout, enrich technological reserves, and improve industrial construction.
In terms of technological development trend, robot technology innovation has continued to be active in recent years, and patent applications have shown a strong development momentum. China's patent application volume ranks first in the world, and the number of patent applications has maintained an upward trend. Leading enterprises attach importance to the global strategic patent layout, and global competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
The report shows that currently, the overall development level of China's robotics industry is steadily improving, the application scenarios are significantly expanding, the localization process of core components is constantly accelerating, the advantages of collaborative robots, logistics robots, special robots and other products are constantly strengthening, and a large number of innovative enterprises are emerging.
From the distribution of national level specialized, refined, and innovative "little giants" enterprises and listed companies in the field of robotics, China's high-quality robot enterprises are mainly distributed in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta regions, forming industrial clusters represented by Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Dongguan, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Suzhou, Foshan, Guangzhou, Qingdao, etc., and driven by local high-quality enterprises, A group of new and cutting-edge enterprises with strong competitiveness in segmented fields have emerged.
In response to the future development trend of the robotics industry, the report points out that new technologies in the robotics industry are accelerating their integration and innovation breakthroughs, application scenarios continue to expand, big models will become the "brain" of robot intelligence, robots will promote the digital transformation of the industry, and the robot ecosystem will accelerate its integration and symbiosis.