On August 25th, in the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, the "Congcong" lamp was on "Congcong Road", the "Lianlian" lamp was on "Lianlian Road", and the "Chenchen" lamp was on "Chenchen Road". As the mascots of the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, they transform into traffic "commanders", displaying corresponding colors as the color of the signal lights changes, "directing" traffic.
It is worth noting that the mascots of this Asian Games are a group of robots that carry profound heritage and are full of vitality of the times.
It is understood that the combination is called "Jiangnan Remembrance", derived from the famous line of poet Bai Juyi, "Jiangnan Remembrance, the most memorable is Hangzhou". It integrates Hangzhou's historical and cultural heritage, natural ecology, and innovative genes, and the three mascots are named Chenchen, Congcong, and Lianlian, respectively.
It is not difficult to speculate that behind the design of these three mascots in the form of robots, there may be some idea of Hangzhou's development of the robot industry.
"Jiangnan Remembrance, the most memorable is Hangzhou"
Like Yun Xiaoman, the spokesperson of the China Animation Museum, the "Three Treasures of the Asian Games" were also created by Zhang Wen, a teacher at the China Academy of Fine Arts. The inspiration for design comes from everyone's observation and memory of Hangzhou. Zhang Wen said that the Liangzhu Museum, Canal Square, and West Lake, these landmarks of Hangzhou, are also the places they often take their children to play. They not only leave memories of their lives, but also represent the development of the city of Hangzhou.
When it comes to the keywords of Hangzhou, digitization is definitely one of them. Therefore, the "Jiangnan Remembrance" combination has been designed as a high-tech small robot form.
The mascot Congcong is mainly colored in yellow, which originates from the earth and symbolizes harvest. The decorative pattern on its head is taken from the iconic symbol of Liangzhu culture, the "gluttonous pattern". It represents the world heritage site of Liangzhu Ancient City, named after the representative cultural relic Yucong unearthed from the Liangzhu Ancient City site, inspiring people to stimulate vitality and create a better life. Cong Cong represents the Liangzhu culture, and a civilization of 5000 years was born in this land. Therefore, Cong Cong also firmly ranks C among the three treasures.
The entire body of the Lianlian is covered in fresh and natural green, with a lotus leaf shaped headdress, topped by the Three Ponds of the Moon, and connected to the Internet. It represents the World Heritage Site of West Lake, named after the infinite blue lotus leaves in the lake, symbolizing purity, nobility, and peace. It showcases the exquisite, harmonious, and open humanistic spirit, conveying the expectation of jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Chenchen's body is mainly colored in technology blue, with the Qianjiang River Tide on her head and the design of the Gongzhen Bridge embedded on her forehead, representing the World Heritage Site of the Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal. Her name comes from the iconic building of the Gongzhen Bridge in the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, showcasing the spirit of the times that embraces all rivers and bridges the hearts of people in Asia and the world.
The Hangzhou Asian Games will be held in September this year, let's look forward to the "Jiangnan Memory" combination and also look forward to more robot technology shining brightly at the Asian Games!
The Robot Industry in the First City of Digital Economy
In recent years, the scale of China's robot industry has grown rapidly. In 2020, the operating revenue of the robot industry exceeded 100 billion yuan for the first time, exceeded 130 billion yuan in 2021, and exceeded 170 billion yuan in 2022. At the beginning of this year, 17 departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Implementation Plan for Robot+" Application Action, pressing the "acceleration button" for the development of the robot industry once again.
The robotics industry is playing an increasingly important role in the upgrade from manufacturing in China to "intelligent manufacturing in China". As the first city in the digital economy, Hangzhou is also actively laying out in the robotics industry related tracks and has a certain foundation in the industrial chain.
In the Top10 comprehensive ranking of Chinese robot cities previously released by the China Association for the Application of Mechatronics Technology, Hangzhou ranks seventh with its own strength.
It is understood that in 2022, the total industrial output value of the robot industry in Hangzhou High tech Zone reached 7.7 billion yuan, ranking first in the province, with a growth rate of 33.8%. Forming advantageous clusters in the field of robot ontology manufacturing and system integration applications, with over 50 robot cluster enterprises and 8 enterprises with an output value of over 100 million yuan, including 2 enterprises with an output value of over 1 billion yuan.
After years of accumulation, Hangzhou has formed a robot industry chain of "upstream chips and key components - midstream robot manufacturing - downstream robot system integration".
conclusion
As a national new generation artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone and a national artificial intelligence innovation and application pilot zone, during the 14th Five Year Plan period, Hangzhou will focus on laying out the robot industry in Xiaoshan District, Yuhang District, Binjiang District, and Fuyang District. Relying on the West Science and Technology Innovation Corridor, Xiaoshan Information Port, Xiaoshan Robot Town, and other industrial bases, Hangzhou will leverage innovation centers and innovative enterprises such as Zhejiang University, West Lake University, Zhijiang Laboratory, and Alibaba University, The Hangzhou robot industry is accelerating innovative development, and the application of "robot+" is constantly expanding and deepening.
The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games will start on September 23rd. Under the opportunity of the "Asian Games Window", we also look forward to Hangzhou being able to accelerate the integration of new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence with the real economy, and create more industrial sparks through international industrial cooperation and innovation carriers.