Technicians assemble industrial robots in the workshop. (drawing provided by Wuhu chuka Robot Technology Co., Ltd.) The workers are testing the assembly of the controller circuit board. (drawing provided by Wuhu Gugao Automation Technology Co., Ltd.) Robot is known as the "Pearl at the top of the crown of manufacturing industry". It is an important equipment to realize the digitization, networking and intelligence of industrial production. Its R & D, manufacturing and application are also an important symbol to measure a country's scientific and technological innovation and the level of high-end manufacturing industry. The reporter of Economic Information Daily recently learned that since the 13th Five Year Plan period, China's robot industry has shown a good development momentum, the industrial scale has increased rapidly, the industrial cluster has gradually risen, and the industrial empowerment has been deepening, which has become a powerful starting point for realizing intelligent manufacturing and promoting the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry. Although China's robot industry now has a complete industrial chain, there are still some stuck points in production, marketing and use. For example, some core parts depend on imports, it is difficult to develop the domestic robot market, and small and medium-sized enterprises "can't afford" and "can't use", etc. The interviewed experts suggested that we should adhere to the development of the whole robot industry chain, accelerate the solution of problems such as insufficient technology accumulation, weak industrial foundation and lack of high-end supply, promote the accurate cooperation of "government, industry, University, research and application", and comprehensively implement policies to form a "channel" for robot production, marketing and use, so as to promote the robot industry to move towards medium and high-end. From "point" to "chain", industrial development continues to improve In Wuhu evert Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., the reporter saw that robots applied in different industries are performing "18 kinds of martial arts": intelligent spraying robots can adjust the spraying trajectory according to the shape of furniture; The flexible welding robot can move flexibly and reach the weld accurately. "Thanks to the strong demand for 'machine replacement' in the manufacturing industry and the pull of new energy industry under the goal of 'double carbon', the company's robot business grew rapidly in 2021." The relevant person in charge of evert said that more than 1000 robots will be sold in the photovoltaic industry alone in 2021. In recent years, the scale of industrial robot industry has increased rapidly. According to Shi Li, director of Equipment Industry Department of Anhui Provincial Department of economy and information technology, during the 13th Five Year Plan period, the average annual growth rate of operating revenue of Anhui robot industry reached 33%. In 2020, the main business income of Anhui Industrial robot industry reached 38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9%. More than 6100 industrial robots were promoted and applied throughout the year. The "acceleration" of the development of Anhui robot industry is the epitome of the continuous improvement of China's robot industry. According to the "14th five year" robot industry development plan issued by 15 departments including the Ministry of industry and information technology, since the 13th five year plan, China's robot industry has shown a good development momentum, the industrial scale has increased rapidly, and the average annual compound growth rate is about 15%. In 2020, the density of robots in the manufacturing industry will reach 246 sets / 10000 people, nearly twice the global average. Service robots and special robots have achieved large-scale applications in storage and logistics, education and entertainment, cleaning services, security, patrol inspection, medical rehabilitation and other fields. According to the data of the Ministry of industry and information technology, China's industrial robot market has ranked first in the world for many consecutive years, and the installed capacity accounted for 44% of the global total in 2020. At the same time, industrial robot industry clusters are gradually rising. Industry insiders said that China's robot technology level and industrial chain integrity are continuously improving, key technologies and components such as motion control, high-performance servo drive and high-precision reducer are accelerating breakthroughs, and the function and performance of the whole machine are significantly enhanced. Although China's industrial robot industry started late, it shows a high-speed development trend from "point" to "chain". Take evert as an example. The company was hatched from Chery in 2007. At that time, there was only one robot company in Wuhu. Today, there are more than 100 upstream and downstream enterprises in Wuhu robot industrial park, forming the development trend of the whole industrial chain. According to statistics, as of November 2021, Anhui Province has more than 360 robot enterprises with an average annual revenue of more than 10 million yuan. "Wuhu (HU) MA (Anshan) he (Fei)" robot industry cluster has become a well-known robot industry cluster in China. In addition to "Wumahe", several industrial robot industrial clusters have been formed in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Nanjing and Suzhou to realize the development of the whole industrial chain of key parts, complete machines, system integration and demonstration applications. Industrial empowerment is also deepening. As an important carrier of emerging technology and key equipment of modern industry, the robot industry leads the digital development and intelligent upgrading of the industry, and constantly breeds new industries, new models and new formats. Zhao Yong, Secretary General of intelligent robot branch of China Mechatronics Technology Application Association, said that industrial robots are not only industrial products, but also intelligent equipment integrating multi-disciplinary technologies such as machinery, electronics, sensors and artificial intelligence. They are the "production materials" necessary for the high-quality development of manufacturing industry. The application of industrial robots will help to promote the digital, intelligent and green transformation of manufacturing industry. According to the data of Anhui Provincial Department of economy and information technology, in the first 11 months of 2021, Anhui Province promoted the application of 8500 industrial robots, cultivated 41 provincial intelligent factories, 60 green factories and 227 digital workshops; The production of new energy vehicles was 170000, a year-on-year increase of 1.5 times, ranking fourth in China. The interviewed entrepreneurs and industry experts believe that at present, China's manufacturing industry is accelerating its development in the direction of digitization, networking and intelligence. The industrial robot industry is a powerful starting point for realizing intelligent manufacturing and promoting the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, and has entered a critical period of climbing over the ridge. There are blocking points in many links of the industrial chain supply chain Although the innovation engine continues to accelerate and the toughness of the industrial chain supply chain is enhanced, due to the late start and weak foundation, China's industrial robot industry still faces hidden worries such as insufficient technology accumulation, lack of high-end supply and blocked market promotion. The lack of high-end supply and the dependence of some core parts on imports are a major problem facing the development of China's industrial robot industry. According to the white paper on the development of China's industrial robot industry (2021) issued by China Mechatronics Technology Application Association and other institutions, at present, the core parts market of China's industrial robot is mainly occupied by Japanese, European and American enterprises, such as precision reducer, servo motor, etc. In terms of software, there is still a certain gap between domestic brands and foreign advanced products in terms of stability, response speed and ease of use. Luo Tao, chairman of Wuhu chuka Robot Technology Co., Ltd., said that the gross profit margin of core parts of industrial robots is higher than that of ontology and system integration. The gross profit margin of robot ontology alone is generally 20% to 30%, but the profit margin of core parts can reach more than 40%, and some speed reducers can even reach more than 70%. It is very important to develop core parts. Otherwise, no matter how large the robot market is, China will always be a store for foreign enterprises. In addition, the monopoly of the core parts market by foreign countries may bring the risk of rising costs, long delivery cycle and even supply interruption, threatening the safety of the industrial chain and supply chain. Yu Xiaodong, general manager of Wuhu Gugao Automation Technology Co., Ltd., said that with the increase of R & D investment and the accumulation of application experience, domestic controllers have achieved a great breakthrough, but most of the chips used in domestic controllers mainly rely on imports. Due to the relatively small shipments of domestic industrial robots, domestic chip enterprises are not willing to invest in the R & D and production of industrial robot chips. In the future, chips will be more widely used in high-end equipment such as industrial robots and high-end CNC machine tools. In addition, domestic robot enterprises are also facing difficulties in market promotion. Problems such as "unable to sell", "unable to afford" and "unable to use" coexist. "Over the past decade, the rise of domestic robots has impacted the monopoly position of foreign enterprises and lowered the product price. However, when the price is similar, domestic enterprises will give priority to foreign robot products, and the products of domestic robot enterprises can not be sold." Senior practitioner Xu Jianxing said. Domestic robot enterprises are at a disadvantage in the competition with foreign robot enterprises, mainly reflected in the weakness of brand and technology accumulation. Most domestic robot enterprises started late, while foreign robot companies have been deployed in the Chinese market for many years. The user enterprises of relevant robots have been used to using foreign brands, especially in the automobile manufacturing and 3C electronics industries with large usage and the highest requirements for equipment quality. Xu Jianxing said that only when the robot is applied in specific scenes can it upgrade the process package and accumulate technical experience. Due to decades of technology accumulation, foreign robot enterprises have higher accuracy and stability. If China's robot enterprises lose market and application opportunities for a long time, it will hinder technology accumulation and further widen the technology gap with foreign countries. On the one hand, they can't sell. On the other hand, some small, medium-sized and micro enterprises can't afford industrial robots. First, the investment threshold is high. Industrial robots are often sold by system integration rather than a single machine. If small and medium-sized enterprises want to upgrade their production lines, they need large investment and lack investment power. Secondly, the operation threshold is high. At present, there is a lack of relevant technical talents in robot programming and maintenance in the market, the employment cost is also high, and even the phenomenon of "buying a robot can't use it". Automation is not only the inevitable choice of manufacturing industry, but also the premise of realizing intelligent manufacturing. Problems such as "can't sell", "can't afford" and "can't use" will hinder China's robot enterprises from marching towards high-end products, and it is also not conducive to small, medium-sized and micro enterprises moving towards intelligent manufacturing. Comprehensive implementation of policies to form a "channel" for production, marketing and use The "14th five year plan" for the development of robot industry points out that the next five years or even longer will be a strategic opportunity period for China's robot industry to stand on its own and make progress. We must seize opportunities, face challenges, accelerate the solution of problems such as insufficient technology accumulation, weak industrial foundation and lack of high-end supply, and promote the robot industry to move towards medium and high-end. The relevant person in charge of evert suggested that the problem of "yes or no" of the core parts of industrial robots can be solved first through the cooperation of "government, industry, University, research and application" and overseas technology mergers and acquisitions, and then the problem of "excellent or not" can be solved. In addition, it is suggested to support high-quality enterprises in the field of domestic core parts and components to achieve key breakthroughs. Luo Tao said that at present, the market share of domestic industrial robots is too low and it is difficult to grow by relying on their own strength. It is suggested that relevant departments introduce policies. First, encourage enterprises, especially large state-owned enterprises and listed companies, to use domestic robots, play a demonstration role and give opportunities for the accumulation of domestic robot technology. Secondly, when supporting domestic robot enterprises, we should be targeted and systematic, not just scale theory, but the R & D ability of enterprises and their role in supplementing and strengthening the chain, so as to improve the overall market competitiveness of China's industrial robots. "We must always adhere to the development of the awesome industrial chain, and constantly increase the intensity of policy supply." Shi Li said that Anhui Province issued policies such as Anhui robot industry development plan (2018-2027) and supported the construction of robot projects with real gold and silver. In 2019 and 2020, it supported 746 key robot projects for two consecutive years, and issued a subsidy of 251 million yuan. In the investigation, the reporter found that local governments and enterprises have made some useful exploration on the problems of "unable to afford" and "unable to use" of small, medium-sized and micro enterprises. Nankang District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province is a large-scale furniture production cluster in China. Evert has jointly built an "intelligent shared spraying Factory" with relevant local departments and enterprises to provide services to a number of local small, medium-sized and micro enterprises by processing with supplied materials