The development of the robotics industry in foreign countries characterized by intelligent manufacturing is not only an important part of the new technological revolution and industrial revolution, but also a successful practice of the growth of strategic emerging industries and the construction of an innovation ecosystem. Summarizing the development experience of foreign robot industry has certain positive significance for the development and effective governance of my country's robot industry, the market mechanism for the growth of strategic emerging industries and the optimization of the development environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic emphasis and policy support

 

 

 

The "Industry 4.0" proposed by the German government, the "Industry 2050 Strategy" of the United Kingdom, and the "New Industry France" of France all reflect the strategic importance and policy support of developed countries to the robotics industry. Although each has its own merits, they all incorporate the Industrial Internet and intelligent manufacturing based on robots and artificial intelligence into the core of their future development strategies.

 

 

 

The development of industrial robots is one of the strategic ways for the United States to revitalize the manufacturing industry and Germany to achieve the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. As a strategic emerging industry, the robotics industry is once again regarded as one of the driving forces of future world economic growth. Both the "Advanced Manufacturing Partnership" (AMP) program and the "National Network for Manufacturing Innovation" (NNMI) program in the United States include the development of robotics-related industries, focusing on the development of mobile Internet-based technologies The third generation of intelligent robots. The United States also lists robotics as one of the technologies that may have a profound impact on human society after the Internet.

 

 

 

The European Union has established a specialized agency to conduct long-term research on the development of European robotics, and implement a large-scale civilian robot research and development program, investing a lot of money in the research and development of robots that can be used in medical, nursing, housework, agriculture and transportation fields. The EU has also promulgated a robot development roadmap to guide the development of robot technology and industry in each member country. As a member of the European Union, the French government attached great importance to the development of robots in the mid-1980s. Even if its economic performance has been poor in recent years, it has ensured investment in robot research and development and talent training funding.

 

 

 

Japan also focuses its strategic development on robots, which is not only a big country in robot manufacturing, but also a big country in robot research and development and application. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan established the "Robot Policy Room" to promote the application of robots in the service industry and other fields. In order to promote the introduction of robots by small and medium-sized enterprises to increase productivity, the Japanese government also provides subsidies for these small and medium-sized enterprises that implement innovations. South Korea lists service robot technology as one of the top ten "engines" for future national development.

 

 

 

 

 

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Enterprises actively participate and innovate

 

 

 

 

 

Fundamentally speaking, effective market demand is the main driving force supporting the continued growth of the robotics industry. Therefore, establishing a path, mechanism and environment to promote enterprise innovation is the basis for the effective growth of the foreign robotics industry.

 

 

 

The scale of robot sales continues to grow, and the successful application of robot products in multiple industries has prompted more and more non-traditional robot companies to enter the robot industry. Many multinational companies or enterprise groups have strengthened the development of robots and become the main force in the development of robot applications. The Industrial Internet development strategy of General Electric Corporation of the United States represents an important trend in the upgrading of American traditional manufacturing to advanced manufacturing and high-end manufacturing. International Business Machines (IBM) executives also said that the company is no longer a hardware company or a software company, but is transforming into a cognitive solutions cloud platform company.

 

 

 

The entry of innovative companies in the non-robotics industry into the robotics industry is also an important phenomenon in the development of foreign intelligent manufacturing, including intelligent robot innovation and industrialization. The rapidly developing intelligent industrial robot market has attracted an influx of innovative companies in the non-robot industry. The world's top Internet companies entering the robotics industry is a typical example. Since 2013, many Internet companies have acquired companies whose main business is artificial intelligence research and development. American Internet companies have also begun to enter the robotics industry, trying to integrate virtual network capabilities with real-world sports capabilities to promote the intelligentization of robots.

 

 

 

Another manifestation of market demand attracting companies and enterprises to enter related fields is that companies, especially high-tech companies, have opened robotics or artificial intelligence business divisions. In European and American countries, driverless technology has become the focus of research and development for Internet companies and automobile manufacturers, and certain breakthroughs have been made. At the same time, many companies are optimistic about the future of machine learning technology, believing that machine learning is a disruptive core technology that allows people to rethink the way things are done, and companies can try their best to apply it to all In the product. These companies provide various related trainings for internal and external employees, hoping to turn machine learning into a conventional technology among the elite, so that they can make a leap forward and become talents in the field of machine learning.

Pay attention to domestic market cultivation

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to focusing on the development of smart manufacturing and promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing to smart manufacturing, the manufacturing revitalization strategies and plans of various countries also focus on highlighting the cross-industry integration and application of smart manufacturing and information technology industries.

 

 

 

The experience of various countries has shown that robot products are widely used in welding, logistics, heat treatment, surface coating, assembly, and testing in the automobile and auto parts manufacturing, electronic and electrical, rubber and plastics industry, food industry, mechanical processing and other industries. Application and promotion. Automobile manufacturing, electronic information industry, food and drug industry, medical industry, defense and military industry, etc. are industries with great growth potential for industrial robot application demand.

 

 

 

As large users of robots, the automobile industry, electronics and electrical appliances industries in Japan and South Korea have played a huge support role in the growth of the robot industry in the two countries. Automobile manufacturing, electronics and electrical appliances and other industries are more suitable to promote the application of robots due to their large application volume, high consumer requirements, and high product consistency. They have become fertile ground for promoting the growth of local robot brands. The growth of the Japanese industrial robot industry is closely related to the promotion and application of robots in high-end manufacturing industries such as the automobile industry and the electronics industry. In order to develop the automobile industry and reduce the distance between the automobile industry of European and American countries, Japan began to use robots on the body assembly production line as early as the 1970s. Japanese automobile manufacturers provide particularly huge domestic effective demand for a large number of applications such as spray robots, assembly robots, casting robots and inspection robots. The reason why Japan has been able to move from the introduction and application of American robots and technologies to its development into a world powerhouse in the robot industry is closely related to its emphasis on cultivating its advantages in robot industry applications. With the help of a large number of applications of robots in the global automotive industry, electronic and electrical industries, which have competitive advantages, Japan has grown into one of the leading countries in the global robot industry. Robots produced by Japanese robot manufacturing companies can often meet a variety of application needs. The wide range of industry application capabilities has brought huge market share and profitability, and will help realize a virtuous circle of enterprise scale and innovation resource investment and accumulation. As a result, some Japanese robot manufacturing companies have entered the global robot R&D, design, manufacturing, sales and service group with the strongest comprehensive competitiveness.

 

 

 

As a former European robot power, the French robot industry has reached the world's advanced level in the mid-1980s. This is also directly related to the fact that the automobile industry was the largest user of industrial robots in France at that time. During this period, French car robots accounted for about 40.9% of the total number of French robots, and domestic robots accounted for 77.6% of them. The automobile manufacturing industry is the most widely used field of German industrial robots. The extremely high level of robot application has promoted the development of the German manufacturing industry, especially the automobile manufacturing industry, and the wide application of robots in industries such as the automobile manufacturing industry has in turn promoted the development and production of German robots in the field.

 

 

 

The scale effect of sales and R&D brought about by the application of robots in these key industries has enabled the robot industry in Japan, South Korea, Germany and other countries to conduct independent R&D and manufacturing of core components such as reducers, numerical control systems, servo motors, and complete machine manufacturing. Brand training and other aspects continue to accumulate competitive advantages, and have surpassed the level of complete machine manufacturing of American companies. South Korea has used its market advantages in industry applications to establish a competitive advantage. In 2014, it surpassed Japan in the density of robots used per 10,000 employees. This shows the obvious industry application advantages of foreign robot industry powerhouses and the competitive advantages cultivated by domestic market demand.