As an indispensable equipment and means in the modern industrial field, robots have become an important indicator of a country's technology and manufacturing level. According to Wu Tong, deputy chief engineer of the Beijing Institute of Machinery Industry Automation, China's robot market is far from the level of developed countries'. From the density of industrial robots (the proportion that robots take up in per 10,000 production manufacturing workers). In absolute terms, the number of robots in China is only 18% in Japan and 35% in Germany. In the automotive industry where industrial robots are the most used, and there are only 90 robots per 10,000 workers, compared with more than 1,600 units in Japan, and more than 800 units in America.

　　There are many indications that China is on the eve of the rapid development of the robot industry, whose people believe that the robot industry will be the new high-tech industry with the most potential market after the automobile and computer. During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, the demand for industrial robots in China will increase at a rate of 15%-20% per year.

　 "Made in China", the  inevitable choice. 

　　According to the results of the recent China population census, the number of people under 10-14 years old in China will decrease by about 5% from 2000 to 2010. At this rate, by 2015, the manufacturing industry will usher in a new round of vacancies. Even if the shortage of labor is not so fast, but under the pressure of rising labor costs, China's manufacturing profits are also constantly diluting, therefore, the development of robot technology and the realization of artificial replacement will be the general trend.

　　Therefore, in the context of multiple factors such as rising labor costs, increased technical requirements, and reduced robot costs, more robots have increasingly played a leading role in "Made in China" in recent years. Earlier this year, Foxconn, the world's largest foundry, expressed that they would introduce 1 million robots to replace labor in the next three years, which is undoubtedly the forefront of the industry.

　　The Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Development and the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Service Robot Technology Development issued earlier clearly stated that during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period, China will overcome a number of intelligent high-end equipment. Develop and cultivate a group of core enterprises with high-tech output value exceeding 10 billion yuan. Under the policy support, the intelligent equipment manufacturing industry with robots as the core has ushered in the unprecedented market opportunities. The data shows that in 2000, the number of industrial robots in China was only about 3,500. By the end of 2010, the installed capacity of industrial robots in China had reached 52,300. In the same year, the annual supply of industrial robots in China ranked third in the world— the volume was 15,000 units, an increase of 171% year-on-year.

　　As the world's largest manufacturing country, the Chinese market is of great significance to the robotics industry. According to the research of IFR (International Robot Alliance), by 2014, the number of newly installed industrial robots will reach 167,700 units per year. By then, the annually installed capacity of industrial robots in China will exceed that of Japan, reaching nearly 32,000 units, which will account for the world's total. 20%.

　　Wang Weiming, deputy director of the Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, revealed that the annually installed capacity of industrial robots in China ranks third in the world, with a cumulative installed capacity of more than 50,000 units, ranking sixth in the world. It is expected that by 2014, China will become the world's largest demanding market.

　　Last year, Foxconn Chairman Guo Taiming announced that Foxconn will equip 1 million robots in three years to replace unskilled workers on the production line. Zhao Jie, head of the expert group of robotics technology of the National "863 Program", pointed out that since 2010, the demand for industrial robots in China has increased greatly, and automobiles, packaging, medical equipment, etc. have bred a huge industrial robot market.

　　Foreign giants lay out the Chinese market.

　　It is reported that the world's four major industrial robots industry ABB, Japan FANUC FANUC, Japan YASKAWA Yaskawa Electric, Germany KUKA KUKA have set up branches in China, together with other imported brands, and the market share in China reached more than 80% . Among them, the top three industrial robot sales in the world exceeded 200,000 units. According to relevant statistics, FANUC robot products account for 23% of the market share in China.

　　ABB, which was founded in Europe in 1988, entered China in 1994 and ABB China Ltd. was established in 1995. Since 2005, the production, R&D and engineering centers of ABB robots have begun to transfer to China, which shows that the international robot giants attach great importance to the Chinese market. At present, China has become the world's largest market for ABB.

　　According to the reporter, the ABB Group's sales reached 38 billion US dollars in 2011, of which sales in China reached 5.1 billion US dollars, an increase of 21%. In recent years, some advanced robot companies in the world have targeted China's huge market demand and entered China in a big way. In addition to the giant companies such as FANUC, ABB and Kawasaki, which have already entered China, the Danish Universal Robots Robot Company entered the Chinese market for the first time at the end of last year. In January this year, Epson signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Harbin Institute of Technology, and the reached an consensus on the robot's research and development, achivements transformation, cooperation and promotion; on 6th March, Yaskawa Electric, the world's largest industrial robot manufacturer, officially settled in China, will develop, design and produce industrial robot equipment, accessories and parts, while in March this year, AdeptTechnology, headquartered in California, the US state, officially settled in Shanghai and established its first subsidiary, Aidepu Robot Trading Shanghai Co., Ltd. in China.

　　Differential innovation accelerates localization process

　　Since robot technology has been listed as a vigilant technology by developed countries, it is not realistic to acquire core technologies through purchase. Independent innovation has become the only choice for developing robotics in China.

　　In the late 1990s, China invested in the establishment of nine robotic industrialization bases and seven research bases, including Xinsong Robotics Co., Ltd of Shenyang Automation Institute, Bosch Automation Equipment Co., Ltd. of Harbin Technology Institute, Robot Development Center of Beijing Machinery Automation Research Institute, and Haier Robotics company etc.

　　During the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, many projects including the National 863 Program, the National Support Program Major Project, and the International Cooperation Major Project involved robot projects. Various regions, provinces and cities in China are also investing heavily in the construction of robots.

　　However, despite the rapid development of China's robot technology research and development, the gap between foreign advanced technology is still very obvious. How to break through from foreign-funded enterprises has become an important topic for domestic robot companies. Therefore, grasping the demand for industrial robots from the customer base outside the automotive industry has become the innovative idea of Xinsong Robotics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Xinsong), and clean robot is one of them.

　　In the interview, Qu Daokui told reporters that the clean robot is the national key new product plan project undertaken by the company. A clean robot is a robot that works in a high degree of environmental cleanliness, even in a vacuum environment. This type of robot is technically difficult, and has a strict requirements about materials, lubrication, control, and reliability, therefore, it is more expensive. At present, clean robots are mainly used in biochemical pharmaceutical, solar chip manufacturing, IC and other industries, unlike general industrial robots in the conventional environment. Since Xinsong is the only company in China that manufactures such robots, the production situation is promising. Last year, Xinsong produced 130 clean robots, and this year it is estimated that the output will reach 200-300 units.

　　Xinsong's road to innovation is not a complete abandonment of external forces. At the beginning of its establishment, Xinsong cooperated with Yaskawa, an internationally renowned robot company, to mass produce 20 spot weldind, arc welding robot systems and peripheral equipment, thus starting a difficult road of high-tech industrialization. This initiative has helped companies to complete the transformation from scientific and technological achievements to market applications, and accumulated a large amount of technical and market experience.

　　Since then, Qu Daokui has developed the only AGV (mobile robot) series products with independent intellectual property rights, multi-navigation mode, multiple operation modes and multiple transfer modes by relying on the strong accumulation of robot technology in the field of Shenyang Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In order to make AGV products go global and keep their technology with the world level, robots and the world-renowned AGV controller manufacturer, NDC, have achieved equal and two-way cooperation, and developed the world's leading laser guidance technology, while the company's unique automatic tracking technology and comprehensive AGV products are introduced to the international market through the NDC channel.

　　In order to further enhance the ability to innovate and integrate various advantageous resources, Xinsong established the Sino-US over-Construction Manufacturing with the Joint automation research Center in the United States. It is by relying on such an open innovation platform that the company's industry status and innovation strength can be continuously strengthened. From the first vacuum equipment for IC equipment in China to the second generation of service robots, and from upgraded and serialized mobile robots (AGV) to automatic ticket inspection (AFC) systems for rail transportation and subway environmental monitoring and equipment monitoring (BAS) system, Xinsong has made breakthroughs in the research and development of high-end robot products and new technologies by relying on independent innovation.