The United States, Japan and Europe: the government takes the lead to accelerate the development of the industrial robot industry

Four government departments including the National Science Foundation of the United States actively responded to Obama's 'National Robot Program' and will invest 70 million Ru0026D funds for robot research and development. Coincidentally, the Japanese government and major companies have also accelerated their investment in robot research and development, and the European Union has not hesitated to invest heavily in robot research and development. United States: Government departments to support intelligent robots As early as June 2011, President Obama announced an outline called the 'National Robot Development PlanIntelligent robots that are urgently needed in the manufacturing, medical, and risk-removal industries. In response to the president's call, four government departments, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Space Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, took the lead in stating that they will provide a total of about $70 million in research and development for the next generation of intelligent robots. funds. In a joint funding motion document, the four government departments mentioned above gave the answer to why it was the first to fund the robotics national project. In the document, the spokespersons of the above four departments stated that in addition to improving the level of productivity, robots can also play an important role in aerospace, homeland security, medical and health, environmental monitoring, risk removal operations, and farmland water conservancy monitoring. In addition, the document pointed out that the joint investment of the four departments will also build a broad market platform for the sales of robots. In addition to being used in the industries mentioned above, intelligent robots can also enter thousands of households and provide services to every ordinary family within their capabilities. However, the current robot product market in the United States has not been fully established, and the government has to pay a fee for the establishment and gradual maturity of this market. Japan: Public and private investment to support the research and development of intelligent robots Japan's aging society and the shortage of manufacturing assembly line labor have made intelligent robot nanny and intelligent assembly line workers the favorite of the Japanese government and major enterprises. Since 2006, the Japanese government and major enterprises have increased their investment in research and development of intelligent robots, which has further expanded the market size of robots and product sales. According to a set of data provided by the Japanese government, from 2006 to 2010, the market sales of intelligent robots in Japan rose from US$5.2 billion to US$26 billion. By 2050, the Japanese government hopes that the sales of the robot market will rise from the current $30 billion to $70 billion. According to an official from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, intelligent robots on sale in Japan have now become a favored labor partner in the automobile manufacturing industry and the medical device manufacturing industry. Not only that, household intelligent robots with an average price of 300 US dollars have also become 'family members' of ordinary Japanese families. They can not only help empty nesters and elderly people who have lost their only one to clean their homes, but also help those who are inconvenient to walk and cannot take care of themselves. Elderly cooking life. In order to support the research and development of next-generation intelligent robots, the Japanese government has also established an agency called the 'Science and Technology Policy Committee' to provide policy support for key projects in intelligent robots. Since its establishment, the committee has provided about 350 million US dollars in financial assistance to major research institutions every year. Japanese Ministry of Finance officials pointed out that when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his economic reform package in June this year, he also emphasized the government's financial support for the research and development of intelligent robot products. According to officials from the Ministry of Finance, one of the biggest highlights of Japan's industrial revitalization is the development of the intelligent robot industry, making it the main force supporting the future development of Japan's manufacturing industry. Europe: Robot Ru0026D government is not short of money In Europe, the EU's Seventh Framework (FP7) project has supported the Ru0026D and production of intelligent robots with an annual investment of about 100 million euros since 2007. FP7 made it clear that intelligent robots are one of the strategic development projects for Europe to remain competitive in the future. In order to form a seamless connection between the research and development of intelligent robots and the manufacture of finished products, the European Union has proposed two projects, the 'Intelligent Robot Research and Development Laboratory Open' project and the 'Future Factory' project, according to the research and development status and production scale of intelligent robots in recent years. A brand new concept that aims to build a platform for intelligent robots to go out of the laboratory and into the factory. Not only that, but in 2012, the EU also proposed a bolder idea, that is: in the near future, the EU will develop a robot called 'human partnerRecognition, bionics and other research results are brought together in the research and development of 'human partner' robots, so that future robots have functions such as language communication, logical analysis and intelligent command recognition. The European Union said that Europe does not hesitate to invest huge amounts of money in robot research and development projects. At the same time, countries represented by Germany, France, the United Kingdom and other countries have also continued to increase investment in robot research and development, and established national key laboratories in China to find solutions for key and difficult problems in the process of robot research and development. Method.