I. Status and situation

Since the birth of the first robot in the world in 1954, the industrialized countries of the world have established a complete industrial robot industry system with leading core technologies and product applications, and have formed a few leading robot companies that occupy the global leading position. Especially after the international financial crisis, these countries have increased the development of robots into national strategies and strive to maintain their leading edge. In the past five years, global industrial robot sales have grown at an average annual rate of over 17%. In 2014, sales reached 229,000 units, an increase of 29% year-on-year. The global manufacturing robot density (the number of industrial robots used per 10,000 workers) averaged five years ago. The 50's increase to 66, of which industrial robots generally have a density of over 200. At the same time, service robots have developed rapidly and have become more widely used. Medical rehabilitation robots represented by surgical robots have formed a large industrial scale, and special operational robots such as space robots, bionic robots, and anti-terrorist riot-defense robots have been applied.

China's robot research and development started in the 1970s. In recent years, under the support of a series of policies and market demand, China's robotics industry has developed rapidly. In 2014, the sales volume of self-owned industrial robots reached 17,000 units, an increase of 78% over the previous year. Service robots have developed a series of representative products and applied them in fields such as scientific investigation, medical rehabilitation, education and entertainment, and family services. Since 2013, China has become the world's largest industrial robots application market. In 2014, sales reached 57,000 units, an increase of 56% year-on-year, accounting for 1/4 of global sales, and robot density increased from 11 five years ago to 36.

Although China's robotics industry has made great progress, there is still a big gap compared with industrialized countries. Mainly manifested in: lack of key links in the industrial chain of robots, high precision reducers, servo motors and controllers in parts and components rely on imports; core technology innovation is weak; high-end products have low quality and reliability; robots are difficult to popularize and apply, and market share needs to be improved. The problems of “small, scattered, and weak” enterprises are prominent, and the industrial competitiveness is lacking; robot standards, testing and certification systems need to be improved.

At present, with the rapid increase in labor costs in China, demographic dividends are gradually disappearing, and the mode of production is shifting towards flexibility, intelligence, and precision. It is imminent to build a new manufacturing system with smart manufacturing as its fundamental feature, and the demand for industrial robots will increase substantially. At the same time, the demand for service robots in the areas of aging social services, medical rehabilitation, disaster relief and rescue, public safety, education and entertainment, and major scientific research also showed a rapid development trend. The "13th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for the development of China's robotics industry. It should grasp the development trend of the international robot industry, integrate resources, formulate countermeasures, seize opportunities, create a favorable development environment, and promote the sustainable, healthy and rapid development of China's robotics industry.

Second, the overall requirements

We will fully implement the spirit of the 18th Congress of the Party and the Third Plenary Session of the 18th, 18th, and 18th Central Committee. We shall adhere to the concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and shared development, and accelerate the implementation of "Made in China 2025," closely surrounding China's economic restructuring and The major demand for social development adheres to the principles of “market-driven, innovation-driven, strengthened foundation, and quality first”. During the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, “two breakthroughs” and “three upgrades” are focused on, that is, the realization of key robot parts and high-end products. Major breakthroughs to achieve a significant increase in the reliability of robots, market share, and competitiveness of leading companies. With enterprises as the mainstay, collaborative innovation in production, learning, and research to create the competitiveness of the entire industrial chain of robots and form a robot industry system with Chinese characteristics. To lay a solid foundation for building a strong country.

The market-led approach is to adhere to the market demand as the direction, take the enterprise as the main body, and give full play to the market's decisive role in the direction of R&D of the robot, the choice of routes, and the allocation of various types of elements. The driving force of innovation is to strengthen the construction of a robot innovation system and accelerate the formation of favorable requirements.