China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a new five-year plan for the robotics industry in Beijing, which aims to promote innovation and lead China to become a global leader in robotics technology and industrial advancement. The Statistics Department of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) hereby reports on international and domestic participation in this largest market.
"If ranked by annual sales and in-service inventory, China is now undoubtedly the world's largest industrial robot market." said Milton Guerry, president of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), "IFR's robot density statistics effectively reflect China's Dynamic development situation, in terms of the number of industrial robots per 10,000 employees: China's manufacturing robot density currently ranks 9th in the world (246 units), while it was only 25th (49 units) five years ago.
Automationstävling i Kina
Den nuvarande automationskonkurrensen i Kina domineras fortfarande av utländska robottillverkare, som tillsammans står för 73 procent av marknadsandelen. Den har legat kvar på denna nivå trots fluktuationer under de senaste 8 åren. Robotar som importerades från utlandet (främst från Japan, Sydkorea och Europa) ökade markant under 2020, en ökning med 24 procent till totalt 123 030 enheter, inklusive robotar som tillverkats i Kina av icke-kinesiska leverantörer. Produkterna från kinesiska robottillverkare är främst för den inhemska marknaden, med leveranser av 45 347 enheter 2020, vilket motsvarar en marknadsandel på 27 procent.
Den andra robotutvecklingsplanen
"Following 2016-2020, China released its second five-year plan for the robotics industry," said Song Xiaogang, executive director and secretary-general of the China Robotics Industry Alliance (CRIA). The high-quality development of China has important guiding significance. Robots are the key equipment of modern industry, and the new five-year plan can not only lead China's digital development and intelligent upgrade, but also help promote the progress of global robot technology."