Policy New Release! Humanoid Robots Are Having Their Moment Again

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued the Guidance on the Innovation and Development of Humanoid Robots, and major robot manufacturers have vigorously developed and detonated the humanoid robot circle again! It is proposed that by 2025, China's humanoid robot innovation system will be initially established, and a number of key technologies such as "brain, cerebellum, and limb" will make breakthroughs to ensure the safe and effective supply of core components.

The whole machine products have reached the international advanced level, and achieved mass production, and have been demonstrated and applied in special, manufacturing, people's livelihood services and other scenarios, and an effective governance mechanism and means have been explored. Cultivate 2-3 ecological enterprises with global influence and a group of specialized new small and medium-sized enterprises, create 2-3 industrial development agglomeration areas, and breed and develop a group of new businesses, new models and new business forms.

By 2027, the innovation capability of humanoid robot technology will be significantly improved, a safe and reliable industrial chain supply chain system will be formed, an internationally competitive industrial ecology will be built, and the comprehensive strength will reach the world's advanced level. The industry has accelerated to achieve large-scale development, the application scenarios are more abundant, and relevant products are deeply integrated into the real economy, becoming an important new engine of economic growth.

The current humanoid robot body in the leading position of the player, is the auto industry giants, such as Tesla, Honda, Toyota. Or technology companies, such as Xiaomi, Google, Amazon.

It can be seen that the major enterprise technology industry has placed great expectations on humanoid robots, and the development of humanoid machines is the future trend.

Hardware clearance, software perfection has become the key to manufacturing

In the manufacturing industry, hardware has become the backbone factor of manufacturing, and the development of humanoid robots in the manufacturing industry needs to make good use of the existing robot technology foundation, systematically deploy the key technology group of "robot limb", innovate the basic theory of human motion mechanics, create humanoid robotic arms, dexterous hands and legs, and break through the lightweight and rigid-flexible coupling design, whole-body coordinated motion control, and dynamic arm grasping dexterous operations.

At present, the humanoid robot industry has a certain technical fortress, research the key technology group of "machine body", breakthrough lightweight bone, high-strength body structure, high-precision sensing and other technologies, and research and development of highly integrated and long-life humanoid robot power unit and energy management technology is a problem that enterprises need to solve.

In the "Humanoid robot innovation and Development Guidance" pointed out that humanoid robots integrated artificial intelligence, high-end manufacturing, new materials and other advanced technologies, is expected to become a disruptive product after computers, smart phones, new energy vehicles, will profoundly change the human production and life style, reshaping the global industrial development pattern.

At present, the accelerated evolution of humanoid robot technology has become a new highland of scientific and technological competition, a new track for future industries, and a new engine for economic development, with great development potential and wide application prospects. In order to promote the high-quality development of the humanoid robot industry, cultivate and form new quality productivity, enable new industrialization at a high level, and effectively support the construction of a modern industrial system.

Why humanoid robots are a trend?

Humanoid robots are favored for their physical resemblance to humans. People are more willing to interact with humanoid robots, which are more suitable for the interaction scenes of human society. Elements such as their body structure, body movements and facial expressions give people a sense of intimacy and familiarity. This anthropomorphic design makes it easier for people to accept and trust that robots can perform a variety of complex tasks.

Manufacturing adult robot appearance is more suitable for application in human life scenes, humanoid robots not only have the appearance of humans, but also have powerful functions. They can be programmed to perform a variety of tasks, including but not limited to cleaning, cooking, entertainment, and even providing medical care. This versatility makes humanoid robots ideal for homes and businesses.

Coupled with the development of artificial intelligence technologies such as machine learning and AI large models, as well as the improvement of chip processing power, this makes humanoid robots have a better technical basis, and in the future, by reusing autonomous driving technology to humanoid robots, humanoid robots have great possibilities and imagination in technical feasibility.

Humanoid robots still have a long way to go

Although humanoid robots have made a lot of progress, there are still many challenges. Humanoid robots are highly integrated entities with hardware and software capabilities, and the core breakthrough point of commercialization is "AI brain". It can be said that the current AI brain still needs a period of growth at the level of logical thinking and behavioral intelligent decision-making, and the driving force behind it largely comes from the upgrading of algorithms and a high level of intelligence. From the current "weak artificial intelligence" to "strong artificial intelligence" on the road, embodied intelligence plays a decisive role.

As a new type of artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence refers to the ability of an intelligent system or machine to interact with the environment in real time through perception and interaction. Obviously, the current humanoid robots are still very far from this state.