Robotics Weekly News Summary 2023.11.13

[The 6th CIIE has an annualized intended transaction volume of US$78.41 billion! ] The 6th China International Import Expo has actively played the role of an international procurement, investment promotion, cultural exchange, and open cooperation platform, and has achieved rich results. The annual intended transaction volume has reached a record high, reaching US$78.41 billion, an increase of 6.7% over the previous session.

[NetEase unmanned loading robot won the World Internet Conference Award] The World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit released a list of the top ten typical cases of innovation and development of Chinese Internet companies in 2023, and NetEase's unmanned loading robot was successfully selected. NetEase's unmanned loading robot is on standby 24 hours a day, with strong supply guarantee capabilities, reducing manpower, material resources, financial resources and station operation costs, solving the difficulty of daily management, and alleviating the problem of recruiting workers. At the same time, the unmanned operation work scene allows workers to say goodbye to the working environment that harms their health and avoid the suffering of dust.

[New work by Fei-Fei Li's team: Brain-controlled robots do housework, brain-computer interfaces have the ability to learn with few samples] Recently, a multidisciplinary team led by Jiajun Wu and Fei-Fei Li from Stanford University proposed a universal intelligent BRI system NOIR (Neural Signal Operated Intelligent Robots ) . Through subsequent research and development, it can be applied in production and life in the future.

【Oriental Hospital successfully performs robot-assisted hip replacement】 Hip replacement surgery is a common orthopedic surgery. During the operation, the diseased femoral head of the patient is removed and replaced with an artificial joint component, thereby helping the patient relieve pain, restore function and improve the quality of life. Recently, in the operating room of Oriental Hospital, an "orthopedic surgery robot" assisted doctors in completing the first artificial hip replacement in Pudong.

[Robot development increases, Haozhi Electromechanical rises nearly 10%] Haozhi Electromechanical rose nearly 10%, Best, Buke Co., Ltd., Mingzhi Electric, Wuzhou Xinchun rose more than 5%, Zhongda Lide, Green Harmonic and others followed suit. On the news front, Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd. was officially established in the Robot Innovation Industrial Park in the Economic Development Zone recently, and plans to carry out five key tasks such as universal humanoid robot prototypes and universal large models of humanoid robots. This is the first provincial humanoid robot innovation center in the country, and Beijing Xiaomi Robotics Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing UBTECH Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd., and Beijing Jingcheng Electromechanical Industry Investment Co., Ltd. jointly hold shares.

[FANUC builds the Shanghai Robotics Industrial Park ecosystem] On the afternoon of November 8, the third phase of the Shanghai FANUC Smart Factory project was announced to be completed. As a major project in Shanghai, the factory is the largest robot base of the FANUC Group outside of Japan. It not only has advanced manufacturing functions and can provide smart manufacturing solutions for downstream application companies, but also has functions such as employee education and training, and display of advanced smart manufacturing equipment. It is a "super smart factory" integrating R&D, manufacturing, and sales, with an annual output value expected to reach 10 billion yuan.

[Johnson & Johnson's MONARCH diagnostic robot participates in the CIIE] Johnson & Johnson held a launch ceremony for the MONARCH robot. From the fourth CIIE to the sixth CIIE, in just two years, the MONARCH robot successfully transformed from a company product into a new product in the Chinese market.

[Syrius Technology, SoftBank Robotics and IRIS Group jointly release a new commercial cleaning robot] IRIS OHYAMA, Japan's largest lifestyle solution provider, and SoftBank Robotics, a world-renowned artificial intelligence robot technology solution provider under the group, officially announced a strategic partnership with Syrius Technology, a leading AMR brand in China, to launch a jointly developed new commercial cleaning robot, bringing Syrius Technology's commercial cleaning AMR products and rich robot software capabilities to the region's public service scenarios, providing the public with more efficient, convenient, environmentally friendly and high-quality cleaning services.

[Agile Robots strategically invests in idealworks, a subsidiary of the BMW Group] Agile Robots, a world-leading intelligent robot unicorn company, announced a strategic investment in idealworks, a subsidiary of the BMW Group, becoming its controlling shareholder. Idealworks was established in 2020 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW incubated by the BMW Group Innovation Lab. Since its establishment, the company has provided the BMW Group with a full range of intelligent solutions for industrial logistics scenarios, covering all components of robots and their related ecosystems. The core team of idealworks has served the BMW Group for more than 10 years and has extensive experience in the development and commercialization of automation and logistics technologies.

[Weike Technology currently produces motor parts for robot joints] Weike Technology said that the company currently produces motor parts for robot joints, but due to commercial confidentiality, it is not yet possible to determine whether they will eventually be used in humanoid robots. In the future, the company will continue to innovate, keep up with market trends, and actively promote related product technology innovation and industry applications.

[The first provincial humanoid robot innovation center in China was officially established in Beijing] Recently, Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd. was officially registered in the Robot Innovation Industrial Park in the Economic Development Zone, marking the establishment of the first provincial humanoid robot innovation center in China. The company is jointly established by robot complete machines, core components, large models and other enterprises. Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center will look to the future and create the world's first universal humanoid robot "hardware mother platform" and the first large model + open source operation and control system "software mother platform". Focusing on the key common problems that need to be solved in the industry, five key tasks are carried out, including universal humanoid robot prototype, universal large model of humanoid robot, operation and control system, tool chain, open source OS and developer community.

[Jieka Robotics appeared at the booth of Fortune 500 companies at the 2023 CIIE] Jieka Robotics Co., Ltd. appeared at the ADI booth to showcase its advanced technologies and solutions in the field of industrial automation . Jieka Robotics is a national-level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprise, which has won international awards such as G-Mark and TIA, and is a leading enterprise in the collaborative robot industry. At this CIIE, both parties are committed to combining strengths to empower the construction of global smart factories.

[Green Precision's precision structural parts products have been mass-produced on household robot terminal products] Green Precision said on the interactive platform that the company's precision structural parts products have been mass-produced on household robot terminal products, and are currently mainly used in products such as smart household sweeping robots. Household robots are one of the company's key areas of layout in the future.