Notice of the General Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government on Printing and Distributing Beijing Robot Industry Innovation and Development Action Plan (2023-2025)

Beijing Zhengban made [2023] No.17

District People’s governments, municipal government commissions, offices and bureaus, and municipal institutions:

  "Beijing Robot Industry Innovation and Development Action Plan (2023-2025)" has been approved by the municipal government and is hereby issued to you, please implement it carefully.

General Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government    

June 16, 2023  

Beijing Robot Industry Innovation and Development Action Plan (2023-2025)

  This action plan is formulated in order to implement the Development Plan of Robot Industry in the Tenth Five-Year Plan of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Development Plan of High-tech Industry in Beijing during the Tenth Five-Year Plan, seize the opportunity of a new round of global scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, accelerate the innovation and development of robot industry in this city, and build a highland of global robot industry.

  I. General requirements

  (A) the guiding ideology

  Guided by the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the New Era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, adhere to high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, closely follow the development trend of robot intelligence, bionic and modularization, accelerate the creation of a "Beijing model" for the development of robot industry with product innovation and scene demonstration, ecological optimization and industrial synergy, make every effort to build a global robot technology innovation source, application demonstration highland and high-end industrial cluster, and effectively support the construction of an international scientific and technological innovation center and a global digital economy benchmark city.

  (II) Main objectives

  By 2025, the innovation ability of the robot industry in this city will be greatly improved, and 100 kinds of high-tech and high value-added robot products and 100 kinds of application scenarios with national promotion value will be cultivated. The number of robots with 10,000 people will reach the world’s leading level, forming an active development ecology with innovative elements and innovation and entrepreneurship. The income of the robot core industry in the city has reached more than 30 billion yuan, creating a leading domestic and international advanced robot industry cluster.

  Second, high-end leading, focusing on the development of robot "1+4" product system

  Focusing on the world’s cutting-edge technology and future strategic needs, we will step up the layout of humanoid robots, promote the leap development of four types of superior robot products: medical health, cooperation, specialty and logistics, implement hundreds of new robot projects, and create an innovative product system with intelligent drive, integration of production and research, and openness and leadership.

  (A) step up the layout of humanoid robots

  Benchmark the international leading humanoid robot products, support enterprises and universities to carry out research and engineering of humanoid robot products and key components, accelerate the construction of Beijing humanoid robot industry innovation center, and strive to become a national manufacturing innovation center. With the goal of small-scale production and application of humanoid robots, we will create basic conditions such as general intelligent underlying software and interfaces, general hardware development supporting facilities, focus on breaking through key technologies such as general prototype of humanoid robots and general artificial intelligence model, and vigorously promote the development and application of open source control systems, open source chips, open source simulation software, etc. Taking 3C electronic manufacturing, new energy vehicle production, security emergency and other typical scenarios as the traction, we will support upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to jointly carry out product research and production line construction through "revealing the list" and accelerate the process of autonomy of the whole industrial chain.

Column 1: Beijing Humanoid Robot Industry Innovation Center

  (2) Consolidate and upgrade the four dominant robots.

  Give full play to the basic advantages of the robot industry in this city, and improve the technical level and market competitiveness of four types of robots: medical health, cooperation, specialty and logistics. In the field of medical health robots, facing the forefront of the industry and the needs of medical applications, the ability of surgical robots to assist in the whole process of surgery is improved; Give full play to the synergy of medical workers in the capital, optimize the medical device registration and health insurance policies, and increase the promotion of clinical application. In the field of cooperative robots, we will break through key technologies such as light weight, visual enhancement, force perception, compliance control and self-learning of the whole machine, improve the load capacity of the whole machine, and develop adaptive cooperative robots; Carry out complex task execution algorithm and end effector technology research, and promote the intelligent and flexible development of multi-degree-of-freedom cooperative robots. In the field of special robots, improve the stability and reliability of products such as fire fighting, security and rescue robots, optimize product design and processing technology, and reduce comprehensive costs. In the field of logistics robots, improve the navigation and operation accuracy, promote the iterative upgrade of intelligent warehousing logistics robots, develop heavy-duty mobile robots, and optimize the application environment of logistics robots.

Column 2: 100 new robot projects

  Third, stabilize the chain and strengthen the chain, and strive to improve the key support ability of the robot.

  Focus on the key links of the robot industry chain, adhere to the problem orientation, give full play to the main traction role of the whole machine enterprise chain, open up the innovative chain of upstream and downstream collaboration, soft and hard combination, enhance the basic support ability of artificial intelligence model, key core technologies of the industry, key parts and components, and promote the robot industry to stabilize, repair and strengthen the chain.

  (A) to strengthen the support of artificial intelligence model

  Develop and continuously improve the robot general artificial intelligence model, tap the application scene resources, provide diversified scene data support for model pre-training, and improve the universality and practicability of the model. Break through the key technology of large-scale multi-modal data fusion, and develop a large-scale model system for image, text, voice, force, heat, electricity, magnetism and other multi-modal sensing data fusion processing. According to the characteristics of various robot technologies and application scenarios, an efficient fine-tuning algorithm for large models is developed to promote the deep application of large models in the robot field. Build an open source platform for model optimization algorithm, create a large model ecosystem with extensive participation and interactive optimization of the whole industry, and promote the iterative improvement of model performance.

  (B) Breakthrough the key core technologies of the industry

  Tap the potential of the capital’s scientific and technological research and development resources, strengthen the strategic layout of frontier areas, and make overall plans to promote key core technologies of the robot industry. In terms of basic general technology, it breaks through the technologies of robot system design, modularization and flexible reconfiguration, and robot cloud-edge-end fusion. In the aspect of man-machine cooperation technology, three-dimensional holographic environment modeling and high-precision tactile and force sensing technologies are developed. In terms of basic software technology, the robot operating system is developed, and technologies such as general support software and simulation platform software are developed for the needs of robot research and development, manufacturing, testing and practical application. In terms of fusion and reuse technology, we will explore the development and application of new structures such as artificial muscles and electronic skin, and promote the cross-integration development of new materials, bionic technology and new manufacturing technology.

  (3) Consolidate the foundation of key components.

  Benchmark the international advanced level, implement the industrial base upgrading project, comprehensively improve the comprehensive performance of key parts of the robot, and strengthen the key support ability for the whole machine. As for the reducer, we should give full play to the leading role of the whole machine enterprise, develop precision reducer products with high efficiency, high power density, torque self-sensing and long-term maintenance-free, and develop new transmission products. In the aspect of servo drive system, support enterprises to cooperate with universities and colleges to develop high-power, high-precision, high-dynamic response and high-reliability servo drive system and intelligent integrated joints. In the aspect of controller, the technologies such as vibration suppression, dynamic compensation of inertia, high-speed calculation and planning of multi-joint complex motion are emphasized to improve the universality, expansibility and reliability of the controller. In terms of sensors, efforts are made to overcome advanced design, manufacturing, sealing and testing technologies, optimize technological processes, reduce production costs, and improve the accuracy, reliability and stability of sensors. As for the end effector, high-precision, high-load and multifunctional end effector is developed for typical application scenarios such as medical health and intelligent manufacturing.

Column 3: Industrial base upgrading project

  Fourth, benchmarking, fully implementing the "robot+"application demonstration

  Facing the key needs in the fields of medical care, manufacturing, construction, trade and logistics, pension, emergency, agriculture, etc., we will implement hundreds of application scenario demonstration projects and carry out a number of "robot+"application demonstrations to accelerate the formation of iconic scenes, iconic services, iconic models and iconic formats.

  (A) the development of "robot+"experience mode

  Facing the needs of medical health, smart old-age care, safety emergency and other scenarios, we will support users to jointly build a "robot+"application experience center, create a "model room" for innovative application of robots, and expand product consumption and application. Relying on the "Xinzhizhao 100" project, we will support robot enterprises to build "robot production robot" benchmark factory and "Beijing Zhizhao" experience center, and expand the depth and breadth of robot application according to the modes of mass customization, product life cycle and integrated supply chain.

  (B) the development of "robot+"customization model

  Focus on the needs of specific scenarios such as manufacturing, trade logistics and agriculture, support users and enterprises to form application innovation consortia, develop innovative products and system solutions for typical application scenarios through "unveiling the list" and ordering for the first time, and implement a number of major application demonstration projects. Support users to give priority to purchasing innovative products and services of robots, select and compile a catalogue of robot application scenarios, and create a cooperative innovation model for production and use.

  (C) the development of "robot+"promotion model

  Integrate the resources of robot enterprises, users, industry organizations and other parties, collect the needs of end users in various fields, and carry out normalized online docking services. Establish a normalized supply and demand docking mechanism in the fields of medical health, manufacturing and emergency response to promote the application of robots. Innovate the application promotion mode, strengthen the application promotion through short-term lease, shared service and agency operation, and promote new service formats.

Box 4: Demonstration Project of 100 Application Scenes

  Fifth, innovate services and further improve the development ecology of the robot industry

  Around the robot R&D, design, pilot verification and other industrial links, we will speed up the construction of a number of open and shared public service platforms, comprehensively improve the allocation level of robot industry elements, and establish a new industrial development ecology of "resource planning-innovation synergy-environmental optimization".

  (A) improve the public service system

  1. Build a collaborative innovation carrier for the robot industry. We will promote innovative carriers such as key robotics laboratories and engineering research centers to become better and stronger, and support enterprises and universities to form Industry-University-Research-used consortia. Improve the operational service level of Beijing Medical Robot Industry Innovation Center, give play to the role of medical device commissioned research and development processing platform (CDMO), and promote the rapid transformation of innovation results. Support intelligent robots and system high-tech innovation centers to solve common technical problems such as multi-mode perception and autonomous control through the mode of "enterprise giving questions and innovation center answering questions". Support the construction of robot standardization organizations, implement standards and norms to lead the project, continue to promote robot standardization, speed up the research and formulation of standards such as common technical requirements and general product specifications, and promote the transformation of robot innovation achievements in this city into standards.

Box 5: Standards and specifications lead the project

  2. Build a platform for robot pilot verification and inspection. Support enterprises to build a robot pilot verification platform in conjunction with colleges and universities, and provide services such as pilot curing, engineering development, sample trial production, data simulation, scene application, process improvement, etc., to meet the design and processing needs of prototypes and small batch production. Promote the construction of robot supporting processing centers and shared factories in a market-oriented way, and form service capabilities such as precision machining and batch manufacturing that can quickly respond to the needs of enterprises. Support the construction of national robot quality inspection and testing platform, continuously improve the testing capabilities of components, spare parts and complete machines, build professional testing platforms for safety and emergency applications, and improve the robot testing and certification service system.

  (2) Cultivate and expand market players.

  1. Cultivate high-quality robot enterprises. Focus on medical health, collaboration, logistics robots and other fields, support head enterprises to become bigger and stronger, introduce 1-2 world-class robot enterprises, drive upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to gather and develop, and build large-scale industrial clusters. For special robots, key components and other fields, we will support and promote a number of innovative enterprises with high growth expectations to become better and stronger, and cultivate a number of "little giants" and unicorn enterprises with global influence.

  2. Cultivate emerging formats of robots. Encourage powerful enterprises to expand their business models and carry out robot financial leasing business for the national market. Promote enterprises to expand post-robot market services such as maintenance, second-hand trading and remanufacturing, encourage enterprises to provide derivative services such as robot information services and remote operation and maintenance, and cultivate new models and formats of robot industry.

  Sixth, gather and develop, optimize the spatial layout of robot industry

  Based on the optimization of industrial organization and the cooperation of industrial chain, we will promote the docking and integration of robot innovation chain and industrial chain, the efficient matching of industrial layout and regional resources, accelerate the construction of a demonstration zone combining robot production with research and a cluster zone combining production with use, and comprehensively enhance the role of robot industry in attracting and gathering internally and radiating externally.

  (A) to create a demonstration zone for the integration of robot production and research in the north.

  Give full play to the advantages of Zhongguancun Science City in gathering innovative resources, and support Haidian District to create an international leading enterprise incubation and innovation and entrepreneurship ecology with robot originality and cutting-edge technological innovation as the guide. Give full play to the advantages of industrial location and talent gathering, support Changping District to take the transformation of Zhongguancun robot innovation achievements as the guide, introduce robot technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises and unicorn enterprises, focus on undertaking cutting-edge technology industrialization and platform construction projects, and optimize the transfer and transformation ecology of robot innovation achievements.

  (B) the construction of southern robot production and use of a combination of gathering areas.

  Give full play to the scale advantage of the main position of high-tech industries, support Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone to take the layout of the whole industrial chain of robots as the guide, introduce world-class robot quality enterprises, focus on undertaking major industrialization projects in the city, and build a comprehensive gathering area of robot industry. Give full play to the advantages of characteristic industrial agglomeration, support Fengtai and other districts to focus on special robots and other fields, and build a characteristic park combining the production and use of robots in sub-industries.

  (3) Promote the coordinated development of the robot industry in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei

  Give full play to the advantages of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei industrial synergy policy, support robot head enterprises to give full play to the advantages of industrial chain, and guide the layout of upstream and downstream supporting enterprises in Tianjin and Hebei. Enterprises headquartered in Beijing and producing in Tianjin and Hebei are encouraged to realize the docking of production resources and the coordination of production processes by building industrial internet platforms and "parent-child factories" to enhance the integration ability of industrial chains and supply chains.

  VII. Safeguard measures

  (1) Do a good job in organizational guarantee.

  Strengthen the docking with national ministries and commissions, actively undertake major national special projects and key research and development plans, and strive for more national-level projects to be laid out in Beijing. Improve the working mechanism of the robot industry in this city, strengthen the overall coordination between various departments and districts, and form a joint effort. Set up a robot expert think tank to carry out forward-looking and strategic research on major issues.

  (2) Formulating special policies

  The city and district jointly formulate special policies for the robot industry. Using the policies of high-tech industrial development funds and the first set, we will study ways to support the construction of innovative carriers, the development of innovative products, and the demonstration of application scenarios through discount loans for key investment projects, application incentives for new technologies and new products, and government purchase of services. Give play to the role of government guidance fund, encourage social capital to participate in the incubation and industrialization investment of robot innovation achievements in this city, and support financial institutions to provide personalized credit and financing services for robot enterprises.

  (3) Strengthen personnel training

  Using the high-tech industrial talent policy, we will increase the introduction and training of high-end talents and high-level teams of world-class robots. Closely meet the needs of enterprises, strengthen the skills training of on-the-job personnel, and smooth the channels for the declaration of professional titles of enterprise personnel. Support robot enterprises, universities and colleges to cooperate in the construction of training bases and joint scientific research bases, and cultivate engineering and technical talents, management talents and compound talents urgently needed by enterprises.

  (4) Promoting coordination between the central and local governments.

  Support central enterprises and subordinate colleges and universities to build a robot collaborative research and development platform and a production-education integration base in Beijing, deeply participate in the robot scene construction in this city, guide a number of innovative achievements to be transferred and transformed in Beijing, and promote a number of major projects to land in Beijing. Support local enterprises to participate in the industrial chain of central enterprises and the construction of innovation chain, and promote the ecological integration and development of robot industry in the central region.

  (V) Deepening exchanges and cooperation.

  Run the World Robotics Congress well, organize diversified activities such as policy publicity, innovation exhibition and innovation competition, and build a world-class platform for exchanges and cooperation in the robotics industry. Encourage domestic and foreign enterprises to set up robot function headquarters, research and development institutions and training institutions in Beijing. Make full use of domestic and foreign markets and resources to support the robot products and services in this city to "go global".

  (six) to carry out industrial monitoring.

  Give play to the role of industry organizations and professional institutions to strengthen the operation and dynamic monitoring of the robot industry. Establish a normal communication mechanism with key enterprises, universities and colleges, timely grasp the progress of innovative product development, major project implementation, major policy implementation, timely optimize and adjust support measures, and create a good development environment.