On February 12, the Municipal Economic Information Commission announced the first batch of "unveiling the leader" project list in the direction of embodied intelligent robots in our city, listing a total of 12 projects in 3 categories of "open source community, open scenarios, and technical research", and encouraging compliant enterprises and institutions to "unveil the list".
Embodied intelligent robots are humanoid robots, which are considered to be the ultimate carriers of artificial intelligence. At present, Chongqing has a wealth of manufacturing application scenarios, and local robot companies have made breakthroughs in industrial research and development.
"Seed enterprises" are preferably selected to implement gradient cultivation
"We will rely on the 'unveiling the leader' project to select and breed seedlings, and implement gradient cultivation around the generation, development and growth of high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises." According to the relevant person in charge of the Municipal Economic Information Commission, the 12 projects of the "unveiling of the leader" include the construction and operation of the embodied intelligent open source community, the development of embodied intelligent robots for automotive intelligent manufacturing application scenarios, the development of embodied intelligent robots for the flexible production of notebook assembly, and the key technology research of embodied large models.
The person in charge said that the purpose of "unveiling the leader" is to select and cultivate a number of "seed enterprises" that can be cultivated on the ground, and expand the ecological chain of the robot industry by focusing on key industrial chains such as new energy vehicles and low-altitude economy. For example, Chongqing has formed an annual production capacity of 1 million intelligent networked new energy vehicles, and the development process of new energy vehicle brands such as Cialis Wenjie, Changan AVATAR, and Deep Blue is obvious to all.
In addition, the flexibility of the production lines of a number of smart factories in Chongqing has continued to improve, which also provides rich application scenarios for the iteration of embodied intelligent robot technology and industrial development. It is foreseeable that in the future, the three industries of intelligent networked new energy vehicles, low-altitude economy, and embodied intelligent robots will form a "same frequency resonance" to promote the cultivation and development of new quality productivity in Chongqing.
Chongqing has advantages in developing embodied intelligent robots
The person in charge of the Municipal Economic Information Commission said that the city will stimulate the innovation vitality of the embodied intelligent robot industry and cultivate new economic growth points through a package of measures such as establishing an industrial innovation system, strengthening product application and promotion, enhancing industrial generation capacity, strengthening the support of development factors, and strengthening coordination and linkage.
"Although embodied intelligence technology is in its infancy in the country and the world, Chongqing already has a variety of advantages in developing the embodied intelligent robot industry." The person in charge said that for example, in terms of artificial intelligence and key software, Chongqing has large model products and algorithms of Zhongke Yuncong and Shanghai-Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and the Jialingjiang Laboratory led by Chongqing University to carry out embodied intelligent experimental layout.
In terms of robot ontology integration, Chongqing has a number of local high-growth robot enterprises such as Huashu and Qiteng; In terms of supporting the robot body, there are Chongqing University Laifu Research Institute and Chongqing Laifu Factory, which can produce core components for embodied robots.
Cultivate the fertile soil for innovation, focus on scientific and technological innovation, and industrial innovation
Industry insiders believe that the development of the embodied intelligent robot industry and the promotion of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the top priorities.
Liao Xudong, chairman of Kawasaki (Chongqing) Robot Engineering Co., Ltd., suggested that the development of the embodied intelligent robot industry in Chongqing should adhere to the simultaneous development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, with the embodied large model as the main direction of attack, and the application of industrial scenarios as the breakthrough point, through "technical research, open source development, and open scenarios", to form an industrial development ecology of technology closed-loop, data closed-loop and commercial closed-loop, so as to promote the rapid generation and iterative development of the industry.
The person in charge of Chongqing Qiteng, Huashu and other robot enterprises also said that Chongqing, as a manufacturing town, has great advantages in the development of embodied intelligence, especially in the field of industrial manufacturing, because of its relatively fixed environment and clear tasks, it will become a key application field for embodied intelligent robots to make breakthroughs. For example, the subdivisions of autonomous driving, sensors, machine vision and artificial intelligence in Chongqing's intelligent networked new energy vehicle industry have a lot in common with the development of the embodied intelligent robot industry, especially in the supply chain, there is a large overlap, and the advantages of the two types of industries are superimposed, which will accelerate the commercialization of the embodied intelligent robot industry.
Many parties in our city's "government, industry, academia, research and application" have said that they will work together to promote the development of embodied intelligent robots: the Municipal Commission of Commerce will create an atmosphere for the development of the city's embodied intelligent robot industry from two aspects: building an exhibition platform and guiding and promoting consumption; The Municipal Education Commission will guide colleges and universities to increase the number of relevant undergraduate majors and enhance the innovation and development ability of higher education services for the embodied intelligent robot industry; The Market Supervision Bureau will support the establishment of the "Chongqing Embodied Intelligent Robot Standardization Technical Committee", establish a standard system with Chongqing's recognition, and reward enterprises that take the lead in formulating and revising the corresponding standards with a maximum of 2 million yuan; The Municipal Science and Technology Bureau will focus on the "416" scientific and technological innovation layout, form an innovation platform system such as key laboratories, technological innovation centers, and proof-of-concept centers, and encourage various innovation platforms to increase research in the field of embodied intelligent robot technology.
"It is a necessary condition to lay out the embodied intelligent robot track and form a complete and powerful industrial cluster." The person in charge of the Municipal Economic Information Commission said that based on the characteristics of the high threshold of the embodied intelligent robot industry and the complexity of R&D technology, the city will accurately attract a number of "chain length" and "chain master" enterprises in the AI and robot industry.