According to the Russia satellite news agency Sputniknews, a future that seemed infinitely distant two decades ago has arrived. It's now commonplace for robots to sweep a room or a factory with hundreds of machines in a factory tended by just a few people. The world robotics market is developing rapidly, so what is the position of Russia?
According to the use of robots, they can be divided into industrial and service categories. In general, the manipulator in the production workshop belongs to the industrial robot, while the service robot performs the work of providing services to people. For the time being, industrial robots dominate the market: almost 2 million units have already been installed worldwide. But the number of service robots is growing rapidly. Industrial robots: Russia is temporarily lagging behind
By the end of 2019, Russia had a total of 5,000 industrial robots, with an average of 5 robots per 10,000 workers. The index is also quite inferior, 20 times worse than the world average and 160 times worse than the world's leading Singapore. How do you explain this gap? Mikhail · Grigoriev, an entrepreneur from Novosibirsk, believes that at present, the Russia market is not mature to achieve large-scale robotization. Mikhail owns a company called Grinik Robotics, which produces unique robotic robots for small and medium-sized enterprises.
General Director of Grinik Robotics Company Mikhail · Grigoliev
He said:
"Our prospects don't want to invest in automation. For them, it is simpler to hire labor migrants from neighboring countries and pay 20,000-25,000 rubles a month than to spend 100-2 million rubles on a robotic complex. Although many people understand that machine assistants are more efficient than humans and ultimately cost less. Second, the underdeveloped industrial robot market in Russia is due to the lack of engineers with professional knowledge and skills. "
Industrial robots, for the time being, are not common in Russia enterprises
In Russia, 95% of robotic complexes are produced abroad, such as Fanuc and Kawasaki in Japan, kuka in Germany, abb in Switzerland, IGM in Austria. There are only a handful of companies specializing in the production of industrial robots in Russia, and few produce serial products. For the time being, Russia is still lagging behind in domestic robots and robot "brain" software, but abroad is booming. About 40% of Russia's industrial robots are used in automobile manufacturing, mainly classic six-axis manipulators, engaged in welding, car painting and semi-finished product handling; Another 30 per cent and 15 per cent are engaged in the electronics industry and pharmaceuticals, respectively. The areas with the lowest degree of robotics are shipbuilding, aircraft construction, nuclear power, mineral extraction, and agriculture, where the main obstacle is high prices.