Author：AronDate：2024-4-15
Today, when the "demographic dividend" is slowly turning to the "talent dividend", can the population still grow explosively?
Yes, you are not mistaken.
However, the "population" here refers to robots.
China Electronic Information Expo is a "vane" for observing the trends of the global electronics market and is known as China's "No. 1 Electronics Exhibition". The 12th China Electronic Information Expo (hereinafter referred to as "CITE2024") held in Shenzhen recently concluded. Artificial intelligence technology is hot, and CITE2024 has become an arena for global manufacturers to demonstrate their ability to "realize" concepts. Thousands of companies have appeared with more than 5,000 first-time products. Among them, the robot industry, which most directly reflects the strength of AI application, has emerged with many new star-level products. Many of these robots are Shenzhen "people".
At CITE2024, the "2023 Shenzhen Robot Industry Development White Paper" was officially released. Data show that there are more than 10,000 newly registered companies in the Shenzhen robot industry, and the total output value of the industry chain is 179.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%. In addition, the number of patent applications in Shenzhen's robot industry has grown rapidly in the past 10 years, occupying the entire industrial chain of core components, body manufacturing, and system integration services, showing structural advantages.
In December last year, Shenzhen humanoid robot R&D company UBTECH was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the "first humanoid robot stock". Nowadays, in Shenzhen, it is not uncommon for robots to serve tea and water in restaurants, clean and sweep the streets, and sort books in the library. Outside the public eye, there are also more and more "dark factories" where robots take over the entire process without turning on the lights. Shenzhen once again shows its "cyberpunk" side and is expected to become the first city in the world to experience explosive growth in "population".
The robot industry is a well-deserved “master”. In terms of related technologies, this industry is closely related to a series of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, sensing technology, automatic control, and data communications. The development of the robot industry must be supported by strong comprehensive industrial strength.
More importantly, the robot industry is not only the "result" of technological innovation but also an important force in promoting the development of other industries. As the core of intelligent manufacturing and automation, its development will continue to promote a series of fields such as manufacturing, logistics, medical care, and education. Transformation growth, its application will continue to improve the quality of social management services, thereby changing people's lifestyles.
Therefore, the robot industry is the result of the development of new productivity and an engine for further cultivating new productivity. Deeply grasping the strategic value of the robot industry and firmly taking the initiative in industrial development at the tactical level are the password for the explosive growth of Shenzhen's robot "population".
From a policy perspective, Shenzhen has become a testing ground for the implementation of national development strategies.
In recent years, Shenzhen has increased its support for strategic emerging industries such as the robotics industry, including financial support, tax incentives, and R&D incentives. In 2022, Shenzhen Qianzhan launched the "20+8" strategic emerging industry cluster and the planning and deployment of future industrial development, clarifying the intelligent robot industry as the focus of development. In May 2023, Shenzhen issued the "Shenzhen City's Action Plan to Accelerate the High-Quality Development and High-level Application of Artificial Intelligence (2023-2024)", emphasizing the manufacturing advantages of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and taking the lead in proposing the large-scale application of humanoid robots.
From the perspective of industrial environment, Shenzhen has the most competitive environment for incubating the robot industry in the country and even the world.
Shenzhen's manufacturing industry, especially the electronic information industry, has a huge economy, which provides a wide range of application scenarios and market demands for the robot industry, and also provides a highly integrated industrial chain.
In terms of innovation, enterprises invest heavily in scientific research and have strong capabilities. A large number of high-tech talents and scientific research institutions have settled in Shenzhen. The excellent investment and financing environment, as well as the open environment for the international community, have created opportunities for the incubation of the robot industry that requires extremely high technology and capital elements. favorable conditions.
Opportunity awaits those who are prepared.
In the past, artificial intelligence technology has been a bottleneck in the further development of robots, and the boundaries between robots and traditional machines have not been completely broken through. The outbreak of AI technology is bound to set off a revolutionary wave in the robot industry. Who can seize the opportunity to turn "software" into "hardware" and quickly transform technological innovation into productivity? Shenzhen is the most likely answer.
In fact, the explosive growth of the robot "population" is the best proof that the "talent dividend" is gradually reflected. Will machines take away jobs? This has been a “big question” that society has been pondering since the Industrial Revolution.
Historical practice has proved that although technological innovation has certain destructive factors, it generally brings about the liberation of the labor force, and the ultimate beneficiaries will be all mankind.
Shenzhen (International) Artificial Intelligence Exhibition and Intelligent Manufacturing Innovation Summit Forum. Photo by Yang Shaokun, chief reporter of Shenzhen Special Zone News
Facing this round of "population" explosion caused by the rapid development of the robot industry, we ordinary people do not need to be too panicked, let alone pessimistic. What we should do is to change our thinking as soon as possible and think about how to adapt to the changes in work and lifestyle brought about by the development of the robot industry. .
As the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation accelerates, we must not only support the robot industry in terms of industrial policy, but also make arrangements in advance at the service level. At this point, Shenzhen has actually taken the lead. Shenzhen is building a pioneer demonstration zone of socialism with Chinese characteristics, making full use of the legislative power of the special zone, and has carried out legal regulations in advance for social governance problems that may arise from the development of industries such as autonomous vehicles and drones.
These legal and normative measures have in turn greatly promoted the development of related industries. When robots enter society, become an important labor force, and even become a member of social life, how to make robots better benefit humans and society is a question we need to think more deeply about. Develop new productive forces and achieve higher-level development with the "hard core power" of scientific and technological innovation. A future with robots is worth looking forward to.
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