An industrial robot is a manipulator capable of automatic positioning control, repeatable programming, multi-function, and multiple degrees of freedom. It is widely used in industrial scenarios such as palletizing, stamping, sorting, welding, cutting, spraying, and loading and unloading. Greatly improved production efficiency, safety and intelligent level. As a typical representative of my country's high-end manufacturing industry, industrial robots have developed rapidly in recent years with the support of national policies. In 2022, the density of my country's industrial robots will increase, and the output will exceed 400,000 sets for the first time. Sales and sales are expected to increase, and industry investment and financing are active. Looking forward to the future, the acceleration of the localization process of industrial robots and the expansion of downstream application fields will promote the further development of industrial robots.
1. Review of the development status of the industrial robot industry in 2022
1. Output of industrial robots
From January to December 2022, the cumulative output of industrial robots of industrial enterprises above designated size across the country is 443,100 sets, and the output has exceeded 400,000 sets for the first time, ranking the world's largest industrial robot market.
Data source: National Bureau of Statistics, China Commercial Industry Research Institute
2. Sales volume of industrial robots
In the third quarter of 2022, the total shipment of industrial robots in China was 79,115 units, a year-on-year growth rate of over 25%. At the 2022 Gaogong Robot Annual Conference, it is predicted that China's annual sales of industrial robots will exceed 300,000 units, a year-on-year growth rate of over 15%.
Data source: compiled by GGII and China Business Industry Research Institute
3. Sales of industrial robots
my country has become the world's largest consumer of industrial robots for eight consecutive years, and sales of industrial robots are showing a growing trend. In 2021, the scale of my country's industrial robot market will reach approximately 45 billion yuan. By 2023, the scale of the domestic market will further expand and is expected to exceed 50 billion yuan.
Data source: IFR, China Business Industry Research Institute
4. Number of enterprise registrations
Industrial robots are widely used in various industrial fields such as electronics, logistics, and chemicals, which greatly improve production efficiency, safety, and intelligence. In recent years, the country has promoted machine substitution, industrial robots have been highly sought after, and a large number of industrial robot-related companies have emerged. In 2021, the number of registrations of industrial robots will increase significantly, and the number of registrations of related companies will exceed 60,000 for the first time, reaching 65,200. From January to September 2022, there will be nearly 40,000 new registered companies, and the average monthly growth rate of newly registered companies from January to September will reach 33.5%.
Data source: Tianyancha, China Business Industry Research Institute
5. Industry investment and financing events
In 2021, investment and financing in the field of industrial robots will heat up, with 101 investment and financing incidents and an investment and financing amount of 22.708 billion yuan. Throughout 2022, there will be about 92 investment and financing events in the field of industrial robots, with investment and financing reaching 19.077 billion yuan. The market segments include core components, robot bodies, mobile robots and machine vision.
Data source: Organized by IT Juzi and China Business Industry Research Institute
6. Ranking of industrial robot shipments
According to MIR DATABANK data, among the top 20 industrial robot shipments in the Chinese market in the first half of 2022, foreign capital accounted for the majority, with 12 foreign-funded enterprises; 8 domestic-funded enterprises, only Estun and Inovance Technology entered top ten.
Source: MIR DATABANK, China Business Industry Research Institute
2. Future development prospect of industrial robot industry
1. Policies encourage the development of the industrial robot industry
In order to speed up the pace of building a strong manufacturing country and promote the development of the industrial robot industry, the Chinese government and relevant departments have issued a series of policies in recent years to encourage the development of the industrial robot industry. In the field of intelligent robot technology development, for example, the "14th Five-Year Plan" proposed to break through the key technologies of intelligent robots such as advanced controllers, high-precision servo drive systems, and high-performance reducers; in January 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 17 departments including China jointly issued the "Robot +" Application Action Implementation Plan, proposing that by 2025, the density of robots in the manufacturing industry should be increased, more than 100 innovative application technologies and solutions for robots should be broken through, and more than 200 robots with a high level of technology should be promoted. Typical application scenarios of robots with innovative application modes and remarkable application results. The specific policies are as follows:
Source: Compiled by China Business Industry Research Institute
2. Technological changes boost the localization of industrial robots
Combining 5G communication technology, big data, cloud computing and AI technology, industrial robots will realize more functions in the future, and industrial cloud will serve the real economy more comprehensively, boosting the further transformation and upgrading of industrial robots in the direction of intelligence and networking. At the same time, breakthroughs in key technologies and components such as motion control, high-performance servo drives, and high-precision reducers have been accelerated, which has significantly enhanced the functions and performance of my country's industrial robots. It is expected that intelligent industrial robots and industrial cloud platforms will become important tracks in the industrial robot industry, promoting the localization, intelligence and high-end development of industrial robot brands.
3. The expansion of downstream application fields accelerates the expansion of the industrial robot market
China's huge manufacturing industry has given birth to the world's largest industrial robot market. Since 2013, China has been the world's largest industrial robot consumer market for eight consecutive years. The automobile industry is still the most important downstream application market for industrial robots in China. With the transformation and upgrading of Chinese manufacturing, the demand for robot applications in 3C, semiconductors, new energy, logistics and warehousing, smart home and other fields will show rapid growth in the future, and will also expand to Other emerging fields are expected to drive demand diversification and market expansion for industrial robots.
Source: China Business Intelligence Network News