Robots Having a Wide Range of Application Scenarios

Technological Innovation Shapes Lives, with Robots Having a Wide Range of Application Scenarios To promote the high-quality development of the robotics industry, advance the development of typical robot applications, and promote the innovative practice of "Robotics+" applications, the Chongqing Economic Information Commission, the Municipal Education Commission, and eight other units recently jointly issued the "Chongqing 'Robotics+' Application Action Plan (2024-2027)."

The "Action Plan" identifies five key areas: manufacturing, agriculture, intelligent construction, public services, and special emergency response. It proposes that by 2027, robots will be widely used in various economic and social fields in Chongqing, with significant results in typical demonstration applications of robots. Focusing on key areas of robot applications, a number of key robot technologies will be broken through, a batch of mid-to-high-end robot products will be developed, a group of "Robotics+" application benchmark enterprises will be cultivated, a set of innovative robot application solutions will be provided, a range of robot application scenarios with high levels, innovative application models, and significant application effects will be promoted, a number of application experience centers and test verification centers will be established, and a number of "Robotics+" pilot counties and districts will be promoted.

In recent years, as robot technology has matured and successfully industrial applications have been made, key industries have gradually released their demand for robot applications, and the government's attention to the robotics industry has continued to increase.

Policies including the "14th Five-Year Plan for Emergency Rescue Force Construction," the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Robotics Industry," and the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Intelligent Manufacturing" all mention the application of robots in security scenarios.

The "Robotics+ Application Action Implementation Plan" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and seventeen other departments (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Plan") points out that classified policies should be implemented to expand the depth and breadth of robot applications and cultivate the development and application ecology of robotics. By 2025, the depth and breadth of application in the service robot and special robot industries will be significantly enhanced.

Local government departments in many places actively collaborate with downstream industries to promote the application of robots, establishing a "Robotics+" application collaborative promotion formation, supporting the construction of robot experience centers and test verification centers. Beijing, Hebei, Shanghai, Guangdong, and other places have successively issued policy documents, selecting and promoting "Robotics+" application scenarios and benchmark enterprises. Through departmental collaboration and central-local interaction, the depth and breadth of robot applications have been significantly expanded. The future is here, and a large number of "Robotics+" scenarios have already been applied:

Mine Spraying Robot

The mine spraying robot consists of three parts: an intelligent construction management system, an operation room, and an intelligent spraying manipulator body. It has functions such as mechanized extraction of concrete shotcrete, long-distance transportation, and remote-controlled automatic spraying. The mine spraying robot uses autonomous path planning and reliable obstacle avoidance technology, automatically locates, scans, extracts, and identifies the work object through a three-dimensional laser scanner, and realizes automated spraying using a multi-joint arm control strategy and trajectory planning algorithm. It has two control modes: remote control and manual operation, capable of remote control operation within 50 meters, with flexible operation methods.

Explosion-Proof Firefighting and Reconnaissance Robot

The explosion-proof firefighting and reconnaissance robot resembles a miniature tank with a red "nozzle" that can swivel, pitch, and spray left and right. It has jetting methods such as direct flow and spray, and can also spray foam after installing a foam generator. The barrel can be rotated upwards, and the water column it sprays can reach several dozen meters. It has advantages such as remote control, strong maneuverability, large jet flow, and long range. The robot can also avoid obstacles during movement and can navigate through collapsed buildings when heavy fire blocks the way. Additionally, it has explosion-proof and fire-resistant functions. It can replace firefighters in entering such environments to conduct detection, search and rescue, firefighting, and other rescue operations, effectively solving the problems of personal safety threats and insufficient data collection faced by firefighters in these places.

Intelligent Patrol Robot

The intelligent patrol robot consistsof a high-speed PTZ camera, two groups of visual positioning cameras, and is equipped with an automatic laser radar and various sensors. It can real-time inspect the operating status of various switchgear, collecting on-site device images, sounds, infrared thermal images, and temperature data. The duty personnel of the power distribution station issue commands through the intelligent operation and maintenance control system, and the intelligent patrol robot carries out inspections along the specified track. After locking onto key equipment, it can quickly complete data reading and photo uploading. After the inspection, it promptly uploads the collected information to the system server for classification and storage, and can even generate an inspection analysis report with a single click, convenient for duty personnel to