Since the first remote manipulator was born in the world for 50 years. Along with the development of computer, automatic control theory, the progress of related technologies and the need of industrial production, the development of robots has been through programmable robot teaching and reappearing, robot, intelligent robot based on sensor control three phase.

At present, due to the artificial intelligence, computer science, for the long-term development of the sensor technology and other related disciplines, makes the study of robot has entered a higher level. Recently, the reporter is intelligent robot in our country present situation and development prospect of related topics, such as interview, deputy director of the department of automation, tsinghua university doctoral tutor professor zhang.

Robot concept in gradually expanding

National two sessions this year, the government work report about industrial structure transformation, stressed that to implement "2025" made in China, speed up from manufacturer to make power. "China's manufacturing industry development compendium (2015-2025)," and therefore has the attention of people. In this is known as "Chinese version 4.0 industrial planning", the robot occupied important position. Zhang said in an interview with reporters, with the popularity of robots in the industrial field, will greatly promote China's industrial automation and intelligent level, become the "best line" of China's manufacturing competitiveness.

Intelligent robot is a comprehensive simulation in terms of perception, thinking, effect of machine system. It can be fully inspect all areas of artificial intelligence technology, the research of the relationship between each other. Zhang said that intelligent robot should have the ability to three aspects: environmental perception ability, ability to perform some tasks and influence to the environment and the ability to relate perception and behavior.

Expansion of the application of intelligent robot, the robot to complete the task is more and more complex, an analysis of the artificial intelligent robot behavior, design is also becoming more and more difficult. "As a intelligent robot, to be able to information obtained by sensor fusion, can effectively to adapt to the changing environment, have very strong adaptive capacity, learning ability and autonomous function." Zhang said, at present the development of intelligent robot intelligence level is not high, can only say that in the preliminary phase of one of the intelligent robot. Its core problems, one is how to improve the autonomy of intelligent robot, has a more friendly man-machine interface; The second is the ability to improve the intelligent robot adapt to environmental changes.

"With the continuous development of robotics research, the concept of the robot slowly expanding." Zhang said, "at present, the domestic some understanding of robots have certain limitations, even stay on mechanical arm, the level of humanoid robot. In fact, industrial robots, mobile robots, bionic robot and medical robot, space robot etc are covered in the category of the robot. In recent years abroad very strong momentum of development of unmanned aerial vehicle (uav), should also be incorporated into the category of the concept of robot."

Based on the domestic market, domestic demand

With the world's largest demand market in China. On intelligent robot in China and the United States, Japan, Germany and other developed countries the gap, zhang believes that the United States, Japan and some European countries for the research of robot is each have focus. The intelligent robot technology has been in a leading position in the world, its advanced technology, comprehensive, adaptability is strong, the artificial intelligence techniques such as vision, touch is widely used in aerospace, automotive industry. The United States in addition to the development of industrial robots, do in the service of military robots.

Japan due to a series of supporting policies, including all kinds of robot intelligent robot has been developing rapidly. European countries in terms of research and application of the intelligent robot are at advanced level. China started relatively late compared to more developed countries. Although in recent years, China has carried out a series of related research and development, colleges and universities and some academy 973, 863 projects in the country, driven by positive attempt in research and development of intelligent robots, robot has entered the developing period, but not yet really able to realize industrialization of robot.

Zhang thinks, to really enhance our own strength, narrow the gap with the developed countries, "domestic demand should be based on the domestic market, mining, development has its own characteristics of robot". At the same time, the robot's research and development is a complicated system engineering, a series of work to do, it's need to concentrate with all forces that can be focused to do it. The current domestic research and development strength are scattered, research and development work mainly rely on the advancement of national projects, the lack of a real power enterprise to integrate all aspects of the power. In the context of automation department, tsinghua university, mainly engaged in the study of control, no ability to complete the development work of the machine. Guided by market demand, the use of a combination of "production", can be fundamentally driven robot for the long-term development of the research and development.

In the interview, experts hope through the media, calling for the countries we will increase support intelligent robots, really have their own core technology, rather than go to imitate foreign products.