Recently, Qu Daokui, president of Siasun Robot & Automation Co., Ltd., said in an interview that among China's more than 3,000 robot companies, only 10% are competitive, while the remaining 90% are nothing more than a concept in name only.

　　China's robot industry has recently seen rapid development, having been the world's largest robot application market for many consecutive years. The number of robot companies has also grown from dozens to hundreds in just a few years.

　　In terms of market share, in previous years, the market share of domestic robots in China's domestic robot market was around 10%, later rising to 10%-15%, and reaching 25% last year (2015). The growth rate ranks among the top globally. According to China's 13th Five-Year Plan for the robot industry, this ratio should reach 50% by 2020. However, it is worth noting that China's robot industry still faces many problems.

　　In the view of Qu Daokui, president of Siasun Robot & Automation Co., Ltd., among China's more than 3,000 robot companies, only 10% are competitive, while the remaining 90% are nothing more than a concept in name only.

　　Relevant statistics show that Chinese robot companies are generally small in scale, with over 90% of companies having an annual output value of less than 100 million yuan. The level of robot products also lags behind advanced international levels. Industrial robots are relatively backward in terms of speed and accuracy, while service robots are still lagging behind in key technologies such as autonomous decision-making and intelligent perception.

　　Xin Guobin, vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, pointed out that the Chinese robot industry is currently showing a trend of "low-end development of high-end industries," with concerns about over-investment and the hidden danger of low-level repeated construction gradually emerging. Problems such as small scale, dispersion, and weakness have not been fundamentally resolved.

　　Sales volume and sales scale of China's industrial robot industry from 2009 to 2015

　　"The development of the robot industry shows characteristics of 'a rush to join the bandwagon and blind imitation.' Many companies, especially private enterprises, lack a clear development strategy and internal needs, and simply follow government policies, showing a clear policy dependence." Luo Zhongwei, a researcher at the Institute of Industrial Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, believes that the current 'extensive' and 'campaign-style' behaviors in the robot industry will inevitably lead to resource waste and low investment returns. However, overall, the general direction of the robot industry is in line with the current development situation.

　　Changes in global sales of personal/household service robots since 2009

　　According to Qu Daokui's judgment, China will remain the world's largest robot market for the next 10-15 years. Statistics show that more than 30 robot-related industrial parks have been built or are planned nationwide. In terms of investment, the planned investment of existing local robot industrial parks by 2020 exceeds 500 billion yuan.

　　Based on IFR's forecast of global service robot sales from 2015 to 2018 (26.052 million units), using the proportion prediction method, it is estimated that the cumulative market sales of service robots in China from 2015 to 2018 will reach 1.17 million units.

　　Of course, although China has a huge market space that can support the development of its robot industry, in order to gain a foothold in the future global robot market, whether it is "Made in China 2025" or the development of China's robot industry, the key is to focus on cultivating flagship robot companies, as this is the core force behind robots, artificial intelligence, and intelligent manufacturing.