How To Build A Future 'Super Factory' With Artificial Intelligence And Robots

Beijing, May 22 (Xinhua) -- More than 30000 basic level intelligent factories, over 1200 advanced level intelligent factories, and over 230 excellent level intelligent factories have been built nationwide. This is a new change in Chinese factories: robotic arms can automatically adjust working parameters according to environmental changes; Placing a large number of sensors on the production line, each process can be precisely controlled by a "digital brain"; Relying on the industrial model, a production process can be linked to the entire supply chain
Industry insiders believe that artificial intelligence and robotics technology are reshaping production logic at an unprecedented speed. With the emergence of more efficient and intelligent "super factories", the manufacturing industry is accelerating into the "smart manufacturing era".
Robot 'operator' continues to evolve
What changes will be brought about when a robotic arm can 'think'? Entering the painting room of China's Yituo assembly line, the production line provides the answer.
In the workshop, the painting operation of tractor chassis is underway, with the robotic arm turning flexibly and the paint film thickness error controlled at the millimeter level. Technicians told reporters that the robotic arm integrated with intelligent technology can automatically generate spraying paths and adjust relevant parameters based on on-site temperature and humidity. Industrial robots are already able to perceive changes in the production environment and achieve adaptive intelligent processes
Smarter and more flexible - this is a reflection of the application of industrial robots in factories today.
Recently, reporters conducted research in industries such as automobiles, electronics, and textiles and found that through AI empowerment, industrial robots have added functions such as perception and understanding tasks, improved motion flexibility, and are accelerating their advancement from traditional automated mechanical devices to embodied intelligence.
Realize 'hand eye collaboration'. At the Luoshi Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Zoucheng, Shandong, a collaborative robot equipped with force and visual sensors is accurately demonstrating the assembly of computer USB interfaces. The robotic arm is endowed with human touch and vision, sensing contact force in real-time during the insertion process and dynamically adjusting angles and forces. Tuo Hua, CEO of Luoshi Robot, said that by enhancing the robot's perception and decision-making ability through artificial intelligence technology, this robot can be competent for micro level precision assembly.
Song Hongjun, a senior researcher at the State Investment and Investment Corporation Advanced Manufacturing Industry Research Institute, said that industrial robots that integrate multimodal interaction technology can obtain information through various means such as voice, gestures, and expressions. Compared with receiving a single instruction in the past, they can more accurately understand human intentions and can be applied to more complex factory production scenarios.
Unlock more skills. Industrial robots complete different processes and require corresponding process packages to provide "experience points". In recent years, robots have entered the production line, and domestic robot manufacturers have focused on different types of work such as palletizing, spraying, and welding to launch corresponding process packages. At the same time, the research and development of "universal robots" that are compatible with multiple abilities is also accelerating.