2016年CRI China Issues Guidelines on Robotics Development

 

The plan has been jointly¹ issued by China's Ministry² of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission.

It's part of the newly-established 5-year national economic plan.

In it, it calls for technological³ breakthroughs to be made in developing the key components⁴ of robot, as well as high-end robots themselves, on top of raising the overall quality and quantity of the robots sold from China to the rest of the world.

Details of exactly how this is to be accomplished⁵ have not been forthcoming.

In recent years, robots have been introduced to a number of Chinese sectors⁷, including scientific research, healthcare, education, and entertainment.

The International Federation⁸ of Robotics estimates China overtook Japan in 2013 to become the world's largest market for industrial robots.

Despite the growth seen in the robotics sector⁶, Director of the China Robot Industry Alliance, Qu Daokui, admits there is still a lot of work left in making Chinese robot production more competitive.

"First we need to focus on developing core technology, which one could say serves as the brains of the robots. China is trailing behind developed countries in this area when it comes to traditional robots. China still imports most of the core parts it uses, such as electrical machine components, drives, and high-accuracy decelerators. These parts normally account for around 70% of the average robots' production cost. Finally, the high-end market remains⁹ marginalized in China."

Last year, China produced just over 30-thousand industrial robots, which is a year-on-year increase of around 20-percent.

The Chinese government's plan would see that figure tripled by 2020 to 100-thousand units.

Amid surging demand for robots in the service sector, Chinese authorities are putting a priority toward the production of service robots, with sales goals of 4.6 billion US dollars by 2020.

Vice¹⁰ Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Xin Guobin, says a number of steps will be taken to help achieve those goals.

"The first thing we plan to do is overhaul¹¹ our planning for the industry, as well as integrate resources to make robotics production more efficient. From there, we will begin pouring in money to help build up the sector. This will include cash to finance the production of key robot parts. We're also going to do more to encourage investment in the robotics sector, both in production and services, which may include programs where companies can rent robots, rather than purchasing them outright¹². We also want to create a market environment conducive¹³ to attracting both financial and human resource support. We're also going to work within the international community to not only create exchanges, but to increase our global competitiveness."

The plan has been drafted along the lines of the "Made in China 2025" initiative, which is a 10-year action plan launched by China's central authorities to transform the country into a leading high-end manufacturing power.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

1 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

4 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

5 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

11 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

12 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

13 conducive   

adj.有益的，有助的

参考例句：

• This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.这样的氛围更有利于学习。
• Exercise is conducive to good health.体育锻炼有助于增强体质。