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August 19th, 2026 WorldRobotThe conference opened in Beijing. Yin Li, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Li Lecheng, Secretary and Minister of the Party Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Cheng Fubo, Secretary and Director of the Party Committee of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony, visited the World Robot Expo, watched the latest achievements of domestic and foreign robot machine innovation products and industrial chains, and listened to introductions on technological breakthroughs, achievement transformation, and scene applications. Yin Yong, Deputy Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Mayor, He Junke, Vice Chairman in charge of daily work and First Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology, Xin Guobin, member of the Party Group and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chen Chengchuan, President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations, and Andres Kekesemetti, President of the International Union for the Promotion of Institutions and Mechanical Science, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Xu Xiaolan, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, full-time Vice Chairman of the Zhigong Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the All China Women's Federation, and Chairman of the China Electronics Society, presided over the opening ceremony. Jin Wei, member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor, and Yu Junsheng, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Central Radio and Television Station, attended the opening ceremony.
In recent years, with the joint efforts of all parties, the development of China's robotics industry has been moving towards innovation and optimization, with the industry scale continuously expanding, innovation capabilities steadily improving, and application scenarios accelerating. By 2025, the operating revenue of enterprises above a certain scale in the robotics industry will exceed 300 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of over 20% in the past five years; In the first half of this year, the operating revenue reached 165.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24.5%. Robot technology and products have been widely applied in various aspects of national economy and social development, becoming an important force in promoting high-quality development.
Currently, global artificial intelligence technology innovation is unprecedentedly active. As an important carrier for artificial intelligence to move from the digital world to the physical world, intelligent robots are empowering thousands of industries and entering thousands of households at an unprecedented speed. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will thoroughly implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the robotics industry, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, firmly grasp the development opportunities of the 15th Five Year Plan, take intelligence as the main line and practicality as the driving force, coordinate technological breakthroughs, industry cultivation, scene expansion, and safety governance, and promote innovative development of the robotics industry.One is to strengthen innovation cooperation,Encourage domestic and foreign scientific research institutions and enterprises to carry out joint research and development, connect the innovation chain of industry, academia, research and application, and jointly promote intelligent upgrading.The second is to deepen application linkage,Focusing on key industries such as agriculture, healthcare, elderly care, and emergency response, we will organize targeted research and development, field application verification, and mature scene promotion to jointly promote the industrialization process.Thirdly, we must adhere to the principle of putting people first,Adhering to the concept of upward and good, promoting technology for the people, balancing efficiency improvement and employment security, and enabling robots to better serve human production and life.
The theme of this conference is "Human Machine Symbiosis, Integration of Production and Demand". At the same time, the World Robot Expo and Competition will also be held, highlighting the achievements of the entire industry chain and demonstrating the positive effects of robots empowering industrial upgrading and serving economic and social development. More than 700 representatives from relevant units such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Beijing Municipal People's Government, the China Association for Science and Technology, the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, international organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the International Federation of Robotics, and the World Robot Cooperation Organization, as well as key enterprises, universities, research institutes, and financial institutions in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, attended the opening ceremony of the conference.
