en.Wedoany.com Reported - On July 9, a matchmaking event for the robot and intelligent equipment industry in Shandong Province, China, was held in Jinan. Hosted by the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, the event aimed to build an industrial platform for full-chain integration, resource aggregation, and innovation achievement transformation, fostering a new ecosystem for collaborative industrial development. Sun Ximin, Vice Governor of Shandong Provincial People's Government, and Hao Lishun, Deputy Director of the First Equipment Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, attended and delivered speeches. Liu Wenqiang, Party Secretary of the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID), and Zhao Jie, Director of the Robotics Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology, also attended. Chen Fei, Director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, introduced Shandong's strategies and measures to accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing and promote equipment intelligence.

In recent years, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Government have steadfastly prioritized the robot and intelligent equipment industry as a key direction for strengthening advanced manufacturing. They have continuously increased institutional support, vigorously cultivated high-quality enterprises, and steadily expanded the industry's development momentum. Currently, the core industry scale of robots and intelligent equipment in the province has reached 190 billion yuan. It has cultivated 2 leading-level smart factories and 49 excellence-level smart factories, created over 3,000 AI application scenarios, and achieved an AI scenario penetration rate of 18.5% in advanced-level smart factories. From January to May this year, the province's industrial robot output increased by 77.8% year-on-year, with 2 out of every 5 collaborative robots nationwide being "Made in Shandong." Looking toward the "15th Five-Year Plan," Shandong will promote the deep integration of AI with the robot and intelligent equipment industry, aiming to build a nationally leading growth pole for R&D and manufacturing of robots and intelligent equipment, as well as a new highland for demonstration applications.

The event showcased over 100 innovative products from the province in fields such as intelligent robots, intelligent manufacturing equipment, intelligent transportation equipment, intelligent operation equipment, and intelligent medical equipment, and released multiple innovation achievements. The China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID) and the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology jointly released a brand matrix map for Shandong's robot and intelligent equipment industry, featuring 265 high-quality enterprises. The first batch of 26 embodied intelligent robot training grounds for key construction in the province was officially announced. The Shandong Robot and Intelligent Equipment Industry Alliance and the Shandong Robot Standardization Committee were inaugurated.

Outstanding enterprises in the industry shared their experiences in empowering equipment industry development with AI. The cities of Jinan, Zibo, and Tai'an respectively promoted their robot industry development policies. The Jinan Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Shandong Development Venture Capital Co., Ltd. introduced relevant financial and investment services. During the event, eight enterprise projects were signed, with a total investment of nearly 2 billion yuan. Over 380 participants attended the event, including officials from relevant provincial departments, heads of municipal industry and information technology bureaus, renowned industry enterprises, enterprises in the province's robot and intelligent equipment industry chain, universities and research institutes, relevant provincial industry associations, financial institutions, and media representatives.