There is a long way to go for robots to replace manpower

Compared with the 8-hour working system of front-line production workers, robots can work 24 hours a day without interruption. Most enterprises still recognize the new idea of roboticization and the feasibility of improving the efficiency of the manufacturing industry. After Gou Taiming put forward the slogan, major enterprises have introduced robots in their production lines. "Midea Group has introduced robots since 2011. Up to now, it has used 500 robots in total, and is expected to reach 800 by the end of this year. Later, it will invest in robots at an annual growth rate of about 30%. It is expected that the cost of robots in 2016 will exceed 300 million yuan." Li Guolin, Vice President of Midea Group's Household Air Conditioning Business Department, disclosed. It is reported that the original Tiaomei remote control assembly line requires 7 people for manual assembly and inspection, 300 per hour; After six months of independent research and development, 4 robots are used for automatic assembly, and now there are 350 robots per hour, reducing the number of people from 7 to 2.

As post-90s workers continue to work, management problems are becoming increasingly prominent. The reporter learned during a visit to Midea Group Shunde Kitchen Electric Factory that the salary of front-line technicians is far higher than that of ordinary college graduates. In addition to the rise in salary, Midea Group also provides dormitories and recreational facilities for its employees.

Difficult to popularize robot plan

However, although the robot plan has a better vision. However, major enterprises and Foxconn are faced with the same problem, and cannot conduct large-scale application in a short time. The person in charge of Midea Group's public relations department told the reporter that it has not been widely used yet, and it is a gradual process for robots to replace manual work. Changhong also pointed out that there are robot applications in the compressor workshop and plasma workshop of Changhong. However, due to the high cost, there is no time for large-scale promotion.

It is understood that each robot currently costs 140000 yuan to 300000 yuan. But this robot's IQ is only "seven or eight years old". They can only engage in some simple and repetitive work. The types of work in the manufacturing industry are complex, and different types of robots are required for closing, smashing and hammering. Li Congxiang told the reporter that robots in this price range belong to single type of work. Although the price is acceptable, they cannot engage in complex types of work. Robots with a high "IQ" systematic solution are very expensive, and the overall production line transformation cost is far higher than the current human cost. The reporter learned that at present, the price of some robots for complex work even reaches millions of dollars.

Once robots are put into the production line on a large scale, household appliance manufacturers will face the problem of re employment of the replaced employees, which is also the reason why Haier Zhang Ruimin raised the robot plan, which caused a great stir in the industry. Instead of replacing labor, robots are not replacing labor, but employees are transforming. Employees are no longer front-line operators involved in direct operation and production, but are transforming into knowledge workers, which not only realizes automatic production but also improves the value of employees.