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The First Tianjin Robot Conference and the Founding Conference of Tianjin Robot Society were held in Tianjin University

2018-12-07 · Machine translation

On December 7, in order to further study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on accelerating the development of a new generation of artificial intelligence at the Ninth Collective Learning Conference of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, the first Tianjin Robot Conference was held in the Hongyuan Lecture Hall of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Tianjin University Beiyang Park Campus. The conference was hosted by Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, Tianjin Robot Industry Association, Tianjin Robot Society and Tianjin University School of Mechanical Engineering, promote industry and academic exchanges.

Conference venue

Sun Quan, Deputy Director of the High-tech Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Wang Zhenxiang, Deputy Director of the High-tech Department of Tianjin Science and Technology Bureau, Sun Xiaoqiang, Director of the Equipment Department of Tianjin Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Lu Shuangying, Vice Chairman of Tianjin Association for Science and Technology, Liu Yamin, Investigator, and Liu Yuangang, Minister of the Institute, zhang Haikang, chairman of Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance and president of Tianjin Robot Industry Association, Huang Tian, professor of Tianjin University, Liu Jingtai, director of Tianjin key Laboratory of Intelligent Robot Technology, and Zeng Hui, deputy general manager of Eft Intelligent equipment Co., Ltd., attended the meeting. More than 300 member representatives, including robot industry experts, entrepreneurs and researchers from various universities in Tianjin, attended the meeting.

Dr. Liu Xiaoming, Vice President of the Tianjin Robot Industry Association, chaired the meeting.

At the opening ceremony of the conference, Zhang Haikang, chairman of the alliance and chairman of the association, Sun Quan, leader of Tianjin University, deputy director of the High-tech Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology, leader of Tianjin Science and Technology Bureau, and leader of Tianjin Industry and Information Technology Bureau delivered speeches successively. The convening was highly affirmed and recognized, and he was full of confidence in the development of Tianjin's robotics industry and gave certain instructions. The opening ceremony was chaired by Liu Xiaoming, vice president of the Tianjin Robot Industry Association.

Speech by Zhang Haikang, Chairman of the Alliance and President of the Association

Speech by Sun Quan, Deputy Director of the High-Tech Division of the Ministry of Science and Technology

Speech by Sun Xiaoqiang, Director of the Equipment Division of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology

Wang Zhenxiang, Deputy Director of the High-Tech Division of the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, delivered a speech.

In particular, the inaugural meeting of Tianjin Robotics Society was held, which was presided over by Professor Deng Sanpeng, secretary general of the society, and held the first member representative meeting of Tianjin Robotics Society. the Constitution of Tianjin Robotics Society and the list of members of the first Council of Tianjin Robotics Society were examined and approved, and the leading body of the Council was elected. Lu Shuangying, Vice Chairman of the Tianjin Association for Science and Technology, delivered important instructions, and Professor Huang Tian, the newly elected president of the society, gave a speech.

Professor Deng Sanpeng presided over the society’s first members’ representative conference.

Researcher Liu Yamin from the Society Department of the Municipal Science and Technology Association read out the official approval for the establishment of the Tianjin Robotics Society.

Lu Shuangying, Vice Chairman of the Municipal Science and Technology Association, delivered a speech.

Academic Presentations at the Conference

Member organizations of the society vote by a show of hands.

In the subsequent expert report, Mei Jiangping, associate professor of Tianjin University, secretary general of Tianjin Robot Industry Association, and chairman of Wuhu Ruisi, made the annual work report of the association; Professor Huang Tian and Professor Liu Jingtai focused on the entire robotics technology and industrial development from a professional perspective. Introduction and analysis of the development of robots in Tianjin; Zeng Hui, deputy general manager of Eft Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., delivered a report at the meeting as a representative of the company.

Professor Mei Jiangping, Secretary-General of the Association, delivered the annual work report.

Professor Huang Tian, President of the Society, delivered an academic report titled “Hybrid Robotic System for Optical Polishing.”

Professor Liu Jingtai, vice president of the society, made an academic report on "the integration trend of the new generation of artificial intelligence technology and the new generation of robots"

Zeng Hui, Deputy General Manager of Eft Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., gave an academic report on "Application-driven and Technological Innovation to Create Intelligent Manufacturing Expert Eft".

Finally, the participants also visited the Key Laboratory of Mechanism Theory and Equipment Design of the Ministry of Education at Tianjin University and the Tianjin Key Laboratory of Intelligent Robotics Technology at Nankai University.

Li Pengyue, former chief engineer of the Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, learns about products at the Deep Blue booth.

As the new year approaches, the convening of the inaugural Tianjin Robotics Conference is of great significance. In 2018, at the Second World Intelligence Conference, Tianjin launched the "Several Policies for Accelerating the Development of the Intelligent Technology Industry in Tianjin", in which "machine substitution", "intelligent manufacturing", and "development of intelligent robots" were all listed. The government has set up a special financial fund of tens of billions for intelligent manufacturing, and then various commissions and bureaus in Tianjin have issued relevant special policies to promote the development of Tianjin's intelligent industry.

The Tianjin Robot Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance and the Tianjin Robot Industry Association have made a series of efforts to promote the development of the robot industry in Tianjin in recent years. The establishment of the Tianjin Robot Society has improved the industrial chain of the platform. The alliance, association, and society will work in concert to promote industry–university–research collaboration and technology transfer in Tianjin’s robotics sector, thereby contributing to the development of the city’s robotics industry.

Robotics Lab Visit and Exchange

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