Robot PK people, win-win or zero-sum?

"The post-80s and post-90s are no longer willing to work as screws on the assembly line, but want to do technical work."

"Introducing robots is like recruiting employees, and there will also be recruitment. A case of failure caused by unsuitable employees. To buy a robot, you need to buy the right one, not the expensive one."

"Enterprises need to approve the new thing of robots from the top management, otherwise no matter how good the plan is, it will be difficult to Go ahead."

"The current robot is 'three highs and one low': high technology threshold, high capital threshold, high talent threshold, and low output. How to break this situation? It still depends on people."

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At the just-concluded industry-leading automation and robotics exhibition - "2015 Shenzhen Machinery Exhibition", "CEConline" co-hosted Managed forum titled "Robo-pk people, win-win or zero-sum?" There was a lively discussion on the spot. With the proposal and implementation of the "Industry 4.0", "Manufacturing 2025" and other manufacturing transformation and upgrading roadmaps, more and more Chinese companies suffering from rising labor costs have begun to turn their attention to industrial robots as a possible replacement.

In the impression of many people, robots do not need to eat, drink, or rest, and operate 24 hours a day. Enterprise introduction can undoubtedly successfully reduce costs and improve efficiency. But is this the case? In the eyes of many guests participating in the forum, it is actually not that simple.

Zeng Yi, chairman of Shenzhen Zhongweixing Technology Co., Ltd., a robot integrator, pointed out that there are many failure cases in enterprise application of robots. One of the key problems is that enterprises do not know what they need. robot. Just like recruiting employees, for a position that only requires a college degree, if you hire a Ph.D. to do it, it will not only waste money, but may not be able to do it well.

In addition, he also pointed out that buying a robot is not a one-shot buy|sell, it is necessary to constantly let the machine "learn" - update software programs, increase the use of modules, etc., in order to make the machine really effective, breaking | Solve the strange circle of "three highs and one low" in robot applications.

In the process of introducing robots for different manufacturing companies, Huang Shuiling, director of the Technology Center of the Robotics Division of Rapoo Technology, who is "the first to eat crabs" in the field of robot 3C applications, deeply feels that there are three hurdles that must be overcome: The first is management, the top management of the company must approve, otherwise, no matter how good the robot consulting plan, there is no way to implement it; the second is production, whether the quality meets the requirements after the introduction of the robot, whether the delivery time can be achieved, and whether the production capacity is sufficient , are potential risks; the third is maintenance, because the machine itself is a high-tech product, its accessories and maintenance will be more expensive, so this is also a risk.

He believes that enterprises should not blindly introduce robots, and must have an overall level of planning, such as which products, which processes, which processes can use robots, logistics systems, shipping requirements, quality requirements, etc. What needs to be done Cooperation requires overall consideration.

In Huang Shuiling's view, in the short term, the introduction of robots is not to achieve an ideal "black light factory", but to achieve human-machine collaboration. Robots are good at robots, and people are good at people. .

All the guests at the meeting believed that although it was about machines, the core was still "people". Yu Renchong, general manager of Shenzhen Lianshuo Intelligent Robot Technology Co., Ltd., who has transformed from robot integration to robot industry talent training, pointed out that there is a shortage of robot talents, and many companies are poaching each other, causing everyone to be afraid of "making wedding clothes for others" ". He believes that robotics is an industry with "three highs and one low", one of which is a high threshold for talents.

According to his visits to manufacturing enterprises in the Pearl River Delta and other places, they are all very interested in robots, but they do not know whether they can introduce robots in their factories, nor what changes should be made in the production process, and there is no suitable talent. , worried that the robot integration company will help them introduce robots, and after the transformation of the production line is gone, no one will help them continue to maintain this new production system.

Ms. Lambo, the founder of Lambo Consulting, a human resources expert at the meeting, pointed out that the introduction of robots is an epoch-making management change. The "long" set may not work for new machines, and the personnel structure and organizational structure need to be adjusted. In the future, the guidelines, procedures, and operating specifications of robots need to be standardized to make management more efficient and convenient. At the same time, the management changes in the process of introducing robots should also be staged, and the modular update should be carried out step by step.

From the discussions of many guests, we found that "Robot PK Human" is not a zero-sum game, but more of a new way of collaboration. This method can play an important role in improving the efficiency of Chinese factories and the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry in the future.