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2024: The Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing a strategy for the development of robotics until 2030. Industry support measures could be expanded

On March 19, the State Duma hosted a round table "Strategic Initiatives for the Development of a National Project for the Development of Robotics in the Russian Federation for the Long Term," where representatives of the state and business outlined the main directions for stimulating the development of robotics in Russia. This industry was included in one of the 12 mega-projects of technological sovereignty announced by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov - in Machine Tool Building and Robotics. Measures to stimulate this industry are very important for the industrial potential of Russia, since the latter depends on the production of means of production.

To form a systematic approach to the integrated development of robotics in the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing a strategic document - a draft strategy for the development of robotics in the Russian Federation until 2030. This was told by Alexey Serdyuk, head of the department of unmanned systems and robotics of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The document should formulate the main directions for solving priority tasks in the field of service robotics for professional and personal use.

The priority tasks of the development of domestic service robotics in the strategy may be indicated as follows: to form a working group of experts, developers and manufacturers to create a comprehensive program for the development of robotics and its component base and introduce it into one of the federal projects.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is working on the formation of proposals for measures to support service robotics for the next budget period. These measures are formed on the basis of requests from domestic manufacturers and are aimed at stimulating demand for innovation, training highly qualified specialists, creating a regulatory framework and developing infrastructure.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade also expects to introduce uniform standards for the life cycle of robots, ensuring technological sovereignty, interaction between developers and customers, compiling a knowledge base, unifying components, introducing solutions and the final product, service and coordinating the further development of the strategy.

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Alexey Serdyuk identified the main tasks of his management, which was created only in January of this year, as follows: the development of the service robotics industry, the establishment of interaction between consumers and suppliers, the intensification of work on the production of a Russian component base and the stimulation of the creation of various robotic devices of ground, air and underwater basing, capable of effectively solving problems within the framework of WO.

The development of robotics is relevant, including due to the shortage of personnel in many industries.

Probably many of you know that not 80%, not 90%, but all 100% of factories and factories in Russia experience a severe shortage of qualified personnel, "said Artem Lukin, founder and CEO of Technored, at a round table meeting. - They lack ordinary workers: locksmiths, welders and turners. Moreover, our plants have a unique opportunity to increase production capacity. Many of them want to work in two and three shifts. Only there is no one to work. Because today taxi drivers and couriers can earn a lot of money, and their work is much simpler, less dangerous and routine than a welder or assembler on the production line.

However, now it is too late to teach welders and turners. It is more effective to put robots in their place that can continuously work during the day and replace up to 8 workers per shift. Now it is easier to train specialists in the development and management of industrial work than highly specialized turners and welders. There are also not enough such specialists, but their training is more promising than specialists in working with outdated industrial equipment.

According to Yevgeny Dudorov, chairman of the board of the Robotics Consortium, executive director of the Android Technology NGO, Russia now requires about 30 thousand specialists in the field of robotics alone every year. At the same time, the popularity of engineering education, which is required for robotics, is growing, while the attractiveness of traditional industrial specialties is falling.

According to Yevgeny Dudorov, expectations from the robotics market by 2028 are as follows: in the world, the industrial robotics market can grow to 3.3 trillion rubles, and service - 4.2 trillion rubles. At the same time, the global volume of research in the field of robotics can reach an indicator of 8 trillion rubles. There are now 3.5 million industrial robots in the world, of which there are about 7-7.5 thousand devices in Russia. This is only 0.2% of the global market. The growth of the robotization market around the world is from 10 to 25%, that is, about every 5 years the number of robots doubles. The main drivers of the growth of industrial robotics in the world are the electronics industry and the automotive industry.

The key indicator in the industry is the density of robotization, that is, the number of robots per 10 thousand workers. On average in Asia, it is 156 robots per 10 thousand employees. The leader is South Korea, in which this figure is now about 1 thousand. In Europe, this figure is less - 129, in the USA - 117, in the world on average - 141, and in Russia - 11. Moreover, literally 4 years ago, this figure was generally 6 robots per 10 thousand workers, that is, growth is faster than the global average.

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The main problems for the development of robotization in Russia Evgeny Dudorov named the following:

• Russia's lag behind the world level in the development of robotics and components;
• Disinterest of Russian private investors in this industry;
• Shortage of qualified personnel;
• Lack of a national robotics development project.

At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is already offering some programs to stimulate the development of the robotics market. So, according to Aleksandra Lvova, Deputy Director of the Department of Machine Tools and Heavy Engineering of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, last year, within the framework of the strategic session on machine tools, a list of 19 directions for the development of machine tools was formed, which also included industrial robotics. The measures to stimulate robotics of the Ministry of Industry and Trade are distributed in three areas of the life cycle of product production: R&D, expansion of production and stimulation of demand.

In terms of R&D, there is a measure of state support - Decree of December 12, 2019 No. 1649. It works for all industries, and robot manufacturers can also use it and compensate for their development costs. If robots can be used for the production of electronics, then in this case you can use the decree of December 16, 2020 No. 2136, which also involves compensation for the cost of developing robots that can be used for the production of electronics.

As for the expansion of production, the program of the Industrial Development Fund (FRP) has been launched, within the framework of which preferential lending is provided for technical re-equipment projects with the possibility of writing off at the expense of subsidies from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Robot manufacturers can take advantage of this support. To reduce the tax burden and increase investments in production or in R&D, a draft resolution has already been prepared to adjust the resolution of July 22, 2022 No. 1310 - robot developers will have the opportunity to apply a preferential income tax rate and a preferential premium rate.

To stimulate demand and the introduction of products, you can use the decree of August 10, 2020 No. 1206, under which compensation for discounts is provided for the manufacturer who provides a discount to the final buyer. Last year, robots were included in this measure of demand stimulation, but the discount was indicated at 33% of the cost of products. This year, a decision was made and changes were made to the documents: the subsidized discount was increased to 50% of the cost of products.

This means that Russian industrial work can be bought at a discount of up to 50%, which the state will return to the manufacturer. Robot manufacturers are also covered by the mechanism of preferential guarantees for banks for the purchase of working capital when supplying robots.

The ministry also prepared and sent directives to the Russian government for state-owned companies, where there is a requirement to increase the level of robotization of their production.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade launched a project to create centers for the development of industrial robotics. The operator of this area is Innopolis University. Within its framework, it is planned to create three centers for the development of industrial robotics, which will be located in different federal districts. The first center will be created in the Republic of Tatarstan, agreements on the provision of subsidies are already being signed with it, and decisions on the other two will be made during this year.

The budget for these three development centers for the next three years lays the amount of 1.35 billion rubles. All these support measures are likely to be continued in the announced project of technological sovereignty "Machine Tool Building and Robotics."

Within the framework of the round table, an agreement was also signed between the Robotics Consortium and the Moscow Financial University, within the framework of which it is planned to develop methodological materials on assessing the economic parameters of robotization of industrial enterprises. It turned out that many enterprises do not understand how to correctly calculate the effect of robotization. Moreover, an important component of such an effect is that people are not injured when working in difficult industrial conditions and are in safe rooms.

2023

Growth in sales of home robot dogs by 1.5 times

Sales of dog robots in Russia in 2023 increased by 55% compared to 2022, assistant robots - by 41%. This is evidenced by the data published in February 2024 of the analytical resource "Check Index" of the company "Platform OFD" (operator of fiscal data).

According to Vedomosti, the statistics include inexpensive (from 2000 to 5000 rubles) and small user devices, which are toy pets or small robots with a microphone, video camera and built-in voice assistant. Many use dog robots for entertainment, trusting them in the leisure of children, pets, a representative of the OFD Platform told the publication.

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According to him, the list of robots-assistants most in demand among Russians at the end of 2023 included small devices in the design of a "tumbler," with a microphone and a video camera, with the option of transmitting image and sound to the owner's phone. Such devices are used to play with a cat or dog, remotely communicate with and monitor a pet.

According to experts interviewed by the newspaper, sales of robotic equipment are growing by about 25-30% annually. This is due to the fact that technologies are improving, and prices for them in the mass segment are decreasing.

The general director of Infoline Analytics Mikhail Burmistrov notes that robot dogs are an opportunity to give a child an alternative to a pet. In addition, they are often used for communication and games with pets.

According to the Chek Index service, the average check when buying a robot dog in Russia in 2023 amounted to 2392 rubles, which is 3% more than a year earlier. The indicator for transforming robots was 922 rubles (+ 4%), for robot vacuum cleaners - 17,580 rubles (+ 10%), for musical robots - 799 rubles (+ 2^[1]

Putin instructed to increase the number of robots in state corporations

In October 2023, the Kremlin website published an order from Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase the level of robotization in state-owned companies.

Make decisions aimed at establishing mandatory requirements to increase the level of robotization in state corporations, companies with state participation and in their affiliated organizations, paying special attention to ensuring such an increase in the implementation by these legal entities of investment projects to expand and modernize production facilities, as well as to create new jobs, - says the text of the order, which must be implemented by the government by March 1, 2023.

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The order was given following a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, held on August 22, 2023.

On October 25, 2023, Vladimir Putin met with the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov. He said that 300 billion rubles were allocated for the introduction of robotics into Russian production until 2030. Manturov called the announced amount "unprecedented for this industry."

According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, robotics is "what makes the enterprise modern, increases labor productivity." Putin approved the development of this direction.

Georgy Ostapkovich, director of the Center for Market Studies at the Higher School of Economics, head of the landmark HSE project "Market Monitoring of Business Trends and Entrepreneurial Behavior in the Sectors of the Russian Economy," explained to Ura.Ru., robotics has become a trending trend worldwide. For Russia, it is especially important in connection with the growing shortage of labor in many industries. According to the expert, this entails an increase in labor productivity, which is important for the Russian industry in terms of the current tasks of import substitution and achieving technological independence.^[2]

Russia has developed innovative devices that will make robots stronger and more sensitive

In early October 2023, Russian specialists from the Perm National Research Polytechnic University announced the development of piezoelectric actuators of a new type, which are more than 40 times more efficient than traditional products. The new technology will help make robots stronger and more sensitive. Read more here.

In Russia, named the 10 most promising areas of use of robots

In June 2023, the Institute for Statistical Research and Knowledge Economics of the Higher School of Economics published a study in which it listed the most popular functions and areas of use of personal robots. To do this, the experts used the iFORA big data analysis system.

According to experts, the most promising field of use of robots is the educational sector. Here robots can be used to teach different categories (children, including those with special educational needs, future doctors and nurses: simulator robots are already used to work out actions in the provision of first aid in the event of a stroke) and different skills (in particular, programming and foreign languages: such robots can have a large vocabulary, know several teaching methods and recognize pronunciation), etc.

The most promising field of application of robots is the educational sector

In second place in the HSE ranking are robots for autism therapy. are not an autonomous source of care and serve as a mediator in the education and play of children with a psychotherapist, weakening the possible negative consequences of social interaction. Such robots can adapt to the level of a child's skills, help improve them, for example, by demonstrating permissible social reactions. At the same time, robot programs have disadvantages (the robot may not "understand" the child, do not know any games), and the price issue is also acute due to the general high spending of families in which children with autism are raised, the researchers note.

Analysts call personal mobility another trend in the field of personal robotics. Analysts include, for example, intelligent wheelchairs with voice control that can navigate the environment through specialized sensors and determine the user's location. Such robots physically interact with people, reduce dependence on loved ones, medical and social workers and thereby increase the autonomy and quality of life of users. The robot is controlled by rotating the arm, which provides minimal stress on the muscles.

A promising area of ​ ​ personal robotics is also robotic nurses. They make it possible to facilitate and minimize the work of patient care staff, which is especially important in the context of an increasing shortage of medical workers. Robotic nurses can monitor individual parameters of the body (including sending data to the attending physician), administer drug injections, help with getting out of bed, etc. Humanoid robots are most effective in this role, since their humanoid species arouses more trust and helps to build interaction with the patient.

As noted in the study, the demand for personal robots increases as the population grows, as the number of elderly people with disabilities suffering from chronic diseases requiring constant care increases. The ability to delegate routine operations to robots solves the problem of shortage of service personnel, in particular in the field of medicine, reduces the cost of patient care. With the development and cheapening of technologies, personal robotics has ceased to be available to exceptionally wealthy people. Some states already include robot costs in their budget expenditures and subsidize the purchase of necessary equipment for target groups of citizens, analysts say.^[3]

Mishustin decided to hold an annual championship on the battle of robots

In April 2023, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree approving the annual international robot battle championship. The corresponding document is published on the portal of legal information. Read more here.

2022: Putin instructed to develop a federal project for the development of robotics

At the end of November 2022, President RFVladimir Putin instructed the government to develop and approve a new federal project for the development of domestic robotics. Within the framework of this initiative, the Cabinet of Ministers was also instructed to determine the appropriate legal, tax, regulatory regimes, the necessary measures of state support and the mechanism for financing developments

In addition, during his speech at the conference "Journey to the World of Artificial Intelligence" (AI Journey, AIJ), Putin also called for special attention to technologies that allow unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence, including quantum and photon computing, the Internet of Things, and so on. He recalled that the development of these areas was taken over by companies with state participation, and the problems in these areas were considered in the summer of 2022 at a meeting of the National Projects Council.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Шаблон:Quote 'I am sure the correct conclusions have been made, and the implementation of the projects will quickly return to the required schedule, despite certain shifts, - said the head of state. According to him, there is a tough rivalry between the countries in the field of artificial intelligence. At the same time, the Russian Federation bypasses them in some areas, so it is necessary to increase efforts to develop AI.

Шаблон:Quote 'In some areas in this area we are one step ahead of some other countries. And we need to definitely increase our efforts, "Vladimir Putin stressed. The President added that "Russia's place in the world," as well as sovereignty, security and viability, depends on the country's results in the field of AI. He thanked the specialists working in the field of artificial intelligence.

Vladimir Putin said that in order to digitalize any sphere, you first need to restore order in it. Otherwise, "if you digitize chaos, you get digital chaos," the president warned.^[4]

2021

TAdviser released an overview of the Russian industrial robotics market

In Russia, the situation in the industrial robotics market is generally assessed positively: for several years now the market has demonstrated annual growth of several tens of percent. And if we count since 2010, the growth rate of the Russian market has grown from 230 robots to 1,410 robots sold per year, that is, more than 6 times. Read about the situation in this market, its key trends, current robotic projects and developments in the new TAdviser review, published in September 2021.

List of the largest integrators of industrial robots in Russia released

The TAdviser analytical center, together with the National Association of Robotics Market Participants (NAURR), in September 2021 prepared an updated list of the largest Russian integrators of industrial robots. Compared to a similar list of companies published two years earlier, the number of large integrators has doubled. Read more here.

A bill on robots has been developed in Russia

Kazan Innovation University on March 23, 2021 announced that its employee, Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Tatarstan, Candidate of Legal Sciences Ildar Begishev developed a draft federal law "On the turnover of robots, their components (modules)." Read more here.

2020

Industry Development Fund will lend at 1% for the introduction of robots by integrators from the TAdviser rating

On July 22, 2020, the Industrial Development Fund (FRP) announced that for the implementation of projects with the involvement of integrators from the TAdviser rating "Top 30 integrators of industrial robots of the Russian Federation" now you can receive loans at a reduced rate - at 1% per annum. The condition applies only to those integrators who are not subsidiaries of non-residents of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

Announcement of a review of robotic solutions aimed at combating COVID-19

The National Association of Robotics Market Participants (NAURR), together with Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation, prepared an overview of robotic solutions aimed at combating the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19. This became known on June 8, 2020. The review describes the developments and products of foreign and Russian companies in such areas as disinfection, prevention and diagnosis of diseases, assistance to medical personnel, as well as cases of using robotics for logistics tasks and expanding production.

Work on the review showed that there are many robotic companies in Russia that are ready to offer solutions in a whole range of areas that have become especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic - from automated disinfection of spaces and premises and assistance to medical personnel to robotic delivery. Support for such projects from the state is an issue that at the beginning of summer 2020 is being resolved as part of the updating of the federal project "Digital Technologies" of the national program "Digital Economy of Russia." Our proposed approach will allow, in particular, to expand the possible areas of support to include various "remote" solutions, including in the field of robotics, noted Ekaterina Stolbova, Deputy Director of the IT Industry Development Department of the Ministry of Communications of Russia.

The document for the first time collected information about the developments of more than 20 domestic robotic companies that adapt their products to respond to the challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19. When compiling the review, open sources and materials sent by domestic companies to the NAURR were used.

{{quote 'author = Alisa Konyukhovskaya, Executive Director of NAURR reported.|When we launched the collection of information on the developments of domestic robotic companies, we expected that we would receive no more than 5-10 cases. But in the end, the review included 30 projects for different areas. This suggests that Russian technology companies are quickly adapting, ready to work in mobilization mode and assist medical personnel, manufacturers and logistics companies in responding to the challenges of COVID-19, }}

Full version of the review.

Release of TAdviser map of the Russian industrial robotics market

In May 2020, TAdviser, together with NAURR, prepared the first map of the Russian industrial robotics market. It marks about 170 companies represented on the Russian market. These are manufacturers of robotic components and specialized software, domestic and foreign manufacturers of industrial robots, as well as integrators of robotic complexes.

The new map is the first attempt by TAdviser and NAURR to show the domestic industrial robotics market in infographic form. The cardsmen delineated the main market segments and grouped the companies in relation to them.

You can get acquainted with the map here.

Promising directions of robotics application in business

On April 16, 2020, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation, together with the National Association of Robotics Market Participants (NAURR), prepared a study on promising directions for the use of robotics in business. Particular attention was paid to the use of robotics in areas such as manufacturing and mining, agriculture, logistics, service provision, cleaning and others.

The document contains information on world robotics markets, leading Russian and foreign companies, describes cases of both implemented and developed robotic complexes for various industries and sectors of the economy.

Sales of industrial robots in Russia in 2005-2018 (units)

"The purpose of the study is to talk about the state of the industry in the Russian Federation, introduce the players, the solutions developed and developed by them and show that the robotic industry has huge potential for development in Russia," noted Mikhail Nasibulin, Director of the Department for Coordination and Implementation of Projects on the Digital Economy of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of Russia

Thus, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the Russian industrial robotics market in 2018 grew by 42% compared to the previous year. In 2018, 1,007 robots were installed at industrial enterprises (in 2017 - 713 robots). In terms of the number of robots sold per year, Russia ranked 27th in the world. The market volume of industrial robots in Russia amounted to 3 billion rubles. The volume of the robotic solutions market amounted to 9.1 billion rubles. In addition to robots, the robotic solutions market also includes related equipment, software, design, engineering, commissioning, etc. In total, about 5,000 robots were used at Russian enterprises in 2019.

As of April 2020, among the Russian companies producing robotic complexes for industry and manufacturing industries: Aripix Robotics BID Technologies,,, Bitrobotics Hamster Robotics GRINIK ROBOTICS (AvangardPLAST), NPO Android technology NIIIP-NZIK JSC, Arkodim Pro, Norma IS, Robotech Systems, Russians,. robots Eidos-Robotics

Industrial Robots Market in Russia in 2018 by Application Industry

Robots for agriculture help, first of all, reduce the costs associated with the human factor. For Russia, the relevance of this sphere of application of robotics is due to the following reasons:

• labor shortage: robots can replace tractor drivers and combines, fertilize fields and harvest;
• costs due to unfair performance of work: the robot will not miss the work shift and will not steal fuel or crops;
• difficult working conditions: autopilot on a combine or tractor can free the machine from driving and allow you to concentrate on controlling attachments;
• difficult weather conditions: the robot can work in low visibility conditions (fog), in cold and rain.

As of April 2020, among the Russian companies producing robotic complexes for agriculture: Agro Robotic Systems, Avrora Robotics, Agropolis, Cognitive Technologies, R.S.SERT, UrFU, YURGI, GEOSKAN, TsNII RTK.

The development of robotic solutions for the mining industry in Russia is carried out by VIST Mining Technologies (VIST Group). Geoscan drones are used to find the occurrence of minerals, as well as to monitor the progress of production.

Logistics - one of the most developing segments. service robotics According to a PwC20 study, in Central and Eastern in the To Europe five-year perspective, robotization warehouses will have a strong effect on the transformation of the - transport logistic industry. In Russia, these technologies are just beginning to develop.

Robots for public places in Russia are being developed by a number of companies, including Alfa Robotics, Promobot, R. Bot, WayBot, NPO Android Technology, Neurobotics.

In turn, among the Russian companies-manufacturers of robotic systems in the field of control and maintenance: Gyrolab Inertial Systems, Laboratory of the Future, Diakont, CPI Crowler, Taris, Wicron, Introskan Technologies, St. Petersburg State University Diamonds, Gazprom-DKR, In-Pipe Robot, Promobot, Aviarobots.

The development of robotic complexes in the field of emergency rescue and security in Russia is carried out by: Systemservice and Constanta Group of Companies, GEOSKAN, EMERCOM, Center for Innovative Mining Technologies, NPO Android Technology, NSR Robotics, Servosila, Rokad, Set-1, Promobot.

Among the Russian companies manufacturing robotic complexes in the field of construction: Intehros, FlyBrick, as well as a number of companies that produce or use drones to monitor construction (for example, Geoskan).

The exoskeleton market is an emerging segment. As of April 2020, exoskeletons are being developed in Russia: ExoAtlet, NPO Android Technology, Southwestern State University, Mechatronics and Robotics Research Laboratory (USGI), Useful Robots, Exorais, Kalashnikova Concern, Exomed.

The use of robots in medical centers in Russia is slower than in the world. As of April 2020, several Da Vinci robotic surgeons have been installed in the country, as well as separate Aesculap Einstein Vision 2.0 systems (Germany).

Among the Russian manufacturers of medical robotics: ExoAtlet, Eidos Medicine, Motorica, Girolab, Karfidov Lab, Neurobotics, United Instrument-Making Corporation.

In preparing the study, the experts of the ministry used open sources, and also requested information from the NAURR participants. Lists of foreign companies in each of the promising areas are given according to the materials of the statistical collection WorldRobotics from the International Federation of Robotics.^[5]

2019: TAdviser compiled top 30 integrators of industrial robots in Russia

In December 2019, the analytical center TAdviser together National Association of Robotics Market Participants (NAURR) with prepared a list of 30 largest Russian integrators of industrial robots and identified the leader of this market. More. here

1986

The robot with remote control STR-1 takes part in cleaning the Chernobyl roof from debris of highly radioactive elements of the destroyed reactor. 1986, Pripyat

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