From August 21 to 25, the 2024 World Robot Conference was held at the Beiren Yichuang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. With the theme of "Co-cultivating New Quality Productivity and Sharing an Intelligent New Future", the conference focused on three major areas: industrial development, collaborative innovation, and technological innovation. It explored the new changes and opportunities facing the global robotics industry and shared how diversified application scenarios can continuously promote global economic development and social prosperity. Gu Chunyuan, Chairman of ABB China, Marina Bill, Chairman of the International Federation of Robotics, Global Head of Marketing and Sales of ABB Robotics Business Unit and Global Head of Digital Empowerment Center, and Han Chen, President of ABB Robotics Business Unit China, attended the conference and spoke.

Marina Bill delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the conference and delivered a keynote speech on the current situation, trends and prospects of the global robot market at the main forum. She pointed out:
In recent years, robotics technology has been reshaping our world with its unique charm and huge potential. From industrial production to healthcare, from domestic services to emergency rescue, robots have become an indispensable part of human society.
The global robot market continues to grow strongly, and by 2023, the total number of robots in the world will exceed 4 million. This figure is not only a strong proof of the rapid development of robotics technology, but also heralds the arrival of a new era of intelligence. The deep integration of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and 5G technology will give robots higher intelligence, flexibility and efficiency.

As a guest of the main forum of the World Robot Conference, Gu Chunyuan, Chairman of ABB China, held a wonderful roundtable forum with leaders and experts of relevant industry organizations at home and abroad on the topic of global robot development and governance. He said:
The development of the global robotics industry has accumulated rich successful experience and is also facing many new challenges. Since the birth of robots, safety has been one of the core of robot governance. The entire industry has worked closely to establish a complete global safety standard. Now, the continuous emergence of new technologies and new applications, especially AI connecting with the physical world through robots, has brought more severe challenges to robot governance. This requires us to attach great importance to it, continue to work together and explore effective solutions together.
As a model of cutting-edge technology, robots are showing higher intelligence and autonomy, and are increasingly becoming our intelligent partners in work and life. But more importantly, the development of robots should benefit all countries and regions and bring benefits to more people. The advancement of robotics technology, the reduction of costs and remote technical support have made many tasks that were once impossible to complete a real