Robot industry pulls demand for rare metals

The 19th RoboCup Robot World Cup has attracted attention from both inside and outside the industry. In an interview with reporters, Hefei Municipal Party Committee Vice-President Zhang Qingjun stated that Hefei has the solid foundation and conditions for the development of the robot industry, and has huge market potential. Hefei will support the introduction of preferential policies to promote the development of the robot industry. As the raw material of the sensor of the robot's core device, the demand for rare metals, etc., is expected to be pulled.

In the area of ​​industrial robots, Hefei City launched the “Hundreds of Thousands of Projects”. In accordance with the deployment of “Made in China 2025”, it upgraded the existing traditional industries and used digital technology to intelligently transform 10,000 “digital production lines” and thousands. A "digital workshop" and 100 "smart factories" provided a very big support for the application of the robot industry in Hefei.

In addition, in the demonstration of service robots, China University of Science and Technology “better” service robots tried for the first time in the country's purchase square restaurant, causing a sensation, many catering companies have to buy, have played a very good expected results. "Anhui Medical University affiliated with ** introduced surgical robots and the results were very good. I believe that with these demonstration effects, more service robots will be employed in the future," said Zhang Qingjun.

A robot is a machine device that performs work automatically. It can accept human command, run pre-arranged procedures, and act according to the principles set out by artificial intelligence. Its task is to assist or replace the work of human work, such as production, construction, or dangerous work. The core of the robot is a sensor, which can be used to detect the internal conditions of various parts of the robot, and send the measured information as a feedback signal to the controller to form a closed-loop control. At the same time, it can also be used to obtain the robot's operating objects and the external environment. The information in such aspects as to enable the robot's movements to adapt to changes in the external situation, so that it can achieve a higher level of automation, and greatly improve the robot's working accuracy.

The key functional materials for the sensor are helium, *, and so on.é”— is a semiconductor element and is mainly used in the electronics industry, including transistors, diodes, rectifiers, superconductors, and detectors. Since germanium has a high refractive index, low dispersion, easy processing, good mechanical strength, no moisture absorption, etc. It becomes an attractive material in infrared optics (including lenses, windows, filters, etc.). According to calculations by Zhejiang Securities, the potential demand for helium in the ** area is 258 tons, the potential demand for helium in the civil sector is 280 tons, and the total scale is 538 tons. The annual replacement period of infrared thermal imaging products is estimated from 6 to 8 years. Market demand is 77 tons. The Pan Asia Nonferrous Metals Exchange, the world's largest spot exchange for rare metals, has used lanthanum as a listed product. After several years of development, both the trading volume and the inventory volume have formed a certain scale. The rare metal Internet financial platform Pan Fusion Network, which was established in May this year, has also been listed on the market. Using the innovative combination of the Internet and industry, it will bring more benefits to the industry.

In the future, as the popularity of robots expands and the scope of application expands, the market demand for rare metals will gradually be released. At that time, as the leader and pioneer in the field of rare metals, the role of the Pan-Asian Nonferrous Metal Exchange in this industry will also continue to play its role.