Technology Racing: Layout in Focus Areas such as AI

R&D investment “is a key keyword in the financial reports of many platform companies, and has become one of the core engines for high-quality development of platform companies.
Tencent’s research and development investment reached 70.69 billion yuan in 2024, with a cumulative investment of 340.3 billion yuan since 2018; Meituan continues to adhere to the “retail+technology” strategy, with a research and development investment of 21.1 billion yuan by 2024; Pinduoduo will invest 12.7 billion yuan in research and development in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 16%
While R&D investment continues to increase, AI has become one of the focal points of platform enterprises’ layout. Several platform enterprise leaders have emphasized their business and financial layout in the AI field at their performance conferences.
A few months ago, we restructured our AI team to focus on rapid product innovation and deep model development, increased AI related capital expenditures, and increased our research and marketing efforts for native AI products, “said Tencent Chairman and CEO Pony Ma, believing that these investments will create longer-term value.
Over the past year, Alibaba has continued to invest in AI infrastructure construction, and Alibaba Cloud’s AI related product revenue has achieved double-digit year-on-year growth for six consecutive months. Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming stated in February this year that in the next three years, Alibaba will increase investment in AI infrastructure, basic model platforms and AI native applications, and AI transformation of existing businesses.
At the same time, areas such as supply chain intelligence and platform governance technology upgrades are also key directions for technology investment by multiple platform enterprises.
Industry insiders believe that currently, platform companies’ technology investment is shifting from “cost items” to “value creation items”. AI、 While technologies such as supply chain intelligence have become new growth points for platform enterprises, they will also benefit more small and medium-sized enterprises, providing them with stronger technological support, empowering industrial development, and achieving cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

Containers stored at Qinzhou Port Container Automation Terminal. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lv Shuai
Promoting Globalization: From Exporting Goods to Exporting Services
Currently, many platform companies are betting on developing overseas markets to increase their business volume. For example, e-commerce platforms attract overseas users through “one-stop global sales” and free shipping to some countries, increasing overseas traffic for platform merchants. At the same time, they are laying out cross-border e-commerce and exploring the potential of overseas markets, “said Li Mingtao.
Data shows that in the fourth quarter of 2024, Alibaba’s international e-commerce platforms such as Lazada and AliExpress contributed RMB 37.756 billion in revenue, a year-on-year increase of 32%.
At the same time, according to the financial reports, several platform companies are currently focusing on overseas markets, gradually expanding into the output of supply chain, technology, and service capabilities while developing commodity trade.
In 2024, JD Logistics will achieve sustained high-speed growth in overseas integrated supply chain revenue; Keeta, a food delivery brand under Meituan, has further expanded to all major cities in Saudi Arabia since its launch in Riyadh in October 2024, with rapidly increasing user numbers and order volumes
Experts say that the rapid development of the platform economy and the continuous extension of its structure and tentacles have demonstrated the resilience and vitality of enterprises. In the future, promoting the healthy development of the platform economy is expected to further activate consumer potential, empower the real economy, and develop new quality productivity, playing a greater role in promoting high-quality economic development, accelerating technological innovation, and integrating industrial innovation.

Looking at the vitality of platform economy development through financial report data

Recently, several platform companies released their 2024 financial reports, which shows that many platform companies are focusing on exploring incremental consumer markets, accelerating technological innovation, expanding global business, and continuously creating new development vitality.
Boosting Consumption: Continuously Exploring Incremental Markets
The financial statements of multiple platform enterprises demonstrate an overall positive operating level in 2024. In 2024, Tencent’s annual revenue reached 660.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8%; Meituan’s annual revenue was 337.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22%; Pinduoduo’s annual revenue was 393.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 59%; JD’s annual revenue was 1.159 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.84%, with an increase in growth rate compared to the previous year
Behind the rising business data is the continuous optimization of the platform enterprise’s business structure and sustained support for key areas. Financial report data shows that many platform companies play an important role in boosting consumption and exploring incremental markets through differentiation strategies.
Meituan continues to focus on scenarios such as commodity retail and service retail, with core local business revenue growing by 21% and in store orders increasing by over 65% year-on-year; JD leverages its advantages in service experience, achieving double-digit growth in supermarket category revenue for four consecutive quarters; Pinduoduo has achieved double-digit growth in order volume in the western region compared to the same period last year through measures such as “E-commerce Westward Expansion”.
In mutual competition, how to make the cake bigger and create new increments is the core of development, “said Li Mingtao, Chief Expert of E-commerce at China International E-commerce Center. Currently, platform enterprises have expanded their user base by breaking the closed service ecosystem and connecting with each other in payment, logistics, and other aspects; Secondly, we will focus on online consumption services in remote areas to gain user growth; The third is to leverage the deep integration model of e-commerce and supply side, such as “e-commerce+industrial belt”, to drive the digital transformation and upgrading of traditional factories, while stimulating new consumer demand.
Since the fourth quarter of 2024, Pinduoduo has cultivated a group of new quality merchants and brands with product and technological innovation capabilities through the ‘New Quality Merchant Support Program’, driving the industry belt to break through ‘homogeneous competition’. “Chen Lei, Chairman and Co CEO of Pinduoduo Group, said that with more and more new quality merchants and high-quality products emerging, the platform can provide consumers with richer product choices, effectively benefiting the demand side and creating a long-term win-win healthy platform ecosystem for all parties.

 

How to optimize and strengthen the embodied intelligence industry?

Comprehensively implement policies in strategic planning, disciplinary integration, talent cultivation, and other aspects
As one of the important paths to achieve general artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence is expected to become a new highland of technological competition, a new track for future industries, and a new engine for economic development.
Experts say that the embodied intelligence field contains enormous market potential and development opportunities. In the future, related products will play an important role in multiple fields such as intelligent manufacturing, smart homes, smart healthcare, and smart services.
Currently, in addition to international technology companies such as Google, Nvidia, OpenAI, Chinese companies such as Huawei, Tencent, BYD, Ubiquitous, and Yushu Technology are actively laying out embodied intelligence related industries.
At the same time, relevant national departments and localities are actively deploying a series of measures to promote breakthroughs in key technologies of embodied intelligence and promote the demonstration application of “embodied intelligence+” in multiple scenarios. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology previously proposed to carry out future industrial innovation tasks by 2025, and formulate and introduce policies for innovative development in fields such as biomanufacturing, quantum industry, embodied intelligence, and atomic level manufacturing. Recently, Beijing released a three-year action plan for embodied intelligence, aiming to cultivate industrial clusters worth billions of yuan; Zhejiang, Guangdong and other provinces and cities have also introduced policies and plans to support embodied intelligence or humanoid robots.
Breaking through core technologies remains the key to industrial development. Currently, China is at the forefront of embodied intelligence research globally, “said Zhao Xiaoguang.” Embodied intelligent robots are a systems science that involves fundamental theories such as artificial intelligence and neuroscience, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as new materials, such as “electronic skin” and “artificial muscles. Next, it is necessary to further explore the fundamental theories of human dynamics, neuromorphic perception, and develop interdisciplinary fields such as new materials, new processes, and new structures.
A scientific research achievement needs to cross many gaps and carry significant risks during the preparation stage from the laboratory to the market. At present, embodied intelligence technology is in an important stage of “1 to 10”, requiring more patient capital and social consensus to protect the interests of innovators.
“To promote the rapid development of China’s embodied intelligence, we need to take multi-level measures in strategic planning, discipline integration, international cooperation, talent training and other aspects to ensure a favorable position in the global scientific and technological competition.” Tan Tieniu, academician of the CAS Member, said.
The interviewed experts suggest encouraging the construction of universal platforms, establishing cross industry testing platforms, and supporting the development of universal development kits from hardware to software, from the bottom layer to the application layer, from AI model base to 3D datasets, such as open source code libraries, simulation environment libraries, open source datasets, etc., to reduce the threshold for entrepreneurship and research and development. At the same time, accelerate the construction of standards and create an ecological certification system.

What are the unique advantages of embodied intelligence?

Having operational capabilities and mobility comparable to humans
With the continuous innovation and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence technology, embodied intelligence is gradually moving from theory to practice, and from the laboratory to reality.
Among them, humanoid robots are regarded as one of the key carriers of embodied intelligence. Due to the unique advantages of humans, humanoid robots also possess distinct advantages.
Chen Jianyu, assistant professor at the Cross Information Research Institute of Tsinghua University and founder of Beijing Xingdong Era Technology Co., Ltd., said, “Whether through remote control or direct video learning, these robots that resemble human form can more effectively absorb and integrate knowledge. In addition, humanoid robots also have operational capabilities and mobility comparable to humans, which enables them to demonstrate higher flexibility and adaptability when performing tasks
By participating in rescue drills, serving as tour guides in exhibition halls, and conducting product quality inspections in factories, humanoid robots have gradually been applied in various scenarios.
At the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, its independently developed “Tiangong” humanoid robot can climb 134 steps and run at a maximum speed of 12 kilometers per hour, easily handling complex terrains such as ravines and height differences. Not long ago, the center released the world’s first universal embodied intelligence platform “Huisi Kaiwu” that combines “one brain, multiple abilities” and “one brain, multiple machines”. This platform will equip humanoid robots with a “brain” and a “cerebellum”, enabling full process intelligence from task understanding to execution.
The latest sixth generation humanoid robot “Starmotion STAR1” from Starmotion Era Company “retraced” the Silk Road with humans and participated in the challenge of running through the wilderness. Throughout the process, it was able to adapt and run steadily on complex terrains such as Gobi, gravel roads, and grasslands, reaching a speed of 3.6 meters per second, equivalent to running about 13 kilometers per hour.
Qiao Hong’s Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has independently developed the Q series humanoid robot and built the core technology base of the “general humanoid robot factory”. This base can quickly output various low-cost and relatively high-performance robot systems, empowering industries, agriculture, and other fields, “said Qiao Hong.

Three questions about embodied intelligence

With the popularity of the humanoid robot “Fuxi” on the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Snake, wearing a flower coat and holding flower silk to twist yangko, the concept of embodied intelligence has entered the public eye. As a cutting-edge hotspot in the field of artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence has also received special attention at this year’s National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
This year’s Government Work Report proposes to establish a mechanism for future industrial investment growth and cultivate future industries such as biomanufacturing, quantum technology, embodied intelligence, and 6G. This is also the first time that “embodied intelligence” has been included in the Government Work Report.
What is embodied intelligence? What are its characteristics? How will this industry develop in the future? The reporter interviewed relevant experts.
What is embodied intelligence?
The core lies in the deep integration of physical devices and intelligent decision-making
Simply put, embodied intelligence refers to the intelligence with a body, whose machine brain can assist in decision-making, thereby controlling limbs to quickly respond to external environmental changes. The core lies in the deep integration of physical devices and intelligent decision-making.
“We humans use our brains to dominate our limbs to complete running and jumping, perceive changes in things around us and surmount obstacles, which can be seen as the embodiment of embodied intelligence.” Zhao Xiaoguang, a researcher at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that unlike the “off body intelligence” that only relies on computing, embodied intelligent devices can not only perceive the physical world through sensors, but also understand tasks, make decisions and execute them independently with the help of large models.
In recent years, thanks to the emergence and continuous iteration of artificial intelligence models, embodied intelligence has made rapid progress and become a key direction of the new wave of artificial intelligence.
The big model allows us to mimic some of the functions of the human brain, which means it is possible for robots to have a smart brain, “Zhao Xiaoguang said.” Combining the big model with robots forms embodied intelligence
Embodied intelligence is not limited to specific forms. Humans are regarded as the only known universal embodied intelligent agents capable of learning and performing various tasks. However, embodied intelligent agents can also take other forms, such as dogs, robotic arms, unmanned vehicles, quadruped robots, and so on.
Zhao Xiaoguang said, “An intelligent machine with a smart brain that can control agile limbs to respond to changes in the external environment can be called embodied intelligence. However, there is a decision-making system in different ‘bodies’ that can guide them to complete corresponding tasks
In fact, it is not easy to achieve flexible control of limbs. Recalling the classic humanoid robot images we have seen in science fiction movies, each one is agile and brisk, but in reality, just letting the robot walk with its legs open has “gone through ups and downs”. Looking at our human cubs again, no one programmed them into any program during their growth process. After multiple attempts and falls, they learned to walk, run, jump, and avoid obstacles on their own. And embodied intelligence refers to this process, with the ultimate goal of enabling robots to perceive the world with their bodies like humans and grow through interactive learning.
So, what can embodied intelligence do for us?
Embodied intelligence can do many things, such as working in dangerous, dry, toxic and harmful environments, freeing people from these work environments, “Zhao Xiaoguang said.
Qiao Hong, an academician of the CAS Member, believes that embodied intelligence is full of infinite possibilities and potential, which will not only bring about a more convenient and efficient lifestyle, but also promote innovation and development in all walks of life. With the continuous development and application of these technologies, embodied intelligence will profoundly affect our production and life

Hubei: Industrial robots are rapidly moving towards practicality

Hubei: Industrial robots are rapidly moving towards practicality
The 2025 government work report proposes to continue promoting the “Artificial Intelligence+” action, better combining digital technology with manufacturing and market advantages, supporting the widespread application of large models, vigorously developing new generation intelligent terminals such as intelligent connected new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence smartphones and computers, intelligent robots, and intelligent manufacturing equipment.

Humanoid robots are one of the important indicators for measuring the level of high-end manufacturing and industrial competitiveness. Hubei Province, relying on its internal research strength and industrial foundation, is promoting the use of “labor” series of industrial humanoid robots into practical scenarios such as power inspection, guided by the principle of “use”.

Leading the innovation “bull’s nose”, multiple regions are vigorously promoting the “artificial intelligence+” action

This year’s government work report clearly states that ‘we will continue to promote the’ Artificial Intelligence+’initiative, better integrate digital technology with manufacturing and market advantages, and support the widespread application of large models’.
Recently, Guangdong, Henan, Shandong, Guangxi and other places have successively released policy measures, proposing to actively seize the opportunities of breakthroughs in artificial intelligence technology and promote the “AI+” action to achieve breakthroughs in industrial empowerment, terminal applications, scene cultivation and other aspects.
Empowering Industrial Transformation and Upgrading with Artificial Intelligence
Utilizing artificial intelligence as much as possible in industry, agriculture, and service sectors, and empowering new quality productivity through industrial transformation and upgrading, is a concentrated focus of efforts in various regions.
The recently released “Guangxi ‘Artificial Intelligence+Manufacturing’ Action Plan (2025-2027)” proposes to cultivate 10 chain leading enterprises with national influence, promote the output value of artificial intelligence related industries to exceed 100 billion yuan, and initially build an artificial intelligence industry highland facing ASEAN.
The “Catalogue of Digital Transformation Orientation for Manufacturing Industry in Hebei Province (2025-2027)” proposes to support the empowerment of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry. Support the development of industrial large-scale models for key industries such as steel, petrochemicals, equipment, and pharmaceuticals, and encourage the development of scenario level large-scale model products such as intelligent agents, applications, and model as a service.
The “Action Points for Promoting ‘Artificial Intelligence+’ in Henan Province by 2025” released on March 24th proposed the construction of vertical large-scale models such as smart breeding, smart planting, and smart farming around breeding, field planting, large-scale breeding, and intelligent agricultural machinery, to create standardized agricultural machinery intelligent production scenarios and applications. Relying on the provincial agricultural and rural big data platform, improve the standardized data and expert resource system.
Fu Linghui, spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics and director of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of the National Economy, recently stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that under the background of accelerating the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, cutting-edge technologies such as information technology and artificial intelligence are driving industrial transformation and becoming new engines for industrial development.
Enable ordinary people to enjoy smart life faster
In order to promote the use of technological achievements to serve a better life that people can feel and access, various regions are actively promoting the rapid development of intelligent terminals.
The Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of Artificial Intelligence Terminal Industry in Shenzhen (2025-2026) proposes that by 2026, the scale of Shenzhen’s artificial intelligence terminal industry will reach over 800 billion yuan, striving for 1 trillion yuan, gathering no less than 10 phenomenon level artificial intelligence terminal enterprises, and the output of artificial intelligence terminal products will exceed 150 million units. More than 50 popular artificial intelligence terminal products will be launched in fields such as mobile phones, computers, large model all-in-one machines, and wearable devices.
Chen Changsheng, a member of the drafting group for this year’s government work report and deputy director of the State Council Research Office, stated that the development of artificial intelligence terminals can not only combine with our manufacturing advantages to accelerate commercial implementation, but also better meet the needs of the people, allowing them to enjoy intelligent life faster.
Shanghai, Hubei and other places have successively taken action to focus on promoting the development of intelligent terminal industry. Shanghai proposes to build a world-class high-end industrial cluster, deeply implement a new round of “Shanghai Plan” for the three leading industries of integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence, and cultivate and strengthen strategic emerging and future industries such as low altitude economy, intelligent terminals, and robotics; The “Action Plan for the Development of Artificial Intelligence Industry in Wuhan in 2025” proposes that Wuhan will focus on promoting the implementation of five major applications: “AI+Robot”, “AI+Automotive”, “AI+PC/Server”, “AI+Mobile”, and “AI+Glasses”.
Liu Ying, a researcher at Chongyang Institute of Finance, Renmin University of China, said that AI is a new engine to boost consumption. The development of intelligent terminals can provide high-quality and diversified supply, meet personalized and high-end needs, and promote and promote consumption upgrading from both supply and demand sides.
Promote a positive interaction between technological innovation and market application
Since March, various regions have been exploring the application scenarios of artificial intelligence. Hainan holds training activities on artificial intelligence education and teaching applications, aiming to cultivate schools with typical scenarios of “artificial intelligence+education”; Shandong adheres to scenario driven development, coordinates the construction of general government model applications, and is expected to create a number of characteristic intelligent applications in social governance, public safety, government services, and other fields; Guangxi proposes to strive to break through a number of key technologies, form 100 iconic intelligent products, and create 100 typical application scenarios of artificial intelligence by 2027,
Local policies have also clearly defined the key application areas of artificial intelligence. The “Several Policy Measures for Promoting Innovative Development of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Industry in Guangdong Province” proposes to implement the “Artificial Intelligence+” action and widely expand its applications in education, healthcare, transportation, civil affairs, finance, security and other fields.
Shanghai has made it clear to carry out the “Artificial Intelligence+” action, implement the “Model Shanghai” project, consolidate key support such as intelligent computing power and industry corpus, support the construction and application of vertical models in key fields such as manufacturing and finance, and promote more enterprises to accelerate their digital transformation.
The implementation of the ‘Artificial Intelligence+’ action in various regions based on their own advantageous scenarios is essentially the development of new quality productivity according to local conditions. Liu Ying said that the ‘Artificial Intelligence+’ action can fully leverage the advantages of China’s huge market size, strong manufacturing capabilities, and rich application scenarios, thereby improving total factor productivity and truly enabling the economy to achieve effective improvement in quality and reasonable growth in quantity.

Chinese scientists have successfully constructed a three-dimensional multimodal map of micro scale brain computer interfaces

Professor Ye Zhewei and Dr. Zhou Hong’s team from Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital have collaborated with Wuhan Zhonghua Brain Computer Fusion Technology Development Co., Ltd. to successfully construct a micro scale 3D multimodal map that integrates skull, brain tissue functional zoning, cerebral blood vessels, and invasive brain computer interface devices. This has opened up a new paradigm for the research of brain computer interface technology and medical education. Recently, this research result was published in the comprehensive medical journal “Contemporary Medical Science” sponsored by Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Brain computer interface is a technology that can establish a direct connection between the brain and external devices, enabling information exchange between humans and external devices. As a cutting-edge field that intersects multiple disciplines such as neuroscience, information technology, and biomedical engineering, brain computer interface technology has become an important direction for global technological innovation.
Ye Zhewei introduced that due to the scanning accuracy of clinical CT examinations and the resolution of medical images, which are usually in the millimeter level, the construction accuracy of medical mixed reality images is also in the millimeter level. In addition, traditional two-dimensional imaging is difficult to visually display the complex spatial relationships between brain computer interface electrodes, brain tissue functional zones, blood vessels, and skull, resulting in high surgical risks and steep learning curves.
On March 26th, researchers used micro scale brain computer interface mixed reality to accurately present the spatial relationship between the brain computer interface and the main blood vessels and brain tissue of rats. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu
In response, Wuhan Union Medical College Hospital and the Zhonghua Brain Computer Research Team have successfully combined high-resolution imaging technology with mixed reality technology. By integrating micro CT and 9.4T ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging, they have achieved micro level multimodal mixed reality imaging of a rat brain computer interface implantation model, which can intuitively display the functional zoning of micro level brain tissue, skull, cerebral blood vessels, and the positional relationship of brain computer interface devices in three-dimensional space. This can provide precise guidance for preoperative planning, intraoperative assistance, and postoperative presentation of brain computer interface surgery, improving the accuracy and safety of brain computer interface surgery.
Ye Zhewei said that this achievement is a successful integration of mixed reality technology, brain computer interface, and multimodal imaging technology. It is also a new application paradigm of micro scale mixed reality technology in the medical field, which will promote the deep research and popularization of brain computer interface technology.

Case Study of Searching for New Quality Productivity Leaders in 2025 | Mingluo Equipment: From Entrepreneurial Aspiration to Global Digital Manufacturing Leader

Recently, an interview and research team from China Industry News visited Guangzhou Mingluo Equipment Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Mingluo Equipment”) to explore the company’s journey from a team of six people and a start-up capital of 150000 yuan when it was founded in 2008 to becoming a high-end equipment manufacturer and intelligent manufacturing digital solution service provider with an international business share of about 95% and business coverage in 20 countries around the world.
Entrepreneurial original intention: to break the monopoly of foreign technology and create a national high-end equipment brand
In 2002, Yao Weibing graduated from Jilin University with a major in Vehicle Engineering and joined a domestic joint venture automobile manufacturer to engage in research and development work. In his 5 years of work, he deeply realized that automobile manufacturing is a highly technology intensive industry. Although China’s automobile production and sales account for a large share of the world, core technologies such as welding and assembly processes with the highest degree of automation are mostly monopolized by foreign countries. So, he was determined to change this situation and founded Mingluo Equipment with several partners in 2008, carrying the dream of “creating China’s own high-end automotive equipment” and embarking on the path of entrepreneurship.
In the early stages of entrepreneurship, Mingluo Equipment was just a production line technology service provider, providing production line scheme drawings for automobile manufacturers. However, Yao Weibing is well aware that only through continuous innovation and breakthroughs can he stand out in the fierce market competition. In 2010, Mingluo Equipment began providing integrated services for traditional automotive production lines, rapidly entering a phase of rapid growth. But with the influx of a large number of similar enterprises, the phenomenon of low price bidding has become frequent, and market competition has become increasingly fierce.
Transformation breakthrough: the path of productization, standardization, and digitization
Faced with difficulties, Yao Weibing led the team to decisively transform. In 2013, Mingluo Equipment put forward the slogan of “everything is a product” and embarked on the path of productization and standardization. They have formulated the Mingluo standard, standardizing all products that can be standardized, striving to achieve domestic production instead of imports, and promoting the development of national industry. At present, the number of products independently developed by the company accounts for 20% -30% of the total equipment on the production line.
In 2015, Mingluo Equipment closely followed the pace of the national Industry 4.0 reform and began the digitalization process. They started developing a digital twin system (virtual debugging technology) and hired Joseph, a top global expert in virtual simulation, to form the Cheetah team for research and development. After years of hard work, Mingluo Equipment has become the world’s first equipment supplier to implement this technology, which has also become one of the company’s absolute core competencies. Yao Weibing said, “Digital transformation is a crucial step in our development. It not only enhances our technological level, but also enables us to occupy a leading position in the global market
Internationalization journey: Winning global recognition with strength
In 2018, it became a major turning point in the development of Mingluo equipment. This year, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Mingluo Equipment and entrusted them with the task of “adhering to their main business, independent innovation, and enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to accomplish great things”. In the same year, Mingluo Equipment embarked on an international journey and won nearly 300 million yuan in orders from Mercedes Benz in Germany. With outstanding high standards, high quality, and high-level research and development capabilities, Mingluo Equipment has emerged among numerous local European companies and successfully entered the Mercedes Benz supplier system, becoming its long-term partner. Nowadays, Mingluo Equipment’s overseas sales account for over 95%, and its products are widely distributed in 20 countries around the world, including the United States, Germany, Japan, and South Africa.
In 2024, Mingluo Equipment achieved remarkable results: the company’s performance reached a historic high, with a year-on-year growth of 43%. Among them, overseas orders account for as much as 95%, fully demonstrating its strong competitiveness in the global market. In terms of international cooperation, Mingluo Equipment has conducted in-depth cooperation with a luxury car brand in Saudi Arabia, working together with customers such as BMW and Mercedes Benz to promote digital smart factory projects, providing customers with intelligent production line lean services, and helping customers achieve dual improvement in production efficiency and quality.
In March of this year, during MWC25 Barcelona, Mingluo Equipment, together with China Mobile and ZTE, jointly created the “5G Native Intelligent Manufacturing Solution for Automotive and Discrete Manufacturing Industry”. With its outstanding innovation and practicality, it won the “Mobile Innovation Service Application Award” issued by the international industrial cooperation platform GTI.
Future outlook: Leading the coordinated development of industries with “one center and two networks”
When talking about the future development of the company, Yao Weibing said: “We will continue to deepen our efforts in the field of intelligent manufacturing, and promote the coordinated development of the industry with” one center and two networks “as the core.” At present, the core business segment of Mingluo Equipment is “one center and two networks”, that is, the third-party application evaluation center of the automobile manufacturing equipment quality pilot platform built by the Guangdong CPS Discrete Manufacturing Innovation Center, as well as the MISP industrial Internet platform and the IME industrial Internet platform.
MISP industrial Internet platform focuses on the asset management of automated production lines and builds an industrial health system with full life cycle services. At present, the platform has connected nearly one million devices from over 200 production lines in 7 countries worldwide, with a total value of over 10 billion yuan. IME industrial Internet platform has developed IME Furniture intelligent manufacturer platform for production process management, project process management, purchase transaction process management, etc., to realize SaaS information management in robot automation industry.
The third-party application evaluation center of the automobile manufacturing equipment quality pilot platform is committed to solving the upstream and downstream problems in the industry chain and filling the gap in application evaluation. So far, the evaluation center has completed scenario based evaluation demonstrations of various key components and equipment for automotive equipment, and successfully promoted them to many leading automotive companies such as Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, etc.
Yao Weibing emphasized, “We hope to build ‘One Center, Two Networks’ into a national key project with the support of the government, leading the coordinated development of industries. This will not only help promote the development of national industries, but also contribute Chinese strength to the upgrading of the global manufacturing industry
The story of Mingluo Equipment is an entrepreneurial epic full of innovation and hard work. From the original intention of entrepreneurship to a global leader in digital manufacturing, Yao Weibing and his team have demonstrated the spiritual connotation of “adhering to the main business and independent innovation” through practical actions. In the future, Mingluo Equipment will continue to use innovation as a pen to paint a more brilliant chapter in the picture of intelligent manufacturing.

The first industrial AI industrial park in China is unveiled in Chaoyang, Beijing!Building a leading domestic industrial cluster

The first industrial AI industrial park in China is unveiled in Chaoyang, Beijing! Building a leading domestic industrial cluster

 

Zhongguancun (Chaoyang) Industrial AI Industrial Park.
On March 28th, Zhongguancun (Chaoyang) Industrial AI Industrial Park made its official debut at the parallel forum of the 2025 Zhongguancun Forum – “World Leading Science and Technology Park Development Forum”.
According to the news from Beijing Chaoyang WeChat official account, under the guidance of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and Zhongguancun Management Committee, Chaoyang District seized the new opportunity of AI technology and enabling industrial development, and built the first industrial AI industrial park in China together with Electronics City High tech.
Zhongguancun (Chaoyang) Industrial AI Industrial Park is rooted in Jiuxianqiao. The area is known as the “cradle of China’s electronics industry” due to its multiple “firsts” achieved during the “First Five Year Plan” period, making significant contributions to China’s electronics industry, national economic development, and national defense construction. Not only does this place have a profound industrial heritage, but it also gathers abundant technological resources and innovative talents, providing unique conditions for the development of the industrial park.
The park is centered around the Electronic City and International Electronic Headquarters, with a total planned construction area of approximately 520000 square meters. Since its planning and construction, it has attracted high-quality enterprises in the field of industrial AI, such as industrial intelligent agents, industrial large models, visual inspection, industrial predictive maintenance, industrial software and systems, and industrial design. It plays a leading role in the industrial chain of leading enterprises, drives the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and high growth enterprises, and continues to create an industrial AI industry ecosystem.
We are laying out specialized platforms around computing power, algorithms, data, and applications. The park is building multiple public service platforms such as computing power interconnection, industrial intelligent agents, industrial data, and industrial scene docking. We are improving the industrial service system with enterprise empowerment as the core, actively promoting the deep application of industrial AI technology in manufacturing and other fields, helping enterprises transform, enhancing industry development level, and creating a leading industrial AI industry cluster in China.
The appearance of Zhongguancun (Chaoyang) Industrial AI Industrial Park at the Zhongguancun Forum is an important milestone in the development of the industrial AI industry. Chaoyang District will leverage industrial AI as a pivot to drive the digital and intelligent transformation of traditional manufacturing industries, providing a “Chaoyang sample” for empowering the development of new industrialization with artificial intelligence, and contributing “Chaoyang power” to China’s industrial intelligent transformation.
As an important carrier area for the construction of Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center and a global benchmark city for digital economy, Chaoyang District will closely focus on the key development direction of Beijing’s future industries, continuously strengthen forward-looking research and layout of future industries, accelerate the construction of specialized industrial parks, and provide strong support for regional high-quality development.

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