The Anhui Provincial Government has unveiled the "Anhui Intelligent Robotics Industry Development Action Plan (2025-2027)" to accelerate the growth of its robotics sector. The plan was introduced during a press conference held on November 27, 2025, at the Provincial Administrative Center.
Key officials, including Feng Kejin, Director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Zhang Feng, Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Finance, and Li Yin'an, Second-Level Inspector of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology, elaborated on the policy's objectives and measures.
**Core Objectives** By 2027, Anhui aims to establish a "Ten-Hundred-Thousand" industrial framework: - Cultivate over 10 leading domestic enterprises in niche segments. - Break through 100+ key technologies and flagship products. - Achieve a total industry chain scale exceeding 100 billion yuan.
By 2030, the province targets becoming a national advanced manufacturing cluster for intelligent robotics and a globally influential hub.
**Strategic Initiatives** 1. **Technology Breakthroughs**: Focus on robotics design, environmental perception, motion control, and human-machine interaction. Enterprises leading national key projects will receive matching funds, while innovation platforms like data training fields and pilot bases will qualify for equipment subsidies.
2. **Flagship Products**: Develop integrated robotic systems and critical components. Companies producing benchmark products will receive one-time subsidies.
3. **Application Expansion**: Promote robotics in industrial, elderly care, cultural tourism, emergency response, and construction sectors. Exemplary scenarios will be rewarded, and government procurement of robotics in public services will be encouraged.
4. **Industrial Clusters**: Strengthen the robotics supply chain, fostering a "provincial-national-global" cluster gradient.
5. **Ecosystem Enhancement**: Improve quality branding, talent support, and international collaboration.
**Financial Support** - **Innovation**: Increased provincial funding for R&D, leveraging "challenge contests" and tax incentives for high-tech firms. - **Industrialization**: Mobilize social capital via venture capital funds and credit support for robotics firms. - **Market Demand**: Subsidize first-of-its-kind equipment insurance and pilot projects to reduce adoption risks.
**Regional Advantages** Anhui's robotics industry has grown from 10+ firms in 2013 to 500+ enterprises in 2024, with revenue surpassing 60 billion yuan. Key hubs include: - **Wuhu**: Ranked 6th nationally in industrial robotics, hosting a national-level SME cluster. - **Hefei**: Developing a full-chain humanoid robotics ecosystem. - **Ma'anshan & Bengbu**: Excelling in vision models and smart sensors.
**Innovation Milestones** Collaborations with institutions like USTC and Hefei University of Technology have yielded breakthroughs in motion control, multi-modal AI models, and dexterous robotic hands. Hefei Intelligent Robotics Institute was recently listed among China’s top pilot platforms.
**Corporate Landscape**
Leading firms include
The plan underscores Anhui’s commitment to integrating robotics innovation with industrial transformation, bolstering its position in global tech competition.