With the development of sci-tech innovation and continuous breakthroughs of artificial intelligence technology, industrial robots are also gradually being used in wider cases.

"We will continue to invest in innovation in robots, in making them more adaptable for wider application, and by integrating artificial intelligence technology, our products will be more intelligent in the future to further bolster industrial upgrades," said Hong Shuai, executive vice-president of Aubo (Beijing) Robotics Technology Co Ltd, a manufacturer of industrial cooperative robots.

Electronic equipment company Sunwoda Electronic based in Zaozhuang city is bustling with delivering orders for its clients from home and abroad. It has partnered with companies such as German automaker Volkswagen AG, Swedish automaker Volvo, Chinese automaker SAIC Motor, Guangzhou Automobile Group, Chinese new energy vehicle startup Li Auto, and Chinese electric carmaker Nio.

"The order book is fully booked for this year, and we need to produce at full capacity to deliver battery package at around 110,000 units," said Li Wenming, chief project engineer of the company.

The company's power battery project is estimated to reach a 50 GWh production capacity yearly, with output value totaling 30 billion yuan.

The rise of the manufacturing industry in Shandong is inseparable from government's policy support.

According to Song Pengfei, senior researcher at Shandong Institute of Industry and Information Technology, the province has held a series of promotional activities on new technology and products last year and has reached a cooperation intention valued at 557 million yuan.

Shandong has also successfully listed 15 specialized new enterprises in 2023, accounting for 88.2 percent of the newly listed enterprises in the province, Song added.