On April 25, the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference was grandly opened. Zhongguancun is the first national high-tech zone and the first national independent innovation demonstration zone in the mainland, and is a banner of innovation and development in the mainland. As one of the most innovative regions in the world, Zhongguancun has become an ideal habitat for innovative entrepreneurs from all over the world and a hot place to realize their dreams. Miracles continue to be created here, and wonderful stories continue to be told. On the occasion of the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference, Haidian District Rong Media Center specially invited three Zhongguancun strivers to tell the story of "My Story with Zhongguancun" and feel the power of the spirit of Zhongguancun in the new era.
Carefully build Zhongguancun International Innovation Center
From May 25th to 29th, the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference was held for the first time at the Zhongguancun International Innovation Center. As the new site of Zhongguancun Forum, the construction of Zhongguancun International Innovation Center is inseparable from the hard work and dedication of all staff. Fu Yu, assistant general manager of Zhongguancun Street Construction Company, is one of them, "No matter how difficult to find raw materials, we will overcome them for the smooth completion of Zhongguancun International Innovation Center!"
"One-day trips" across the country to find suppliers who meet the requirements
Fu Yu led the accounting team to be responsible for the cost control work in the construction of the project, which ran through the whole cycle of the project. Including the initial investment estimation and design budget estimation of the project, the bidding control price in the construction stage, the negotiation and change during the construction process, and the completion settlement after the completion of the project, etc., will be involved in the whole process to ensure that the total investment cost of the project is in a controllable state. As a two-level key project in the urban area, Zhongguancun International Innovation Center is facing a tight time and heavy tasks in all aspects of preliminary procedures, scheme and drawing design, construction and other links. During the construction period, the project faced with factors such as short construction period, high engineering and technical difficulty, and complex site conditions, which brought great challenges to cost control and bidding and procurement.
Taking the pricing of main materials as an example, Fu Yu said that in combination with the special requirements of the project's architectural form, in order to ensure that the design effect is achieved, special materials are used for the indoor and outdoor decoration of the project. "This makes it very difficult for us to find suppliers who can meet these special requirements and to negotiate prices with them. In order to ensure the progress of the construction period, Fu Yu led the team to carry out "one-day tours" across the country many times, looking for suppliers and backup manufacturers that meet the requirements, successfully expanding the supply source, and achieving controllable prices. At the same time, adhere to the two-legged walk, and coordinate the design unit to do a good job of alternative design plans for important spaces, so as to prevent the adverse effects of special materials from not arriving in time as required due to factors such as technology and delivery time.
Each screw can immediately tell the manufacturer
Under the leadership of Fu Yu, with the team's excellent professionalism and business ability, through multiple rounds of technical analysis and inspection, the supply was ensured, which won valuable time for the project construction, and effectively controlled the project cost while maximizing the design effect.
Cost control requires a certain amount of patience, carefulness and a strong sense of responsibility. The accounting team and the front-line engineering project manager can connect with the project progress at any time, find the corresponding material source and shop around, and achieve the optimal solution in terms of price.
Fu Yu said: "Although the content of our work will not be really shown in front of everyone, but every screw and every steel plate here I can immediately tell their source manufacturers, prices and entry times, I know more than anyone else about every grass, every tree, every brick and tile here." Fu Yu said that he was very happy to see the Zhongguancun International Innovation Center, which was transformed from renderings into landing buildings in a short period of time and achieved the design effect. "I am particularly proud to be able to personally participate in the specific construction work and witness the speed and development of Haidian. ”
In the hot land of Zhongguancun, there are many builders like Fu Yu, who use their own strengths to contribute to the development of Zhongguancun. The light on their bodies converged into a sea of stars, lighting up Zhongguancun. (Reporter Zhang Juejun)
The flower of dreams bears scientific and technological fruits in Zhongguancun
"I spent my primary, middle and university studies in Zhongguancun, and then I studied abroad for a period of time and returned to Zhongguancun to start a business. Shao Tianlan, founder and CEO of Mechmind Robotics, has an indissoluble bond with Zhongguancun.
Mechmind Robotics is an enterprise that builds an intelligent robot infrastructure platform with AI+3D vision as the core. The company uses many technologies such as optics, electronics, 3D imaging, image processing, deep learning, motion planning, geometric analysis, etc., focusing on the research and development and application of AI+3D vision industrial robots.
"Our products are in the form of industrial-grade 3D cameras, as well as vision software and robotics software. For our customers, what they get from us are the eyes and brains of robots. Shao Tianlan said.
Electronic components built the original dream of robots
Shao Tianlan said that when she was a child, there were many stores in Zhongguancun that sold all kinds of electronic products, and she bought CD players and mp3s. "When I was in college, my classmates and I were in the electronic components market in Zhongguancun, buying all kinds of electronic components and building a lot of robots like treasure hunting. This was also the beginning of my dream of robotics. From today's point of view, the robots made at that time were very simple and crude, but it was this innovative atmosphere that attracted many scientific and technological talents to join the tide of innovation and entrepreneurship in Zhongguancun. At the end of 2018, Shao Tianlan returned from studying in Germany and co-founded Mechmind Robotics with two other Tsinghua University alumni in Zhongguancun.
Ding Youshuang, the co-founder and CTO of the company, began to study for a doctorate degree in the Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University in 2012, engaged in the research of intelligent robots. After graduating, he started his own business with several classmates who were engaged in the research of intelligent robots and founded Mechmind Robotics. "We hope that by combining advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence with traditional industrial robots, we can improve the intelligence of current industrial robots and allow industrial robots to complete more complex tasks. I came to Zhongguancun in 2012 and have studied and worked in Zhongguancun for more than ten years. In this process, we have also witnessed the development and changes of Zhongguancun, such as the development of computers and artificial intelligence. ”
Shao Tianlan said that in Zhongguancun, a fertile land for talents, the team has attracted many high-level interdisciplinary talents. After seven years of development, the company has successfully realized the combination of advanced artificial intelligence technology and many industries.
The flower of dreams bears the fruits of science and technology
The continuous optimization of AI and 3D vision technology has enabled Mechmind's robots to reach a higher level of precision, speed, and deployment efficiency. At present, the company's robots have been widely used in automobile, logistics, steel, construction machinery, 3C, new energy, home appliances and other industries, typical application scenarios cover disorderly workpiece loading and unloading, vision-guided depalletizing, goods grabbing, express delivery, positioning, assembly, screwing, industrial testing and measurement, etc.
Shao Tianlan hopes to combine artificial intelligence technology in the digital world with the physical world, so that robots can come into reality and help people complete many boring and dangerous tasks. "This year, we at Mechminde once again participated in the Zhongguancun Forum. The Zhongguancun Forum has built a platform for exchange and cooperation among scientists, entrepreneurs and investors, which is very beneficial to promoting the development of the science and technology industry. ”
As a national-level platform for global scientific and technological innovation exchanges and cooperation, the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference has three characteristics: highlighting cutting-edge exploration, highlighting the sharing of achievements, and highlighting open cooperation, building a stage for more innovative entrepreneurs and letting their dreams fly. (Reporter Xie Chunyang)
Stick to ordinary posts and refine a brilliant life
From a veteran to a courier brother, and then to winning the National May Day Labor Medal this year, Wang Junchao has achieved a great leap in life in Zhongguancun. He also feels the rapid development of scientific and technological innovation from his daily work.
Wang Junchao is the front-line grassroots area manager and assistant engineer of Beijing SF Express Co., Ltd., the secretary of the mobile party branch of Haidian 14th Express Branch, the secretary of the Youth League Committee of the new employment group, the member of the 9th Youth Federation of Haidian District, and the representative of the 15th National Congress of the Beijing Federation of Trade Unions. "No one's success is easy, I believe that as long as you stick to your ordinary position, you can refine a brilliant life. Wang Junchao said.
Learn foreign languages to improve efficiency
"When I first transferred to SF Express, I was responsible for unloading, picking, brushing, and loading every day, and delivering the express delivery to customers. Wang Junchao told reporters.
Over the past ten years, Wang Junchao's SF Station work assistant has gradually changed from semi-intelligent to fully intelligent, and couriers have also learned and grown in this change. "We always meet foreign customers and foreign language packages at the station. Chinese parcels are usually processed in a few minutes, and foreign customers and foreign-language parcels require all kinds of help. Wang Junchao said.
In order to improve his work efficiency, he began to learn simple foreign language communication in his spare time. "My team and I have learned to communicate in simple foreign languages, and some of our colleagues even speak three Chinese. This can save both parties a lot of time waiting for translation. ”
A few years ago, SF Express replaced the latest translation software for Wang Junchao's station. "Now we all use fully intelligent machines directly to translate in real time, which can quickly help colleagues who do not understand foreign languages to solve problems. Wang Junchao said.
Over the past ten years, Zhongguancun has changed rapidly, and the equipment of Wang Junchao and his colleagues has been continuously upgraded. "Now not only the order equipment is smart, but also the computer mobile phone order receiving system and the smart express cabinet must be learned to use. Wang Junchao studied hard in his work and mastered the new equipment.
From "Outsider" to "Family"
"Now after work, I will accompany my wife and two children to go shopping in a large supermarket nearby, play football with my children on weekends, and go to the park to play and watch performances on holidays. Wang Junchao said that in the past, there were not so many smart devices, there were not so many convenient conditions and opportunities, and there was not so much time and place to rest, study and entertainment, but now the living environment has changed greatly.
"Over the years, I've gone from being an outsider working here to being a family member in this place. Wang Junchao told reporters that the environment has a great impact on his development, giving him opportunities to help him grow.
Wang Junchao's story is a microcosm of many warm stories in Zhongguancun. Here, everyone is adding color and temperature to this hot land in their own way, and also sharing the fruits of the city's development. (Reporter Qu Feifei)