The domestic robot education market scale has increased by 15 times in five years.
It is understood that robot education can improve children's creativity and logical thinking ability through the design, assembly, operation and construction of existing equipment. Although robot education started late in China, according to the data released by China Robot Education Alliance last year, there are about 7,600 robot education institutions in China, which has increased by nearly 15 times in the last five years. It is estimated that by the end of this year, the total number of institutions will exceed 1 10,000.
According to statistics, at least 10 institutions in China have more than 200 branches of robot education, and the market size is about 10 to 20 billion, and the future space can reach 30 billion. At present, robot education companies in China can be divided into three categories: the first category is franchisee sales training courses mainly selling Lego mindstorms, which is the mode with the largest domestic market share at present; The second category is companies and training institutions that introduce Korean robot products, such as Leibo Leibo. The third category is robot education and training companies represented by Zhong Ming and Harbin Institute of Technology Robots.
Although the number of robot education and training institutions has increased significantly, some insiders pointed out that the robot education industry is still in its infancy, and many institutions have not yet achieved cash flow balance and are still unable to make profits. Different from K 12 extracurricular training field, the carrier of robot education can only rely on physical stores, and the equipment used is single, so it is difficult to consume class hours. The future development trend of the industry is diversification and diversification of physical store equipment.
Participating in the robot production competition can "add points" for Xiaoshengchu.
Ms. Chen, who used to be engaged in robot education and training in Tianhe, Guangzhou, told reporters that the main courses of robot education institutions in Guangzhou can be simply divided into two types: computer programming and Lego brainstorming. Usually it is divided into different classes and grades according to different age groups and learning levels, and most institutions introduce courses by joining. "Take the most basic level as an example. The hourly charges of middle and high-end institutions range from 150 to 200 yuan. If you want to' upgrade' for at least one year, the annual fee is about 1.5 thousand to 20 thousand yuan. Small institutions or relatively remote campuses will be cheaper, and computer programming is about 20% cheaper than Lego mindstorms. " Ms. Chen said that although there are more and more robot education institutions in Guangzhou at present, they are not worried about not recruiting students, because some students can easily win some awards in large-scale competitions, which gives students extra points when they attend interviews in junior high schools. "Some institutions can recruit hundreds of students in less than half a year after landing in Guangzhou."
Recently, the staff of a robot education institution in Tianhe District of Guangzhou told the reporter that its Lego mindstorms class charges 8800 yuan for 60 classes in half a year, and each class lasts for 3 hours. Nearly eight classes have been held in the first phase, and many parents are still signing up. "The first year's course is based on laying the foundation. In the second year, the class will be upgraded according to the child's mastery. At that time, we will also organize students to participate in various competitions. " The staff member said.
It is reported that there are more than ten kinds of robot competitions in China at present, among which robot contest, a teenager computer in China, and robot contest, China are more influential. International competitions include the International Robot Olympics and FIRA Robot Soccer Competition. Most robot education institutions not only teach the basic knowledge of robots, but also select outstanding students for competition training. In addition, many schools in Guangzhou will recruit a certain number of "quality-oriented education robot special students", such as the vast number of attached middle schools, No.3 middle schools, No.7 middle schools, Peizheng middle schools and Yucai middle schools. According to the requirements of "2065438+2006 Yuexiu District Junior Middle School Sports Art Special Student Enrollment Plan", students who apply for high-quality sports robot sports special students need to win the first prize or the third prize (including the competition organized by Guangzhou Youth Science and Technology Education Association entrusted by the Municipal Education Bureau and the competition organized by Guangdong Youth Science and Technology Center and China Youth Science and Technology Center) and the robot competition for primary school students at or above the municipal level (including physical robots, creative robots and virtual robots). It is reported that Guangzhou 20 16 Youth robot contest attracted 172 schools and children's palaces to participate.
The learning period is long and the cost is high, and it is easy to get started but difficult to get top-notch
Li Jing, the instructor of the Association for Science and Technology of Guangzhou Hengfu Middle School, believes that robot making is like a bottomless pit, which consumes students' time and energy. "The knowledge of robots is very complicated from shallow to deep, and learning robots has a long production cycle and high cost. After students go to middle school, the learning task is heavy, and it takes time to learn robot making. Sometimes it is possible to break through a bottleneck in a few nights, which requires the support of schools and parents. " Li Jing reminded parents that if it is only to cultivate children's interest, there is no need to consider many factors when choosing robot education courses. However, if parents want their children to embark on the road of competition in the future, they need YEATION robot education institutions to inspect teachers, courses and other aspects. "Robot training is a seemingly simple but very complicated thing, involving a lot of knowledge, such as computer programs, designing apps, and rationalizing programming. Emphasize the design and operability of students, which means that the more you go up, the harder it is to climb to the top. " Li Jing said.
Mr. Lin, a citizen of Guangzhou, told reporters that he took his son to a robot making experience class organized by an organization a year ago, and then his son was deeply fascinated by this project. "A friend said it was a matter of burning money. Now which training doesn't burn money? Sometimes children don't necessarily like spending money. Now every time I come home from class, my son will tell us what he has done with his works and why he did it like this. I am also very happy. " Mr. Lin said that although the robot training fee is rising every year, he will continue to let his children sign up.