Abstract: With the rapid development of industrial robots, more and more robots are applied in the automobile manufacturing, mechanical processing, welding, loading and unloading, grinding and polishing, handling and palletizing, assembling, painting and other operations. Combining the relevant work in the field of robotics, the domestic and international present and developing condition of industrial robots are discussed, and then a brief review on researches of cutting-edge technology is proposed, such as dexterous manipulation, autonomous navigation, environmental perception, human-robot interaction and security. Thinking and suggestion of Chinese industrial robot development are proposed, which keeps track of the latest developments in industrial robots, and helps to develop the theory, method and suggestion for Chinese robotics technology and industries.

Key words: autonomous navigation;, development strategy, dexterous manipulation;, environmental perception;, industrialization;, industry robot;