Students at KubGTU engage in dialogue with Mikhail Mishustin
Russian Prime Minister Discusses Robotics and Industrial Growth With Students
In a meeting held on May 28th, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin engaged in a dialogue with students from technical institutions, including the Kuban State Technical University (KubGUTU). The discussion took place as part of the international specialized exhibition "Metalworking - 2025."
Accompanying the Prime Minister were Igor Lagerev, the Rector of KubGUTU, Alexander Gukasyan, the Director of the Institute of Mechanics, Robotics, Engineering of Transport and Technical Systems (IMRISTS), and Roman Plomadyalo, the Head of the Engineering Systems, Materials and Technologies in Machine Building Department. Also in attendance were students Roman Goncharenko, Matvey Logvinov, and Timur Zaporozhskikh.
During the gathering, Mishustin emphasized the significance of the machine tool industry to the country's technological independence. He assured that the government would continue to prioritize support for enterprises and university research and development in this sector. According to Igor Lagerev, KubGUTU has been leading the way in training personnel for Krasnodar Krai and the nation. Their students and graduates are employed at prominent enterprises such as the Southern Heavy Machine Tool Plant, and the university recently received a subsidy to establish a student design bureau, funded with 50 million rubles, aiming to improve the quality of training for young designers in the machine tool industry.
Among the students, Timur Zaporozhskikh asked the Prime Minister about the potential level of robotization Russian enterprises could achieve in the next five years. Mishustin explained that the development of industrial robotics and automation had been included in the national project "Means of Production and Automation." The goal is to rise the number of robotic systems in enterprises by five times over six years, with 145 units per 10,000 workers.
The initiative includes targets for implementing automation in various industries, such as automotive, metalworking, aerospace, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, food, light, oil and gas, and logistics sectors. As the project is currently in the early stages of deployment in 2025, subsidies for manufacturers have been recently introduced to accelerate the production and integration of industrial robots. The plan aims to position Russia as one of the top 25 countries worldwide in terms of robot density, boosting the competitiveness and technological advancement of Russian manufacturing globally.
- After discussing the development of robotics and industrial growth with students from Kuban State Technical University, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin emphasized the significance of the finance sector to prioritize support for enterprises and university research and development in the technology field, particularly in the machine tool industry.
- In terms of personal growth and learning, Timur Zaporozhskikh, one of the students present, asked the Prime Minister about the potential level of artificial-intelligence-driven robotization that Russian enterprises could achieve in the next five years.
- The national project "Means of Production and Automation" has been included to increase the number of robotic systems in enterprises by five times over six years, focusing on various industries such as education-and-self-development in engineering departments, like the Engineering Systems, Materials and Technologies in Machine Building at KubGUTU.
- Aiming to boost the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry in Russia through technological advancement and adoption of automation, the government introduced subsidies for manufacturers to accelerate the production and integration of industrial robots, setting goals to be among the top 25 countries worldwide in terms of robot density.
