Intelligence is a new high-tech produced in the development environment of the Internet,which can meet the diverse requirements of everyone's work and life.Combined with mechanical equipment,it can improve the automation level of machinery,making it easier and more precise to control.Under the premise of briefly describing the meaning of intelligence,the advantages of intelligence are analyzed,and the application of intelligent technology in mechanical equipment automation and the development trend of intelligent technology in mechanical equipment automation are comprehensively studied,hoping that this research can provide useful reference value for related workers.