Abstract: Steamer-filling with robot is one of the most difficult parts in the development of Chinese liquor production automation.Shaking robot and revolving robot is the two kinds of current mainstream steamer-filling robots. This paper introduced the structure and working principle of the two kinds of robots. The advantages and disadvantages in the “filling material”process, and the lack in“detecting steam”process of the two kinds of the robots were discussed with the“detecting steam for filling material, filling material evenly”process requirement.Furthermore, according to the shortcoming mentioned in the discussion, some personal views on the future research of the steamer-filling robot were put forward, and the significance of the robot in the future production of liquor was also forecasted.