Continuous research and development of the key technology and equipment for deep intelligent geological drilling is the main trend of drilling technology development, and also the necessary scientific and technological means to realize deep exploration. This article briefly looks back the evolution course of the geological core drilling technologies and equipment, and describes intelligent automatic drilling technology and intelligent automatic drilling tools. In regard to the progresses made in the research project of “intelligent and automatic 5000m drilling technologies and equipment” in China, this article introduces in detail the research objectives, research contents and expected results of the project with proposal on the development goals of intelligent automatic drilling technology and equipment so as to provide technology equipment support for us to explore both the mystery in the deep earth and the deep resources.