Hongfuhan Technology, a Shenzhen-listed precision manufacturer, has approved a plan to build a robot precision metal components production base in Wuzhong district, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, at a total investment of about RMB1.007bn with a two-year construction period. The funding structure is explicit. RMB220m comes from the remaining proceeds of its initial public offering, including interest … Read more
UBtech and Xiamen C and D signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Xiamen on 11 October to form a joint venture and build a Fujian headquarters for the company’s U-Science technology centre. The stated target is no fewer than 10,000 UBtech humanoid robots sold by 2030. The number is the least interesting part of the … Read more
A humanoid robot that walks into a factory is limited less by its brain than by its feet. That is the argument Shenzhen Zhilv Technology makes for rebuilding the sole. The proposed module pairs a standard 7075 aluminium plate with a replaceable dual-density sole (Source: OFweek) In measurements on full-size bipedal machines of 65 to … Read more
Maibu Robotics, a Shenzhen maker of rehabilitation exoskeletons, has closed a strategic round of close to RMB 100 million from a CITIC Securities investment vehicle, according to 36Kr. The money goes into product iteration, brain-computer interface work and coverage of the last mile from hospital to community to home. Maibu’s exoskeletons hold Class II NMPA … Read more
Advanced technology moved into retail space in Shenzhen this month. From 16 to 18 October, Futian district held its first Future in Shenzhen technology and lifestyle festival at the Zhonghangcheng Junshang shopping mall, turning the centre into a street of interactive technology displays. Visitors testing robot products at the Futian technology and lifestyle festival in … Read more
Huaqiangbei staged a tech-life festival inside a Futian mall, putting robots and exoskeletons in front of everyday shoppers (Source: Shenzhen News) When the electronics street becomes a showroom On 17 October, Shenzhen News reported that Huaqiangbei, the city’s storied electronics district, used a shopping mall to stage its first “Future Shenzhen Happens” technology and lifestyle … Read more
A rope-driven AI robotics company in Shenzhen has crossed the 10 billion yuan valuation line on the back of paid, thousand-unit orders rather than demo reels. On 13 October, Astribot said it had closed its Series B round, completing three financing rounds in 90 days with cumulative proceeds above 1 billion yuan and a valuation … Read more
The first six national standards for humanoid robots have been published, drafted and co-drafted by Shenzhen’s UBTECH, a milestone the city is framing as proof its robotics cluster can set the rules, not just build the machines. The six standards cover general technical requirements, environment perception, and a simulation test platform specification, among others, meant … Read more
A components supplier steps into the robot race On 20 October, Shenzhen-listed Hongfuhan Technology said it will invest about RMB 1.01 billion (USD 140 million) to build a precision metal-components base for robots. The plant will rise in Suzhou, Jiangsu, with a two-year build period. Of the total, RMB 220 million comes from unused proceeds … Read more
EngineAI’s full-size general-purpose humanoid, the T800, recently showed off its martial-arts repertoire at the company’s Shenzhen showroom, replaying the moves that made it a hit at URKL. URKL, launched by EngineAI, is the world’s first industrial-grade humanoid robot fighting competition. Illustrative image generated for this report: EngineAI’s T800 humanoid in a competition stance (Source: Shenzhen … Read more