Shenzhen

Shenzhen stages embodied-AI contest as Shangyu courts robotics talent with RMB 15 billion in signed projects

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On 11 September, Shenzhen hosted the embodied-intelligence sub-event of the second Global Technology Innovation Contest, paired with the sixth Shaoxing “Ten-Thousand-Mu, Hundred-Billion” new-industry platform high-level talent entrepreneurship contest (Shenzhen station) at the Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). The event set out to use competition as a tool to pull in talent, spur innovation and grow … Read more

Lenovo backed it four times running: Shenzhen exoskeleton maker Milesun closes a near-RMB 100 million round

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Shenzhen exoskeleton maker Milesun Robotics has closed a new strategic round of nearly RMB 100 million, led by CSC Financial, the state-backed securities arm. The raise accelerates product iteration and the rollout of frontier work such as brain-computer interfaces, while extending the company’s reach from hospital and community into the last mile of home-based care. … Read more

UBTECH secures over RMB 50 million in overseas humanoid orders as it moves beyond China

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Gasgoo Embodied Intelligence reports that UBTECH has recently won overseas orders worth more than RMB 50 million. The order book spans commercial service humanoid Walker C1 and the ultra-realistic humanoid YouWorld U1, with customers across Europe, Japan and South Korea. UBTECH Walker C1 commercial service humanoid robot. (Source: Gasgoo) A wave of global partnerships On … Read more

Shenzhen has put 30 companies on the public markets in eight months, raising over a trillion yuan

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On 8 September, Shenzhen firm Longsys listed in Hong Kong as the first ‘A+H’ standalone memory maker, taking the city’s 2026 listings to 30. It closed at 233.60 Hong Kong dollars a share. Longsys priced at 236 Hong Kong dollars on 26.08 million shares, raising 6.154 billion Hong Kong dollars, to be spent on AI … Read more

A Shenzhen electronics factory runs on automation and treats its 60 disabled workers as ordinary staff

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On 9 September, a visit to the Junlian Electronics plant in Longhua, Shenzhen, revealed nothing unusual at first glance. The workshop ran in good order, and workers on the line handled fine connection wires and harnesses that will be used in new-energy vehicles, robots, smart-home devices and even 3D printers. Behind the brands Huawei, DJI, … Read more

Shenzhen embodied-intelligence startup PHYMI closes a near-US$100 million seed round led by IDG

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Robot Forward reported on 9 September that Feimo Yi Technology, operating as PHYMI, has closed a near-US$100 million seed round. The round was led by IDG Capital, with Yunqi Capital, Didi Chuxing, Fosun Ruiheng, Yaotu Capital and the lidar maker Hesai Technology joining as follow-on investors. From autonomous driving to the physical world The company … Read more

Shenzhen robotics brands take IFA Berlin 2026 by storm with humanoids, exoskeletons and lawn robots built for Europe

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From 4 to 8 September, the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin 2026 (IFA 2026) was held in Berlin. As one of the three largest consumer-electronics shows in the world, IFA is the core platform where global technology brands launch products and show off results, and a barometer for industry trends. This year’s theme was ‘The Future is … Read more

Guangdong’s Jiateng Robotics closes tens-of-millions strategic round, deepening its Shenzhen-anchored embodied chassis bet

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Jiateng Robotics, a veteran Guangdong mobile-robot firm, has closed a tens-of-millions-yuan strategic round after a twelve-year gap, led by Shenzhen-listed control specialist Hetitec with Daohe Fund and Jinmu Capital following. Oriental Precision first took a strategic stake back in 2014 and still holds about 19.84 per cent as the second-largest shareholder. The cap table is … Read more

Shenzhen opens a five-party night-delivery pilot with Neolix autonomous vehicles as the tech core

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Shenzhen has switched on China’s first “five-party co-operation” autonomous-delivery framework, a model that splits responsibility for self-driving logistics across technology, assets, operations, commerce and regulation. The pilot went live in Longgang district, with Neolix (Xinshidai) brought in as the core technology provider. Neolix autonomous delivery vehicle deployed in Shenzhen’s five-party night-logistics pilot. (Source: Sznews) The … Read more

Shenzhen exoskeleton maker Maibu closes near-RMB 100 million round as Lenovo backs it for a fourth time

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Maibu Robotics, a Shenzhen developer of medical and elderly-care exoskeleton robots, has closed a new strategic round of nearly RMB 100 million, with CICCI (China Jianyin Investment) leading, 36Kr reported. The proceeds will speed up product iteration and the commercialisation of frontier areas such as brain-computer interfaces, and extend coverage from hospitals and communities into … Read more