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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

Shenzhen’s UBTech sold 921 full-size humanoids in H1 as robot revenue jumps 1,445 per cent

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Shenzhen’s UBTech (09880.HK) turned its full-size humanoid business into its largest revenue source in the first half of 2026, selling 921 full-size embodied humanoids and more than tripling the share of total income that line represents. A UBTech full-size humanoid robot. (Source: Gasgoo) UBTech: the commercialisation question, answered For the half year, UBTech posted revenue … Read more

Shenzhen AI startup competition crowns Weifan Intelligence as 300 projects converge on the hardware capital

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Shenzhen News Net, 27 August: on 26 August, the 2026 Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence (Shenzhen) Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition final was held in Shenzhen. After a full day of roadshows and judging, Weifan Intelligence beat 20 finalist teams to take the first prize. Wange Zhiyuan, Emi Process and Yigan Technology took second prize; Xinchen Qiyuan, Zhiyong … Read more

Shenzhen exoskeleton maker Maisi Robotics closes nearly RMB 100 million round as Lenovo backs it for the fourth time

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Shenzhen Maisi Robotics Technology has completed a new strategic financing round of nearly RMB 100 million, with CSC Financial, a “state-backed” institution, as investor, 36Kr reported. The round accelerates product iteration and the rollout of frontier directions such as brain-computer interfaces, and extends coverage to the “last mile” of rehab from hospital to community to … Read more

Shenzhen opens 19 private-capital projects worth over RMB 90 billion as it courts outside investment

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On 31 August 2026, Shenzhen held the roadshow for its second 2026 batch of projects open to private capital, in the Nanshan district. Nineteen projects with a combined investment of more than RMB 90 billion (about USD 12.6 billion) were opened to private capital, drawing more than 100 private firms, state-owned enterprises, and investment and … Read more

Overseas buyers flock to Shenzhen fair, pledging RMB 2.7 billion in orders

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On 22 August, the 12th Overseas Chinese Industry and Commerce Fair and the 2026 Asia-Pacific Industry Cooperation and Going-Global Expo closed at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre (Futian). Across three days the event delivered strong trade results: 35,000 professional visitors and intended procurement of RMB 2.7 billion. Overseas buyers from more than 50 countries … Read more

Shenzhen tops China with 166 companies on the ChiNext board

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On 24 August, the registration-based IPO reform on the Shenzhen SME board (ChiNext) marked its sixth anniversary. Built on China’s earliest capital-market segment created to back technology innovation, Shenzhen firms are accelerating into industry leadership. According to data from iFinD compiled by the newspaper, as of 23 August Shenzhen had 166 ChiNext-listed companies, the highest … Read more

Shenzhen-made perception tech pushes robots from demo to reliable work

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At the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, exhibitors showed how the hand, the bridge between thought and work, is being reimagined. A three-finger dexterous hand, unlike the human five, changes shape to grab all kinds of objects and targets industrial settings where it raises efficiency and cuts cost. Teams integrated micro-motors and transmission modules … Read more