Shenzhen-based Opticalix has launched a vision-perception suite built specifically for embodied AI, betting that the bottleneck for robots leaving the lab is no longer brains but eyes. The package centres on AI-driven binocular stereo vision and two modules, Libra 1000 and Libra 3000, that the company says stabilise depth recovery in exactly the scenes where … Read more
A robot’s understanding of the world usually begins with vision. But whether a grasp is stable, a plug is seated, or a p
The hardest part of automating a warehouse has rarely been the robots. It is the bill: buy the hardware, absorb the depr
Shenzhen’s Pingshan district has landed a national endorsement for something distinctly local: a test ground where cars,
Artificial intelligence is the fourth industrial revolution, and Shenzhen is unusually well placed to turn it into indus
Shenzhen has released version 3.0 of its 20+8 strategic emerging-industry and future-industry plan, laying out where the city’s manufacturing economy is headed through 2030. The plan sets a headline target: by 2030, strategic emerging industries should reach 2.3 trillion yuan in added value and account for 45 per cent of GDP. The 20 covers ten … Read more
On 28 July, the Cyberspace Administration of China, together with the cyberspace offices of Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Shenzhen and five leading large-model firms, launched the AI Large-Model IPv6 Capability Enhancement Initiative in Xiong’an. The goal is to push generative large-model applications to fully support IPv6, laying the network foundation for the intelligent era. As … Read more
Acemate, a Shenzhen-based startup incubated by smart-home unicorn SwitchBot, has signed a partnership with the 2026 China Open, the highest-level men’s and women’s combined tennis tournament in Asia. The deal, announced on July 22, marks the company’s push from training clubs and shared courts into a professional tournament environment with global television exposure. The Acemate … Read more
Shenzhen-based RoboSense (速腾聚创) shipped 719,200 LiDAR units in the first half of 2026, a 170% year-on-year jump, according to company figures released on July 9. The robot-industry segment led the acceleration: 282,600 units, up 510% from the same period last year. Automotive LiDAR, still the larger business, rose 98% to 436,600 units. In the second … Read more
Dobot’s collaborative robot arm in operation. (Source: OFweek Robotics) Dobot (越疆科技), the world’s top collaborative-robot vendor by sales and a Shenzhen-based company, is closing in on a ChiNext (创业板) listing. Its IPO application was accepted by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange just 17 days after Beijing published a reform opinion supporting innovative firms on the board, … Read more