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Dec 20Wed
  1. Elite Robots/艾利特机器人37

    Elite Robots passes MTBF 100,000-hour certification, claiming highest reliability level in the industry for collaborative robots

    Elite Robots has passed the MTBF 100,000-hour evaluation and certification by SEPRI, which it calls the longest mean time between failures test in the industry to date. The validation focused on the CS series collaborative robots, which use an integrated design of harmonic reducer, motor, and output feedback shaft, offer IP68 protection across the entire series, and feature modular brakes that passed more than 100,000 category-1 emergency stop tests and more than 10,000 category-0 emergency stop tests. The company has a 3,000㎡ production workshop and a 100,000-class 2,500㎡ clean joint assembly workshop, with annual capacity exceeding 5,000 units.

Dec 13Wed
  1. Wandercraft31

    Wandercraft Unveils Self-Stabilizing Personal Exoskeleton in New York

    Wandercraft held an invitation-only event in New York on December 13 to unveil its self-stabilizing Personal Exoskeleton for everyday personal use. Once approved, it is expected to become the first hands-free walking exoskeleton on the market, helping people with mobility impairments walk without canes at home and in the community. The product is based on the company's Atalante X rehabilitation exoskeleton technology, already used in rehabilitation hospitals in Europe, the US, and Brazil. Experts note that 4-6 hours per week of exoskeleton-assisted walking can improve health.

Aug 8Tue
Jun 28Wed
  1. 普华资本43

    Huajiang Medical Robotics completes tens of millions of yuan Series A+ financing

    Huajiang Medical Robotics recently completed a Series A+ financing round of tens of millions of yuan, with investors including Zhejiang Daily Press Group and Hangkai Group; Puhua Capital made an angel investment in the company in 2021. Founded in 2020, the company has a team of about 70 people, with R&D staff accounting for more than 50%. It has received approval to market 2 Class I products and 2 Class II products, and several other products have entered the engineering prototype and type testing stages. Its intelligent reconfigurable endoscopic surgical robot system supports single-port, multi-port, and human-machine collaborative surgical modes and is currently in the prototype development stage; three categories of innovative devices—instrument-holding robots, bendable surgical instruments, and endoscopic imaging systems—have been introduced into clinical application.

Jan 13Fri
  1. Zhejiang University Robotics17

    Zhejiang University Robotics Institute Selected as a 2022 Provincial-Level New R&D Institution

    On January 13, 2023, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology announced 32 institutions as 2022 provincial-level new R&D institutions, among them the Yuyao Robotics Research Center, the institute's locally operated unit. The institute said it will continue to focus on the world's scientific and technological frontiers and major national strategic needs, explore institutional and mechanism innovation in management systems, operating mechanisms, and talent incentives, and play a leading role in innovation and industrial support.

Jan 10Tue
  1. Livox69

    Livox releases compact omnidirectional hybrid solid-state LiDAR Mid-360

    On January 10, Livox released the hybrid solid-state LiDAR Mid-360, with a body size of 6.5 × 6.5 × 6 cm, nearly 60% smaller than the previous generation Mid-70 in the same series, and providing 40-line point cloud density.

    Why it matters: It gives hard specifications such as size, field of view, range, and price, making it easier to judge its potential to replace perception solutions for low-speed mobile robots.

Jan 6Fri
  1. Zhejiang University Robotics26

    Zhejiang University Robotics Institute's Robotics and Intelligent Equipment Industry-Education Integration Base Shortlisted for 2021-2022 Zhejiang Province Industry-Education Integration Base List

    Ten Zhejiang provincial departments announced the 2021-2022 "Five Batches" industry-education integration list. The Robotics and Intelligent Equipment Industry-Education Integration Base, built and operated by Zhejiang Bay Area Robotics Technology Co., Ltd., was shortlisted as a provincial-level industry-education integration base, and three collaborative education projects the company participated in were also selected for the provincial industry-university cooperative education project list. The list comprises 16 alliances, 2 bases, 53 enterprises, 97 engineering projects, and 551 collaborative education projects. Bay Area Company said it will continue to deepen school-enterprise cooperation and cultivate talent for the robotics and intelligent equipment industry.

Dec 26Mon
  1. Zhejiang University Robotics19

    "Yuyao Cup" Chinese University Robotics Experimental Teaching Innovation Competition Included in 2022 Edition of the Teaching Development Index for Regular Higher Education Institutions

    The 2022 edition of the National Teaching Development Index for Regular Higher Education Institutions, released on December 23, includes the "Yuyao Cup" Chinese University Robotics Experimental Teaching Innovation Competition, making it one of 56 teaching competitions for faculty. The competition was established in Yuyao in 2022 by the research institute to promote innovation in robotics experimental teaching through a faculty competition format, and features four themes: robotics experiment design, virtual simulation experiment design, remote real experiment design, and domestic industrial robots (higher vocational group).

Aug 1Mon
  1. Livox49

    Livox HAP performance test report available to download on request

    Livox has released a performance test report for its automotive-grade hybrid solid-state LiDAR HAP; the full text is available on request. In testing, HAP effectively detected a white sedan at 150 meters, still returned more than 7 points on the vehicle body at 200 meters, and detected more than 3 points on a 15-centimeter water bottle at about 30 meters.

Apr 13Wed
  1. 普华资本33

    Puhua Capital portfolio company Jindao Technology successfully lists

    Zhejiang Jindao Technology Co., Ltd. (Jindao Technology, stock code 301279), a Puhua Capital portfolio company, listed on the ChiNext board today, offering 25 million new shares at an issue price of 31.20 yuan per share; it is currently up 37.88%. Founded in 2003, Jindao Technology focuses on overall technical solutions for industrial vehicle drivetrains, holds multiple core technologies for mechanical, hydraulic, and electric forklift transmissions, owns nearly 100 invention and utility model patents, has a domestic market share of over 20%, and maintains long-term cooperation with forklift manufacturers such as Hangcha Group, LiuGong, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Jan 19Wed
  1. Morado Ventures31

    Morado Ventures partners on the tech trends they track and their seed-stage investment logic

    Morado Ventures partners Ash and Mike, in a conversation with editor-in-chief Russ Rizzo, share their seed-stage investment logic, saying that falling costs of AI, machine learning, sensors, and edge computing are opening new opportunities, and that for early-stage investing "now" means three to five years out. The two note that rentable GPUs in the cloud have sharply lowered the cost of machine learning at scale, and their portfolio includes autonomous-device and self-driving companies such as Everest Labs, Canvas, and Zipline.

Jan 1Fri
  1. Livox58

    Livox partners with Xpeng to supply automotive-grade lidar for mass-produced models starting in 2021

    Livox announced an official partnership with Xpeng, becoming Xpeng's first lidar partner. It will supply automotive-grade lidar for new models mass-produced from 2021, paired with Xpeng's XPILOT autonomous driving system. The customized Horiz increases detection range at 10% reflectivity from 90m on the publicly available sample version of Horiz to 150m, expands the horizontal field of view from 81° to 120°, and raises ROI point cloud density to the equivalent of 144 lines within 0.1 seconds, all without adding laser emitters.

Oct 26Mon
  1. Livox67

    Livox releases Mid-70 and Avia lidars, covering near-range zero blind spot and 450-meter long-range detection

    On October 26, 2020, Livox released two lidar solutions: the Mid-70 for near-range detection in low-speed autonomous driving and the Avia for long-range detection, priced at $799 and $1,599 respectively, now on sale in DJI's official online store.

    Why it matters: The official announcement provides the field of view, blind spot, range parameters, and prices of both lidars, and lists customers who have ordered or integrated them, making it easy to directly evaluate selection and integration costs.

Jun 17Wed
  1. Livox55

    Livox Tele-15 automotive lidar goes on sale globally, low-reflectivity target detection range increased by 60%

    Livox announced that the Livox Tele-15 automotive lidar is now in mass production and on sale globally, available through its official online store. Low-reflectivity target detection range is increased by 60%, rising from 200 meters to 320 meters at 10% reflectivity, while the reflectivity required for detection at 500 meters drops from 80% to 50%; with custom firmware, maximum detection range can reach 1,000 meters.

Apr 22Wed
  1. Livox33

    Livox Named to 2019 KPMG China Leading AutoTech 50

    Livox was named to the 2019 KPMG China Leading AutoTech 50, despite only entering the lidar industry in 2019. The high-performance Livox Horizon and Tele-15 lidars were launched in early 2020, designed for L3/L4 autonomous vehicles; mass production brought the price below 1,000 USD, one-tenth that of most traditional lidar sensors. Livox also plans to release more SDK tools and open-source algorithms.

Dec 2Mon
  1. Wandercraft28

    Walking robotics pioneer Wandercraft to make its debut at ARAB HEALTH 2020 in Dubai (booth Z2L15)

    French walking exoskeleton company Wandercraft will showcase its Atalante autonomous walking exoskeleton for the first time at the ARAB HEALTH 2020 trade show in Dubai, at booth Z2L15. Atalante allows patients with severe walking impairments to stand and walk without crutches during rehabilitation training, and its second-generation exoskeleton can self-balance and walk hands-free. The exoskeleton is in clinical evaluation for post-stroke walking rehabilitation, and the company is also developing a personal exoskeleton for everyday individual use.

Jun 13Thu
  1. Livox65

    Livox launches three LiDAR sensors, including the $599 Mid-40 and Mid-100

    Livox has launched three LiDAR sensors: the Mid-40/Mid-100, Horizon, and Tele-15. The Mid-40 is priced at $599 and the Mid-100 at $1,499, and they are on sale now through the DJI online store in the EU, US, Canada, Australia, and Japan.

    Why it matters: The original article provides pricing, production scale, and key performance parameters, which readers can use to assess the impact on LiDAR selection in robotics and autonomous driving.