# HKUST, Estun, and Freedo Technology sign cooperation agreement to jointly build a physical AI technology foundation

- Source: OFweek Robotics
- Published: 2026-10-14T12:33:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/kksq1xoez1m1vfkqpmzypbxxr
- Original: https://robot.ofweek.com/2026-10/ART-8321202-8120-30707156.html

## Summary

On October 12 at the Shanghai Industrial Fair, HKUST, Estun, and Freedo Technology reached a long-term strategic cooperation to jointly carry out "industrial physical AI foundation technology research." The cooperation focuses on industrial-scenario data generation, physical-law modeling, dynamic-environment simulation, and robot task decision-making, connecting the technology chain of spatial-scene generation, industrial-environment semantic understanding, high-fidelity physical simulation, model training, and standardized evaluation. The three parties will build a closed technology loop integrating 3D spatial perception, factory digital twins, virtual simulation training, and physical robot execution to help flexible manufacturing land.