Reinventing the Nation: Made in China 2025

[AndrewJin]

It's a different era.
You like it or not, it is happening....


Innovation highlighted at the World Robot Conference 2016

The opening ceremony of the 2016 World Robot Conference is held in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

The World Robot Conference 2016 has officially kicked off in Beijing with the theme "Collaborative Innovation toward the Building of an Intelligent Society."

The 5-day event highlights the latest innovations, as a variety of specialized robots are on display.

This year's WRC2016 has attracted representatives from nearly 150 robotics companies from around the world.

While some of the robots are specialized in industrial manufacturing, many others have entertaining skills like dancing, playing sports, doing household chores, or even helping with child care.

Feng Tao, from the Canbot company based in Beijing says his firm's products have been applied to a variety of fields.

"Currently our products mainly work as guides for visitors, as well as do some consultancies or work in medical and healthcare industries. We have been cooperating with banks, real estate agencies, auto shops and hotels in a bid to popularize the use of our robots."

The smart companion robot produced by Feng's company can move its body on its own to complete dancing or other movements, and can speak a number of languages.

Some robots are useful assistants in carrying out life-saving surgeries.

Among them is the robot produced by Remebot, a high-tech startup which has been focused on creating robots for medical use since 2010.

Li Shuai, the firm's training manager, says the medical robots have been performing well.

"In the meantime we send the surgery plan to hospitals in small cities. When hospitals programme the robot, the robot can follow the plan well. After that, those local doctors can finish the surgery successfully with the assistance from robots."

Remebot has developed robots to help doctors with different types of neurosurgery, and they have already been used in 5 hospitals in the Chinese capital.

Stats from the International Federation of Robotics show that China is by far the largest robot market in the world with 68 thousand robots sold annually.

The sales volume of industrial robots in Chinese market has been increasing at an average rate of 35 percent in each of the past 5 years.

However, China still needs to catch up with the world's most advanced robot manufacturers in terms of Research & Development and application. This goal will require improved innovation as well as elevated standards of examination and certification.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of WRC2016, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong urged cooperation on smart industries including robotics.

"We should build efficient and flexible cooperation, tap the potentialities of sci-tech innovation, and strengthen the R&D process of industrial, service or other specialized robots. We also call for efforts to forge ahead with robotic research and the commercialization of the result products, and enhance the role played by innovation in robotics technology and industry development."

She also urged greater international exchanges in areas such as formulation of industry standards, patent applications and intellectual property rights protection.

This year's event will feature several activities including forums, exhibitions and contests.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

A smart robot draws a portrait of a visitor during the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

Visitors watch robots playing football at the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

Visitors watch robots playing badminton at the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Pei Xin]

@TaiShang @Daniel808 @terranMarine @JSCh @jkroo @Two et al

 

[AndrewJin]

WRC is a great platform for robotics startups
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Vincross to Debut All-terrain Consumer Robot HEXA
Raises $6 Million Series A Led by GGV

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincross, a robotics startup company, has raised $6 million in its Series A funding. The round was led by GGV Capital, and also included investment from ZhenFund, the robotics company's angel investor. The latest funding will be used for recruitment and ramping up its R&D.

"Consumer and industrial robotics are among GGV Capital's major focus on the landscape of new technology, besides drone and electric transportation," said GGV Capital managing partner Jenny Lee, "We are excited to see the many innovations from Vincross. The startup has a concise team. They are young but creative and experienced at robotics. Each one of them is an all-sided talent and also a complementation to each other. The team has its unique understanding and solution of the essential robotic dynamical system (servo), real-time operating system optimization, sensor system for environmental perception, software algorithm, and product development. We think highly of what they have accumulated in the field and what they can do with their technology."


When some AI companies are too busy building robots with wheels and faces, Vincross takes a totally different approach. The company is about to launch its first product -- all-terrain robot HEXA, and it will be the first robot that can climb stairs in the market. This six-legged robot-spider can walk, climb, and travel across rough terrain, which makes it suitable for scientific expeditions. Vincross also says the robot can be used in firefighting, rescue operations, and even Elon Musk's Mars plan.

Unlike all those robotics companies that make wheeled and motionless products, Vincross believes a robot is not only a body that can interact with the physical world, but also a brain that can learn. Thus, it has created an open ecosystem for HEXA. According to the company, HEXA is a living being and a primary state of an artificial life. The startup is inviting interested developers to build new functions for the hexapod, to fulfill its immense potential. Vincross said developers can create "skills" for HEXA using the SDK, which will be released soon, and sell their works in the company's Skill Store. "We are seeking 2,048 insightful developers to train HEXA. We call them HEXA's human mentors, and they will be the first group of people to adopt this robot. In a way, HEXA's future begins with them," the company's founder and CEO Sun Tianqi said.

The current consumer robotics market is dominated by wheeled and motionless products. As a result, HEXA easily stands out from the crowd with its hexapod structure. The six legs free the robot from any restraint of the outside world and make it move dexterously on rough terrain. With this uniqueness, HEXA can do what others can't, such as scientific exploration, firefighting and rescue operations. And as it is well known, when it comes to legged robotics, Boston Dynamics gains the most spotlight. Its robot dogs and humanoids wowed people with their mobility, but those machines rely heavily on diesel fuel and hydraulics. Such technical features inevitably alien the Alphabet subsidiary from general consumers. Taking that into account, HEXA can precisely fill the void of legged robotics in the consumer market.

Vincross was founded in 2014. As the company's CEO, Tianqi has extensive experience in robotics and artificial intelligence. Before starting Vincross, Tianqi worked as an AI scientist at Tsinghua University, where he researched on neural modeling and neural networks. At the beginning of 2015, Vincross attracted $1 million in angel funding from ZhenFund, which increased its stake in the latest round. Vincross plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for HEXA and start mass production later this year.

@long_ @Dungeness @Mista @eldarlmari @Lure @cirr

 

[艹艹艹]

WRC is a great platform for robotics startups
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Vincross to Debut All-terrain Consumer Robot HEXA
Raises $6 Million Series A Led by GGV

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincross, a robotics startup company, has raised $6 million in its Series A funding. The round was led by GGV Capital, and also included investment from ZhenFund, the robotics company's angel investor. The latest funding will be used for recruitment and ramping up its R&D.

"Consumer and industrial robotics are among GGV Capital's major focus on the landscape of new technology, besides drone and electric transportation," said GGV Capital managing partner Jenny Lee, "We are excited to see the many innovations from Vincross. The startup has a concise team. They are young but creative and experienced at robotics. Each one of them is an all-sided talent and also a complementation to each other. The team has its unique understanding and solution of the essential robotic dynamical system (servo), real-time operating system optimization, sensor system for environmental perception, software algorithm, and product development. We think highly of what they have accumulated in the field and what they can do with their technology."


When some AI companies are too busy building robots with wheels and faces, Vincross takes a totally different approach. The company is about to launch its first product -- all-terrain robot HEXA, and it will be the first robot that can climb stairs in the market. This six-legged robot-spider can walk, climb, and travel across rough terrain, which makes it suitable for scientific expeditions. Vincross also says the robot can be used in firefighting, rescue operations, and even Elon Musk's Mars plan.

Unlike all those robotics companies that make wheeled and motionless products, Vincross believes a robot is not only a body that can interact with the physical world, but also a brain that can learn. Thus, it has created an open ecosystem for HEXA. According to the company, HEXA is a living being and a primary state of an artificial life. The startup is inviting interested developers to build new functions for the hexapod, to fulfill its immense potential. Vincross said developers can create "skills" for HEXA using the SDK, which will be released soon, and sell their works in the company's Skill Store. "We are seeking 2,048 insightful developers to train HEXA. We call them HEXA's human mentors, and they will be the first group of people to adopt this robot. In a way, HEXA's future begins with them," the company's founder and CEO Sun Tianqi said.

The current consumer robotics market is dominated by wheeled and motionless products. As a result, HEXA easily stands out from the crowd with its hexapod structure. The six legs free the robot from any restraint of the outside world and make it move dexterously on rough terrain. With this uniqueness, HEXA can do what others can't, such as scientific exploration, firefighting and rescue operations. And as it is well known, when it comes to legged robotics, Boston Dynamics gains the most spotlight. Its robot dogs and humanoids wowed people with their mobility, but those machines rely heavily on diesel fuel and hydraulics. Such technical features inevitably alien the Alphabet subsidiary from general consumers. Taking that into account, HEXA can precisely fill the void of legged robotics in the consumer market.

Vincross was founded in 2014. As the company's CEO, Tianqi has extensive experience in robotics and artificial intelligence. Before starting Vincross, Tianqi worked as an AI scientist at Tsinghua University, where he researched on neural modeling and neural networks. At the beginning of 2015, Vincross attracted $1 million in angel funding from ZhenFund, which increased its stake in the latest round. Vincross plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for HEXA and start mass production later this year.

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@long_ @Dungeness @Mista @eldarlmari @Lure @cirr

奥特曼刀削面要不要来一碗

 

[AndrewJin]

Let's see what Harbin Institute of Technology will show us during the conference.

HIT Robot Group to Attend 2016 WRC,
Bringing its Latest Nano-Robotic Manipulation System to the Stage

BEIJING, Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading robot producer HIT Robot Group (HRG) is to showcase its latest Nanomanipulation System at the 2016 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing from October 20-25. Since its debut last year, HRG's cutting-edge Nano-Robotic Manipulation System has received wide attention for the possibilities it opens up regarding manipulation of materials on a nano level.

Through years of research, HIT Robot Group made a breakthrough in integrating position sensors to nanomanipulating systems in a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) vacuum environment. This enabled its Nanomanipulation System to achieve better agility and accuracy with the world's highest automation and integration degree. By overcoming this hurdle, the company made commercialization of nanorobotics possible and thereby brought the system to the top of its field.

With this advanced technology, applications of nanomanipulation go far beyond medical care. Take new nanomaterials for example; with HRG's Nanomanipulation System researchers are now able to fetch, move, and even assemble nano materials, thus making testing on new nanomaterials much easier and more accurate.

"We see vast opportunities in nanomanipulation, especially in areas that improve people's wellbeing and truly enhance productivity in society," said Zhu Lei, vice-president of HRG. "Imagine the System as a nano-hand, as agile as the hand of a human being, only it can operate on a nanometer scale that is 50,000 times finer than a single hair."

"By virtue of the expanding Nanomanipulation System family and its competitive edge in R&D, HRG envisions to be a global leader in precision instruments and robotics," he added.

Leveraging the rich research experience backboned by Harbin Institute of Technology and the local government, HRG has long been devoted to developing China's most advanced robots including space robots, a lunar rover and now pioneering in the nanomanipulating system sector.

About HIT Robot Group

HIT Robot Group (HRG), founded in 2014, is one of China's leading robotics giants. With joint investment from the Heilongjiang provincial government, the Harbin municipal government and the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), the Group's major businesses include manufacturing of a range of robots and robotic equipment for different industries. It is also a solution and service provider for technology companies.

About World Robot Conference

Jointly held by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the WRC is a platform where robotics experts and manufacturers from across the world share ideas and demonstrate their most up-to-date findings. Each year, the conference hosts forums and an expo as well as robot competitions, representing the highest standard of both academic and commercial robotics in China.

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[qwerrty]

WRC is a great platform for robotics startups
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Vincross to Debut All-terrain Consumer Robot HEXA
Raises $6 Million Series A Led by GGV

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincross, a robotics startup company, has raised $6 million in its Series A funding. The round was led by GGV Capital, and also included investment from ZhenFund, the robotics company's angel investor. The latest funding will be used for recruitment and ramping up its R&D.

"Consumer and industrial robotics are among GGV Capital's major focus on the landscape of new technology, besides drone and electric transportation," said GGV Capital managing partner Jenny Lee, "We are excited to see the many innovations from Vincross. The startup has a concise team. They are young but creative and experienced at robotics. Each one of them is an all-sided talent and also a complementation to each other. The team has its unique understanding and solution of the essential robotic dynamical system (servo), real-time operating system optimization, sensor system for environmental perception, software algorithm, and product development. We think highly of what they have accumulated in the field and what they can do with their technology."


When some AI companies are too busy building robots with wheels and faces, Vincross takes a totally different approach. The company is about to launch its first product -- all-terrain robot HEXA, and it will be the first robot that can climb stairs in the market. This six-legged robot-spider can walk, climb, and travel across rough terrain, which makes it suitable for scientific expeditions. Vincross also says the robot can be used in firefighting, rescue operations, and even Elon Musk's Mars plan.

Unlike all those robotics companies that make wheeled and motionless products, Vincross believes a robot is not only a body that can interact with the physical world, but also a brain that can learn. Thus, it has created an open ecosystem for HEXA. According to the company, HEXA is a living being and a primary state of an artificial life. The startup is inviting interested developers to build new functions for the hexapod, to fulfill its immense potential. Vincross said developers can create "skills" for HEXA using the SDK, which will be released soon, and sell their works in the company's Skill Store. "We are seeking 2,048 insightful developers to train HEXA. We call them HEXA's human mentors, and they will be the first group of people to adopt this robot. In a way, HEXA's future begins with them," the company's founder and CEO Sun Tianqi said.

The current consumer robotics market is dominated by wheeled and motionless products. As a result, HEXA easily stands out from the crowd with its hexapod structure. The six legs free the robot from any restraint of the outside world and make it move dexterously on rough terrain. With this uniqueness, HEXA can do what others can't, such as scientific exploration, firefighting and rescue operations. And as it is well known, when it comes to legged robotics, Boston Dynamics gains the most spotlight. Its robot dogs and humanoids wowed people with their mobility, but those machines rely heavily on diesel fuel and hydraulics. Such technical features inevitably alien the Alphabet subsidiary from general consumers. Taking that into account, HEXA can precisely fill the void of legged robotics in the consumer market.

Vincross was founded in 2014. As the company's CEO, Tianqi has extensive experience in robotics and artificial intelligence. Before starting Vincross, Tianqi worked as an AI scientist at Tsinghua University, where he researched on neural modeling and neural networks. At the beginning of 2015, Vincross attracted $1 million in angel funding from ZhenFund, which increased its stake in the latest round. Vincross plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for HEXA and start mass production later this year.

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this consumer spider robot from hong kong company is much more impressive

 

[SBUS-CXK]

WRC is a great platform for robotics startups
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Vincross to Debut All-terrain Consumer Robot HEXA
Raises $6 Million Series A Led by GGV

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincross, a robotics startup company, has raised $6 million in its Series A funding. The round was led by GGV Capital, and also included investment from ZhenFund, the robotics company's angel investor. The latest funding will be used for recruitment and ramping up its R&D.

"Consumer and industrial robotics are among GGV Capital's major focus on the landscape of new technology, besides drone and electric transportation," said GGV Capital managing partner Jenny Lee, "We are excited to see the many innovations from Vincross. The startup has a concise team. They are young but creative and experienced at robotics. Each one of them is an all-sided talent and also a complementation to each other. The team has its unique understanding and solution of the essential robotic dynamical system (servo), real-time operating system optimization, sensor system for environmental perception, software algorithm, and product development. We think highly of what they have accumulated in the field and what they can do with their technology."


When some AI companies are too busy building robots with wheels and faces, Vincross takes a totally different approach. The company is about to launch its first product -- all-terrain robot HEXA, and it will be the first robot that can climb stairs in the market. This six-legged robot-spider can walk, climb, and travel across rough terrain, which makes it suitable for scientific expeditions. Vincross also says the robot can be used in firefighting, rescue operations, and even Elon Musk's Mars plan.

Unlike all those robotics companies that make wheeled and motionless products, Vincross believes a robot is not only a body that can interact with the physical world, but also a brain that can learn. Thus, it has created an open ecosystem for HEXA. According to the company, HEXA is a living being and a primary state of an artificial life. The startup is inviting interested developers to build new functions for the hexapod, to fulfill its immense potential. Vincross said developers can create "skills" for HEXA using the SDK, which will be released soon, and sell their works in the company's Skill Store. "We are seeking 2,048 insightful developers to train HEXA. We call them HEXA's human mentors, and they will be the first group of people to adopt this robot. In a way, HEXA's future begins with them," the company's founder and CEO Sun Tianqi said.

The current consumer robotics market is dominated by wheeled and motionless products. As a result, HEXA easily stands out from the crowd with its hexapod structure. The six legs free the robot from any restraint of the outside world and make it move dexterously on rough terrain. With this uniqueness, HEXA can do what others can't, such as scientific exploration, firefighting and rescue operations. And as it is well known, when it comes to legged robotics, Boston Dynamics gains the most spotlight. Its robot dogs and humanoids wowed people with their mobility, but those machines rely heavily on diesel fuel and hydraulics. Such technical features inevitably alien the Alphabet subsidiary from general consumers. Taking that into account, HEXA can precisely fill the void of legged robotics in the consumer market.

Vincross was founded in 2014. As the company's CEO, Tianqi has extensive experience in robotics and artificial intelligence. Before starting Vincross, Tianqi worked as an AI scientist at Tsinghua University, where he researched on neural modeling and neural networks. At the beginning of 2015, Vincross attracted $1 million in angel funding from ZhenFund, which increased its stake in the latest round. Vincross plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for HEXA and start mass production later this year.

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@long_ @Dungeness @Mista @eldarlmari @Lure @cirr

HUAWEI, Lenovo, ZTE, VIVO, OPPO, BYD, DJI, Sany.
I think the several Chinese brands are well-known in the world, do you think? Are there any other Chinese brands?

 

[GS Zhou]

HUAWEI, Lenovo, ZTE, VIVO, OPPO, BYD, DJI, Sany.
I think the several Chinese brands are well-known in the world, do you think? Are there any other Chinese brands?

some more names to add:
- ZPMC for port machine
- Yutong for buses and coaches
- CRRC for railway locomotives
- Alibaba, Tencent for different internet products
- XCMG for cranes

 

[AndrewJin]

HUAWEI, Lenovo, ZTE, VIVO, OPPO, BYD, DJI, Sany.
I think the several Chinese brands are well-known in the world, do you think? Are there any other Chinese brands?

Consumer products brands are mostly well-known. But there are more brands doing tramendous contributions behind the scene.

 

[JSCh]

https://twitter.com/x/status/789412377380859904

 

[AndrewJin]

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this consumer spider robot from hong kong company is much more impressive

It's more like a toy for fun rather than a consumer robot for industrial and civil application.

https://twitter.com/x/status/789412377380859904

Cool

 

[TaiShang]

It's a different era.
You like it or not, it is happening....


Innovation highlighted at the World Robot Conference 2016

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The opening ceremony of the 2016 World Robot Conference is held in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

The World Robot Conference 2016 has officially kicked off in Beijing with the theme "Collaborative Innovation toward the Building of an Intelligent Society."

The 5-day event highlights the latest innovations, as a variety of specialized robots are on display.

This year's WRC2016 has attracted representatives from nearly 150 robotics companies from around the world.

While some of the robots are specialized in industrial manufacturing, many others have entertaining skills like dancing, playing sports, doing household chores, or even helping with child care.

Feng Tao, from the Canbot company based in Beijing says his firm's products have been applied to a variety of fields.

"Currently our products mainly work as guides for visitors, as well as do some consultancies or work in medical and healthcare industries. We have been cooperating with banks, real estate agencies, auto shops and hotels in a bid to popularize the use of our robots."

The smart companion robot produced by Feng's company can move its body on its own to complete dancing or other movements, and can speak a number of languages.

Some robots are useful assistants in carrying out life-saving surgeries.

Among them is the robot produced by Remebot, a high-tech startup which has been focused on creating robots for medical use since 2010.

Li Shuai, the firm's training manager, says the medical robots have been performing well.

"In the meantime we send the surgery plan to hospitals in small cities. When hospitals programme the robot, the robot can follow the plan well. After that, those local doctors can finish the surgery successfully with the assistance from robots."

Remebot has developed robots to help doctors with different types of neurosurgery, and they have already been used in 5 hospitals in the Chinese capital.

Stats from the International Federation of Robotics show that China is by far the largest robot market in the world with 68 thousand robots sold annually.

The sales volume of industrial robots in Chinese market has been increasing at an average rate of 35 percent in each of the past 5 years.

However, China still needs to catch up with the world's most advanced robot manufacturers in terms of Research & Development and application. This goal will require improved innovation as well as elevated standards of examination and certification.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of WRC2016, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong urged cooperation on smart industries including robotics.

"We should build efficient and flexible cooperation, tap the potentialities of sci-tech innovation, and strengthen the R&D process of industrial, service or other specialized robots. We also call for efforts to forge ahead with robotic research and the commercialization of the result products, and enhance the role played by innovation in robotics technology and industry development."

She also urged greater international exchanges in areas such as formulation of industry standards, patent applications and intellectual property rights protection.

This year's event will feature several activities including forums, exhibitions and contests.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

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Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

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A smart robot draws a portrait of a visitor during the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

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Visitors watch robots playing football at the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xin]

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Visitors watch robots playing badminton at the 2016 World Robot Conference in Beijing on October 20, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua/Pei Xin]

@TaiShang @Daniel808 @terranMarine @JSCh @jkroo @Two et al

Yao Ming was there, too...

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I noticed most those companies were founded only recently by so many young talents.

Great potential.

 

[qwerrty]

It's more like a toy for fun rather than a consumer robot for industrial and civil application.

more impressive than that vincross HEXA crap bot that just got $6 mln and many more to come. lol
it's sad that robugtix with superior machine and software has no one funding 'em and probably will die soon : (

WRC is a great platform for robotics startups
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vincross to Debut All-terrain Consumer Robot HEXA
Raises $6 Million Series A Led by GGV

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vincross, a robotics startup company, has raised $6 million in its Series A funding. The round was led by GGV Capital, and also included investment from ZhenFund, the robotics company's angel investor. The latest funding will be used for recruitment and ramping up its R&D.

"Consumer and industrial robotics are among GGV Capital's major focus on the landscape of new technology, besides drone and electric transportation," said GGV Capital managing partner Jenny Lee, "We are excited to see the many innovations from Vincross. The startup has a concise team. They are young but creative and experienced at robotics. Each one of them is an all-sided talent and also a complementation to each other. The team has its unique understanding and solution of the essential robotic dynamical system (servo), real-time operating system optimization, sensor system for environmental perception, software algorithm, and product development. We think highly of what they have accumulated in the field and what they can do with their technology."


When some AI companies are too busy building robots with wheels and faces, Vincross takes a totally different approach. The company is about to launch its first product -- all-terrain robot HEXA, and it will be the first robot that can climb stairs in the market. This six-legged robot-spider can walk, climb, and travel across rough terrain, which makes it suitable for scientific expeditions. Vincross also says the robot can be used in firefighting, rescue operations, and even Elon Musk's Mars plan.

Unlike all those robotics companies that make wheeled and motionless products, Vincross believes a robot is not only a body that can interact with the physical world, but also a brain that can learn. Thus, it has created an open ecosystem for HEXA. According to the company, HEXA is a living being and a primary state of an artificial life. The startup is inviting interested developers to build new functions for the hexapod, to fulfill its immense potential. Vincross said developers can create "skills" for HEXA using the SDK, which will be released soon, and sell their works in the company's Skill Store. "We are seeking 2,048 insightful developers to train HEXA. We call them HEXA's human mentors, and they will be the first group of people to adopt this robot. In a way, HEXA's future begins with them," the company's founder and CEO Sun Tianqi said.

The current consumer robotics market is dominated by wheeled and motionless products. As a result, HEXA easily stands out from the crowd with its hexapod structure. The six legs free the robot from any restraint of the outside world and make it move dexterously on rough terrain. With this uniqueness, HEXA can do what others can't, such as scientific exploration, firefighting and rescue operations. And as it is well known, when it comes to legged robotics, Boston Dynamics gains the most spotlight. Its robot dogs and humanoids wowed people with their mobility, but those machines rely heavily on diesel fuel and hydraulics. Such technical features inevitably alien the Alphabet subsidiary from general consumers. Taking that into account, HEXA can precisely fill the void of legged robotics in the consumer market.

Vincross was founded in 2014. As the company's CEO, Tianqi has extensive experience in robotics and artificial intelligence. Before starting Vincross, Tianqi worked as an AI scientist at Tsinghua University, where he researched on neural modeling and neural networks. At the beginning of 2015, Vincross attracted $1 million in angel funding from ZhenFund, which increased its stake in the latest round. Vincross plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for HEXA and start mass production later this year.

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[AndrewJin]

more impressive than that vincross HEXA crap bot that just got $6 mln and many more to come. lol
it's sad that robugtix with superior machine and software has no one funding 'em and probably will die soon : (

Investors know what kind of products have real potential, what kind of products are just for showing off for a video....

 

[qwerrty]

Investors know what kind of products have real potential, what kind of products are just for showing off for a video....

not all of em know. the 2015-2016 chinese stock market crash is proof. lol. robugtix is in hong kong. i don't think mainland investors even know they exist

 

[AndrewJin]

not all of em know. the 2015-2016 chinese stock market crash is proof. lol. robugtix is in hong kong. i don't think mainland investors even know they exist

A lot of investors of these products are not from mainland, this is not a good excuse.