According to a report by The Paper, Zhihui Robotics, led by Zhihui Jun (real name: Peng Zhihui), claims that by the end of December, the factory located in Lingang, Fengxian will have produced more than 900 robots in total, "of which over 200 are for in-house use, and nearly 700 will be shipped out." Currently, Zhihui Robotics includes bipedal robots and wheeled robots, with bipedal robots accounting for more than half of this year's shipment.
The report mentions that Zhihui Robotics' Lingang factory began production in October this year and started "mass production" in December after a period of capacity ramp-up. The robots shipped this year are mainly used in interactive scenarios and flexible manufacturing scenarios. "The scenarios will become more diversified next year, including special scenarios."
Earlier today, IT Home reported that Zhihui Robotics has started mass production of general-purpose robots. Zhihui Jun, who joined Huawei as a "prodigy teenager," announced his departure at the end of 2022 to start Zhihui Robotics. On September 3 this year, Zhihui Robotics completed the A++++++ round of financing, with a valuation exceeding 7 billion yuan, receiving support from domestic automotive giants including BAIC, SAIC, and BYD.
On August 18 this year, Zhihui Robotics held the "Zhihui Expedition Commercial Launch" and the Zhihui 2024 annual new product launch event, introducing a total of five new commercial humanoid robots from the "Expedition" and "Lingxi" families, including: Expedition A2, Expedition A2-W, Expedition A2-Max, Lingxi X1, and Lingxi X1-W.