"Quantum Intelligence" Secures 40 Million Yuan in Series A Financing, Focusing on the R & D and Manufacturing of Special Robots for Operations in Hazardous Environments | HardcoreTech First Release

Author｜Huang Nan

Editor｜Yuan Silai

HardcoreTech has learned that Xi'an Quantum Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Quantum Intelligence") recently completed a Series A financing of 40 million yuan. The investors are CIMC Hongyuan and Tianying Hezhi. The financing funds will be used to expand the production scale, expand the market territory, and increase R & D investment to promote the iterative upgrade of products.

"Quantum Intelligence" was established in 2016, focusing on the R & D and manufacturing of special robots. By integrating AI innovation technology, it provides customers with intelligent operating robots and scene solutions that can be used in dangerous environments, reducing personal injuries in harsh working environments, and improving production safety and efficiency.

In recent years, with the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, special robots are increasingly becoming intelligent and autonomous, with enhanced cognitive and decision-making capabilities in complex environments, transforming from isolated tools to human-machine collaboration. Modular design and standardized interfaces have become industry trends.

Among them, through the use of modular design, the various functional components of special robots can be combined and replaced like building blocks, reducing R & D costs and cycles; Standardized interfaces can also enhance the compatibility and interoperability between different types of robots, promoting the large-scale development of the industry. Special robots can be seen in fields such as firefighting, medical care, industrial manufacturing, deep sea, and even space.

According to statistics such as IFR, since 2017, the average annual growth rate of China's special robot market has reached 30.7%. It is estimated that the market size will be expected to reach 3.4 billion US dollars in 2024, and the production capacity continues to improve.

Facing dangerous, cumbersome, and high-intensity jobs, "Quantum Intelligence" has launched two major product lines: intelligent operation and intelligent inspection operation. Among them, intelligent operation products are mostly used to replace manual operations in extremely dangerous environments such as high altitudes, flammable, explosive, and toxic and harmful environments, effectively solving the problems of personnel shortage and safe production in industries such as wind power, shipbuilding, and chemical engineering.

High-altitude Operating Robot (Image Source/Quantum Intelligence)

Take the wind power high-altitude integrated operating robot as an example. "Quantum Intelligence" has launched an intelligent operating robot platform based on the coordination of the Hongmeng system. Through unmanned aircraft + multiple robots, it conducts a comprehensive scan of the tower tube, quickly completes three-dimensional modeling, accurately produces coordinates and synchronizes them to the platform in real time. Then, the operator can flexibly set the automatic fixed-point walking and position-point walking according to the actual needs, so that the robot can accurately move according to the preset route in a complex environment.

During operation, the robot will display key information such as its own speed, position, temperature, current, and consumable usage status in real time, facilitating manual real-time monitoring of its operating status.

Intelligent Operating Robot Platform Based on Hongmeng System Coordination

The intelligent inspection operation product line of "Quantum Intelligence" covers various types such as explosion-proof inspection robots and tear detection, and is mainly used in industrial production environments to replace manual inspection tasks.

It can not only transmit live images and sounds in real time, but also accurately detect key parameters such as the temperature, smoke, and harmful gas concentration of on-site equipment. Through in-depth analysis of the detection data, the robot can quickly determine whether the equipment has a fault and accurately locate the fault point, achieving multi-dimensional intelligent inspection.

Inspection Operation Robot (Image Source/Quantum Intelligence)

This function not only greatly reduces the labor intensity and labor risk of the staff, but also can timely detect potential problems, effectively avoid the occurrence and expansion of accidents, to ensure the continuity and stability of production. It has an important impact on the digital transformation and intelligent upgrade of dangerous environment industries such as belt conveying (bulk material conveying), smelting, mining, petrochemical, etc.

In terms of core components, "Quantum Intelligence" has independently developed several core components such as explosion-proof motors, robot three-axis gyro self-stabilizing gimbals, end-side AI core boards, and explosion-proof charging equipment to further improve product reliability and safety. Among them, the electric grinding system based on force feedback and the efficient metal dust recovery system can precisely control the grinding thickness within 20 - 800 μm, fully meeting the high-precision requirements of industries such as shipbuilding.

By breaking through key technologies such as visual perception algorithms and multi-sensor fusion, the special robots of "Quantum Intelligence" have been applied in complex industrial scenarios such as mining, field construction, shipbuilding, and wind power maintenance.

Land-Air Integrated Robot (Image Source/Quantum Intelligence)

In the future, the company will expand the scale of the R & D team, accelerate the R & D and iterative upgrade of new products, focus on advanced core components, algorithms and control systems, and enhance the autonomy of robots; At the same time, strengthen brand building at the market end, build multiple sales channels, and improve market share by participating in industry exhibitions, cooperating with system integrators, and setting up overseas branches.

Investor Comments:

Shenzhen CIMC Hongyuan Private Equity Investment Fund said that we are very optimistic about Quantum Intelligence's technology, data accumulation and industry prospects in the field of special robots. With the deepening of industrial automation and intelligentization, the urgent demand for unmanned operations in high-risk special scenarios, and the leapfrog development of AI software and hardware bases, Quantum Intelligence's intelligent operating robot and inspection robot product matrix can solve the pain points of the existing industry operations, significantly improve operation safety and efficiency, and achieve that intelligent robots in the field can do as much as possible, do what cannot be done, and do better compared to traditional manual labor. This round of investment will boost Quantum Intelligence's accelerated growth towards an industry-leading position.

Zhuhai Tianying Hezhi Investment Management Partnership said that Quantum Intelligence, with its deep technical R & D capabilities and precise grasp of market demand, has already occupied an important position in the field of special robots. We believe that with the injection of capital, Quantum Intelligence will accelerate product iteration and technology upgrade, further consolidating its leading position in the dangerous environment operating robot market. We look forward to working with Quantum Intelligence to jointly promote the innovative development of the intelligent robot industry.