Another robot company's headquarters has moved to Zhangjiang!
On the morning of July 27th, Zhuoyide officially announced at the WAIC booth that its headquarters is about to relocate to Zhangjiang Robot Valley!
Zhuoyide was founded in 2021 and is located in Yangpu District, Shanghai. Li Qingdu, the founder of the company, has been engaged in research related to humanoid robots for 20 years. In November 2015, the "Walker No. 1" robot developed by his team walked continuously for 134.03 kilometers, which was certified by the Guinness World Records.
The Zhangjiang Robot Valley where Zhuoyide is settling is a high - ground for innovation in the domestic robot industry, gathering top - notch technologies, industrial chains, and talent resources. Zhuoyide will integrate into this fertile ground, rely on its ecosystem to accelerate the R & D of core technologies and the expansion of application scenarios, and bring more breakthrough humanoid robot solutions.
New product release: Walker No. 3 makes its debut, reshaping the technological benchmark
At this WAIC exhibition, Zhuoyide launched its new product, the "Walker No. 3" bipedal humanoid robot with great fanfare. It takes "redefining the 'lightness' and 'toughness' of humanoid robots" as its core, reshaping the boundary between productivity and life care.
This robot is about 1.7m tall and weighs about 38kg. Relying on the tendon bionic drive technology, its body is more than 20% lighter than similar products in the industry. It moves flexibly and its energy consumption is reduced by 50%. The dynamic coupling energy - saving technology enables its dynamic battery life to reach 6 hours, allowing it to easily handle long - term tasks such as factory inspections and home services.
In terms of flexibility, 30 active degrees of freedom (excluding the hands) allow it to approach the level of human movements: the lower limbs can adapt to different road conditions, the waist joint can bend and twist (naturally bend down to pick up objects), the arms can accurately complete operations such as grasping and assembling, and the neck movement can enhance the immersion of interaction. In terms of safety, the 3D high - elastic material shell of the whole body can attenuate ≥90% of the collision force. In case of a sudden impact, the bionic emergency stop mechanism will disperse the tension to further ensure safety.
Cross - border in art: The country's first robot doctor, "Scholar 01"
In addition, Xie Wei, the Party secretary of the Shanghai Theatre Academy, solemnly presented the doctoral admission notice to the "Scholar 01" robot. He Li, the deputy Party secretary of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Yang Qingqing, a professor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and a joint tutor of Scholar 01, and Li Qingdu, a professor at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, witnessed this event together.
This means that "Scholar 01", developed by the team of Professor Li Qingdu from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, has officially become the country's first robot doctor. After enrollment, "Scholar 01" will deeply study courses in opera, acting, directing, screenwriting, stage design, etc., research drama generation based on the LSTM network, and will also study in the "AI + Performing Arts" Key Laboratory and the Key Laboratory of Digital Performing Arts Integrated Innovation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
It is understood that in November last year and July this year, after two performances of the country's first robot drama "City of Giants", jointly created by Zhuoyide, the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and the Machine Intelligence Research Institute of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, it won extremely high popularity and good reviews. In the play, robots play key roles, building a science - fiction narrative space with human actors, and making technology and art collide to produce amazing sparks.
This enrollment of the robot "Scholar 01" for further study is the first doctoral study project for "embodied intelligent robots" launched by domestic universities. This project takes the "Scholar 01" embodied intelligent robot as the core carrier, focuses on the cross - media art integration in the field of digital performing arts design, and aims to build an innovative research paradigm of "technology - art - audience" through the in - depth integration of robot technology with performance, opera, stage design, lighting design, etc. The research will systematically explore the potential of robots as "multi - modal art media", filling the gaps in the cultivation of high - end talents and the construction of the theoretical system in domestic digital performing arts design.
The robot show, a fun experience that ignites the enthusiasm of the whole audience
At the WAIC exhibition site, Zhuoyide's "robot matrix" became the focus of the whole audience. In addition to the new product "Walker No. 3", "Walker No. 2", the third - place finisher of the Beijing Yizhuang Half - Marathon, became an "unmanned retail clerk", accurately completing processes such as product identification, autonomous navigation for picking and placing, and guiding payment. Its actions are as efficient and smooth as a professional clerk. "Reina, the 2D cute girl", cosplayed the character Xi Shi and made an appearance with a sweet appearance and a lively posture. She walked on the stage with "Walker No. 2" and won countless fans with her natural interaction ability. The on - site interaction was also very lively. Walker No. 2 and Reina started the interaction mode. Audience members who participated in the robot interaction Q&A could get customized gifts. The fun experience ignited the enthusiasm of the whole audience.
At the exhibition site, Zhuoyide shared two solutions for data collection and education. The two work together to lay a solid foundation for the development of embodied intelligence, forming a virtuous cycle of "data supports technological development, and education cultivates professional talents": Data provides a guarantee for the implementation of technology, making the practical application of robots better; The talents cultivated by education help the application of technology and the optimization of solutions. They jointly promote the development of the embodied intelligence industry, enabling technology to better integrate into production and life and injecting impetus into the future of the industry.
In addition, Zhuoyide officially released its global partner recruitment policy, and the "Walking Together" partner plan was launched with great fanfare. Three major tracks were opened simultaneously, and multiple incentives attracted a lot of attention. Moreover, partner companies such as Huawei, ZTE, JD.com, Jiangsu Yunmu, Hubei Guoyan, and Langyi Robot came to the booth in person, providing support with technological cooperation and ecological co - construction, injecting confidence into the partner plan, and jointly creating an open and win - win industrial ecosystem.
￮ Partners for development and co - research: Cooperate to carry out R & D work on robot technology, including the development of new functions, performance optimization, and core algorithm upgrades, and jointly promote the innovation and progress of robot technology.
￮ Partners for industry expansion: Combine their rich experience and in - depth understanding in specific industries, and cooperate with us to develop robot application solutions for that industry, such as in the fields of industry, logistics, medical care, and services, so that robots can better serve industry development.
￮ Partners for service operation: Be responsible for the organizations and personnel with sales, delivery, and maintenance capabilities in a specific area, and can support Zhuoyide to complete offline project delivery and related technical support services; Actively promote and sell Zhuoyide's robot products in the responsible area, undertake project delivery and product maintenance in the area, and expand the market coverage of the products.
It is worth mentioning that Zhuoyide signed strategic cooperation agreements with Qingdao Zhenghe Industry Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Saifutian Group Co., Ltd. at the booth respectively, and further communicated on the cooperation details on - site. In the future, Zhuoyide will conduct in - depth linkage in aspects such as supply - chain collaborative optimization, not only injecting impetus into the implementation of technology, but also promoting the improvement of the humanoid robot industrial ecosystem, enabling innovative achievements to flow efficiently along the industrial chain and injecting collaborative power into the development of the industry.
Li Qingdu, the founder of Zhuoyide, said that this World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) has brought an opportunity for the robot industry to fully display and communicate. "Policy and capital drive the industry into'system competition'; changes in the labor force structure in manufacturing and other industries give rise to trillions of demands; 'technological iteration + in - depth exploration of scenarios' builds full - stack capabilities. This makes us full of confidence in large - scale commercial use in the future."
At the critical turning point of the industrialization of humanoid robots, Zhuoyide robots are moving from single products to an ecosystem, opening up the commercial closed - loop, cooperating with many leading enterprises, and completing commercial verification in multiple scenarios such as industrial applications, stage performances, and education. At WAIC 2025, it even presented a technical answer sheet of "lightness and toughness": robots can flexibly handle interference and accurately complete tasks in complex scenarios. This combination of "traveling light + strong adaptability" exactly addresses the pain points of the industry and moves towards large - scale commercial use.
In the future, let's look forward to Zhuoyide walking with more partners, making robots change from "exhibition exhibits" to "industrial productivity leaders", and jointly opening a new era of human - robot symbiosis with partners.