Yushan Intelligence Secures Tens of Millions in Pre-Series A Funding Led by Dobot, Accelerating New Digital Catering Layout
Recently, Shenzhen Yushan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., a globally leading enterprise in fully automatic AI cooking robots, announced the completion of a Pre-A round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan. This round of financing was led by Shenzhen Yuejiang Technology, a global leader in intelligent collaborative robots, along with well - known institution Zhuoyuan Asia, and followed by well - known industrial investment institution Lizhu Fund. This financing will further strengthen the company's technological moat in the digital catering field, accelerate product R & D and market expansion, and lay a solid foundation for the subsequent high - speed growth of its business.
Years of Accumulation and Breakthrough: Disruptive Technological Innovation Leading the Transformation of Cooking Methods
Yushan Intelligent was established in June 2021 and has always been focused on the independent R & D and industrial application of fully automatic cooking robots. The company takes embodied intelligent robot technology as the core, deeply integrates high - precision robot control systems with AI multi - modal large models, and constructs a digital catering solution integrating software and hardware.
Relying on the eight - year technological accumulation of a Ph.D. team from Zhejiang University, the company successfully developed the industry's first fully automatic cooking robot based on a small six - axis linkage robotic arm. In 2021, it passed the authoritative acceptance of the Guangdong Cuisine Association, achieving a key leap from technology to product. This technological breakthrough marks a revolutionary transformation of the cooking process from relying on human experience to fully automatic data - driven execution, demonstrating the company's disruptive innovation ability in the field of robotic catering.
Currently, Yushan Intelligent's products have been successfully introduced into chain hotels and catering brands such as Hilton, and are widely used in diverse scenarios such as government and enterprise canteens, school catering, and central kitchens. This solution precisely addresses the pain points of the traditional catering industry, including high labor costs, low efficiency, and difficulty in unifying product standards.
Through the precise analysis of cooking techniques by the AI large model and the stable reproduction by the robotic arm, the system fundamentally solves the problem of dish fluctuations caused by differences in chefs' experience, achieving high - quality standardization and product stability. At the same time, the robot can work continuously for 24 hours, supporting the management of "one person with multiple machines", truly completing the full - process unmanned operation from ingredient feeding, stir - frying, dish serving to pot washing, significantly improving the meal - serving efficiency and space utilization. This not only helps the catering industry move from experience - driven to data - intelligent - driven, but also creates continuous differentiated competitive advantages for users with its core ability to independently develop recipes.
Empowerment through Strong Alliances: Industrial Collaboration to Expand the New Future of Digital Catering
As a globally leading provider of intelligent collaborative robot solutions, Yuejiang Technology has profound technological accumulation and a global market layout in the field of lightweight robotic arms. Its leading investment in this round will bring dual support to Yushan Intelligent in terms of key robot technology collaboration and international channel resources.
The investment representatives of Yuejiang Technology and well - known institution Zhuoyuan Asia said, "Yushan Intelligent has demonstrated excellent technological innovation ability and industrial implementation strength in the field of digital kitchens. Its deep integration of cutting - edge AI and robot technology has systematically reshaped traditional cooking methods. We are optimistic about the development prospects of its fully automatic cooking robots. This investment is not only capital support, but also comprehensive empowerment in terms of technology collaboration and international expansion, aiming to jointly create a benchmark enterprise in the global digital smart kitchen field."
Lizhu Kechuang is the only science and technology innovation platform externally empowered by the Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, positioning itself as the leader in national artificial intelligence entrepreneurship incubation. It has long focused on investment in the intelligent manufacturing and technology industry chains, with rich experience in industrial empowerment and capital operation. Its support will further promote Yushan Intelligent's strategic expansion and resource integration in the digital catering ecosystem.
Lizhu Fund said, "The Yushan Intelligent team has strong multi - disciplinary technology integration and productization capabilities, and has completed the whole process from disruptive technology R & D, mass production to market verification in a short period. We look forward to the company continuing to lead the transformation of the digital catering industry and growing into an internationally influential robotic catering enterprise."
Responding to Concerns with Technology: Aiming at People's Livelihood and Health to Set a New Benchmark for Digital Catering
Xie Junda, the founder and CEO of Yushan Intelligent, said, "We sincerely appreciate the trust and support of our investment partners. This round of financing will be mainly invested in the in - depth R & D, production capacity upgrade, and global market expansion of our core product, the fully automatic AI cooking robot. We will continue to drive by disruptive technological innovation and focus on digital catering system solutions. We not only aim to help the catering industry reduce costs and increase efficiency and build new productive forces, but also hope to respond to the concerns of the era - by providing standardized and digital on - site cooking methods, we can offer the public safe and reliable catering options, alleviate the dependence on pre - made dishes and food safety hazards, and effectively improve the quality of people's diet. Our goal is to set a new global benchmark for digital catering, so that technology can truly serve people's livelihood, health, and the sustainable development of the industry."
In the wave of digital and intelligent transformation of the catering industry, Yushan Intelligent, with its solid hard - technology foundation and clear commercialization path, has become a key promoter of the "digital + catering" integrated innovation. After this round of financing, the company will continue to follow the mission of "technology serving people's livelihood, health, and the sustainable development of the industry" as stated by Xie Junda. It not only focuses on improving catering operation efficiency and building new productive forces in the industry, but also aims to respond to society's deep - seated expectations for food safety and quality through standardized and digital on - site cooking methods.
In the future, Yushan Intelligent will further expand its layout in people's livelihood scenarios such as chain catering, elderly care, communities, and medical care, and actively create new catering formats, allowing intelligent robot technology to penetrate into more warm and specific daily scenarios, truly realizing the integration of technology and human feelings. The completion of this round of financing will inject strong impetus into Yushan Intelligent to consolidate its technological leading position and accelerate global market expansion, driving it to continuously lead the digital catering industry towards a more efficient, reliable, warm, and influential future on the new journey of co - prosperity of commercial and social values.