Shenzhen Dorabot Inc.
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| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Logistics |
| Founded 📆 | 2014 |
| Founder 👔 | Spencer Deng, Hao Zhang, Dandan Zhou |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Shenzhen , China |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | >120 |
| 🌐 Website | www.dorabot.com |
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Dorabot is an AI & robotics company based in Shenzhen, China. The company develops various warehouse logistics solutions, including pick-and-place systems, mobile robots, and software and services for operations optimization.
Company history[edit]
Dorabot was founded by Hao Zhang, Dandan Zhou, and Spencer Deng in 2014 and began commercial operations in 2015. The company received angel investment from Sinovation Ventures, a venture capital firm run by former Google China president Kai-Fu Lee.
In 2016, Dorabot closed series A round funding with investment from Yu Min Hong’s Hong Tai Capital Fund, completed development of their mobile manipulation platform MOMA, and took second place in the IROS Autonomous Track Grasping Competition.
Dorabot’s CEO and CTO were both listed in the Forbes China 30 Under 30 in 2017, and the company moved into a purpose-built facility in Shenzhen’s Chiwan district.[1]
In 2018, the company closed A+ round funding led by Jack Ma and Alibaba’s Yunfeng Capital.[2] Dorabot also established branches in Brisbane and Atlanta and expanded their leadership team to include Gary Bradski, founder of Industrial Perception and OpenCV, Alan Gershenhorn, former CCO of UPS, and Peter Corke, founder of the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision.[3][4] The China Money Network included Dorabot in their China AI Top 50 ranking, announced at a World Economic Forum event in Tianjin.[5]
Products & Solutions[edit]
Sorting solutions - Robot arms that sort small packages and envelopes.
Loading solutions - Robot arms that load large boxes into trailers and containers.
MARS mobile robots - Autonomously navigating wheeled robots for transporting items in warehouses.
MOMA - Multi-purpose mobile manipulator.
Dorabot Hand - Human-like robot hand with tactile sensing.
Load Planning Software - Uses an algorithm to calculate optimal trailer and container loading plans for warehouse workers.
References[edit]
- ↑ Flannery, Russell. "Forbes China Unveils List Of 300 Top Innovators, Entrepreneurs And Leaders Under Age 30". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ↑ Dongmei, Li (2018-02-28). "Chinese Logistics Robot Company Dorabot Raises Series A+ Round Led By Yunfeng Capital". China Money Network. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ↑ Mandel, Eric (Jan 30, 2019). "Retired UPS exec named strategy advisor for Chinese robotic logistics company". Atlanta Business Chronicle.
- ↑ Technology (QUT), Queensland University of. "Professor to mentor QUT alumni in Chief Scientist role". QUT. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ↑ "China AI Top 50". China Money Network. September 19, 2018.
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