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Native name | 深圳市越疆科技股份有限公司 |
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| Company type | Public |
| SEHK: 2432 | |
| Industry | Robotics |
| Founded | June 2015 |
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| Headquarters | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
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| Website | www |
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Shenzhen Dobot Corp Ltd, doing business as Dobot, is a provider of collaborative robots and the creator of desktop-grade robotic arms. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shenzhen, China.
Dobot company was founded in June 2015. In October of that year, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign for a desktop robotic arm called Dobot. The campaign was successful, raising over $600,000 more than the initial goal of $36,000. [2] [3] The success of the Kickstarter campaign led to an additional $3 million of third-round funding for the startup in April 2016, making it one of the most valuable robotics startups in China. [4]
By March 2017, the company had expanded to have 96 employees. [3] That year, a calligraphy performance by the Dobot Magician was featured in the CCTV New Year's Gala broadcast, drawing further publicity. [5] [6]
On 23 December 2024, Dobot held its initial public offering (IPO) becoming a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The offering raised HK$681 million. [7]
In 2023, Dobot launched the industrial-grade educational robot Magician E6 and CRA series. [8]
Dobot Scara M1, which also premiered in 2016, features two toolheads, with the options of a gripper hand, a suction cup, a 3D printer, a 4th axis attachment, or a laser engraver. The M1 can be programmed by a manual learning mode or through coding and is intended primarily for industrial use by small businesses. [9] [3] [10]
In 2016, Dobot released the Dobot Magician, which allows precision writing and laser engraving. [3] [11]