Mech-Mind Robotics

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Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies Ltd.
Company type Private
Industry Industrial automation
Founded2016;9 years ago (2016)
Headquarters,
Area served
50+ countries and regions (as of April 2025) [2]
Key people
Shao Tianlan (founder & CEO)
Website www.mech-mind.com

Mech-Mind Robotics (short for Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies Ltd.), simply known as Mech-Mind, is a Chinese industrial robotics and AI company [3] founded by Shao Tianlan in 2016. [4] The main products of the company are industrial 3D cameras and AI-powered software for smart robots, [5] including Mech-Eye series, Mech-Vision, Mech-DLK, and Mech-Viz. [6]

Mech-Mind focuses on the production of hardware and software products in the field of 3D vision. [7] The company specializes in AI robotics. [8] Its products are mainly used in the industries of logistics, home appliance, [9] and steel. [10] In addition, the company also offers other services, such as staff training, and deployment planning. [11]

The products of Mech-Mind are primarily designed to put intelligence into industrial robots. [12] After its inception, the company was funded by IDG Capital, [13] Qiming Venture Partners, [14] and Intel Capital. [15] It has collaborated with Yaskawa Electric. [16] In 2020, Mech-Mind appeared in the German edition of the December issue of MIT Technology Review . [17]

History

Established by Shao Tianlan in 2016 in Beijing, [18] Mech-Mind made its first public debut at the 2017 Hannover Messe. [19] In 2019, the company was backed by Intel Capital. [20] In 2020, it attended the CeMAT Asia Exhibition. [21]

In September 2021, Mech-Mind completed a Series C round of financing of nearly 1 billion yuan. [22] By January 2024, the company had established operations in Germany, [23] Japan, [24] and the United States. [25]

References

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