Service robots, heading towards an infinite future

The Domestic Robot Federation (IFR) divides robots into three categories: work robots, service robots and special robots. Service robots have been widely used in restaurants, hotels and other scenarios, and have become a beautiful scenery. According to industry data, China, as the birthplace of service robots, is also the world’s largest service robot market

Competition in the service robot industry mainly depends on technical strength, product quality and the coverage of the operation and maintenance network. After years of competition, the domestic service robot industry has become significantly polarized, with some leading manufacturers standing out and occupying most of the market share

IDG data shows that Qinglang and Gaoxian Automation Company can be called the "two heroes" of commercial service robots: Qinglang ranks first in the catering robot market; and in the field of cleaning robots, Gaoxian Automation Company has a clear lead.

Because I love it, I persist

The English name of Qinglang Intelligence is Keenon, which means the eternal love for robots. This kind of love is the powerful internal driving force for Qinglang’s entrepreneurship

Li Tong, the founder and CEO of Qinglang Intelligence, is a post-80s generation who has loved studying robots since he was a child. While still studying at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Li Tong organized a robot R&D and production team with three classmates and won many championships in robot competitions across the country.

After graduation, Li Tong chose to start his own business in the field of robotics and founded Qinglang Intelligence in 2010. Initially, Qinglang focused on educational robots. With the efforts of Li Tonghe and his team, Qinglang successfully accumulated technology and developed educational robot products, but commercialization was not successful. However, Li Tong did not give up and turned to the field of catering delivery robots. Finally in 2014, Qinglang broke through the technical barriers and successfully developed the first artificial intelligence restaurant robot in China. At the same time, Qinglang has also completed its market transformation, transforming from an educational robot company to a service robot company focusing on unmanned delivery

In 2015, Li Tong unexpectedly received the first investment of 10 million yuan, and Qinglang Intelligent's R&D and market gradually got on the right track. The next year, the company launched the first stable operation service robot "Peanut". In the same year, Qinglang successfully completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A financing from Yunqi Capital and Songhe Capital. In the arduous exploration, Qinglang completed the first stage of entrepreneurship

Join hands with Haidilao to expand overseas

In the following period, Qinglang Intelligent seized an excellent opportunity to become famous, stood out among many robot manufacturers, and successfully won the bid for the Haidilao catering service robot project. After more than a year of running-in, Qinglang Intelligent and Haidilao officially signed a contract in 2019 to jointly create the world's first Haidilao smart hotpot restaurant

After the Haidilao project was launched, Qinglang launched strategic cooperation with Ele.me and Koubei, both affiliated to Alibaba Group, to jointly promote the widespread application of smart restaurants. As time goes by, Qinglang gradually leaves behind its competitors and becomes a representative manufacturer in the field of catering delivery robots

In 2019, Qinglang successfully completed a Series B financing of RMB 200 million, with investors including Source Code Capital, Walden International Capital and Yuanwang Capital. In 2020, Qinglang successfully received another 100 million yuan in Series C investment, led by Alibaba and SoftBank Asia

2021 is an important year in the history of entrepreneurship for Qinglang. Qinglang successfully completed a US$200 million Series D financing led by SoftBank Vision Fund. This financing is the largest single financing amount in the field of commercial service robots in China, and also puts Qinglang on the list of global unicorn companies

In 2021, Qinglang began its journey of overseas expansion, successively establishing six business regions including North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, and conducting business in more than 600 cities in more than 60 countries and regions. Qinglang's corporate vision is to promote and popularize service robots globally

World Robot Conference, Service Robot Show

As a pioneer in global catering delivery robots, Qinglang Intelligent has successfully accumulated experience in the industry from zero to one through independent research and development of core technologies and established supply chains, and continues to grow itself. Looking back on his entrepreneurial journey in the past ten years, Li Tong said that the service robot industry has undergone tremendous changes. From the initial product failure to commercialization, it has gradually become a mainstream field

At the booth of the World Robot Conference, Qinglang Intelligent, the number one domestic service robot manufacturer, held a unique robot catwalk performance.

Since the debut of the leading robot G2, multi-scenario multi-functional delivery robots such as T8, T5, T9 Pro, T3, and W3 have followed, followed by medical and industrial delivery robots such as M2, M102, and S100. Finally, The finale is the cleaning robot C30 and the new generation delivery robot T10

Among them, the zero-distance efficient delivery robot T9 Pro, the long-distance safe delivery robot T3, the new generation delivery robot T10, and the super cleaning robot C30 are new products of Qinglang Intelligence. According to reports, T9 Pro and T3 will be officially put into commercial use in the third quarter of 2023, and T10 and C30 will be launched in the fourth quarter.

Qinglang Intelligent is an enterprise focusing on service robots. After ten years of development, it has formed a huge product family. As a leading company in the catering delivery robot industry, Qinglang Intelligent has the largest market share and the fastest growth rate in the industry. Now, Qinglang Intelligence is entering the global market with a new attitude

Li Tong, together with his service robot, still adheres to his inner guidance and moves towards a future where robots are popularized around the world

Text: Bugle-X / Data Monkey

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