ROBOT++

ROBOT++ (Beijing Shihe Technology Co., Ltd.) is a robotics company specializing in the development and industrialization of intelligent robots for high-altitude work. Founded in 2015 by a team from Tsinghua University, the company has established itself as a key player in China's special-purpose robotics sector. The founder and CEO, Xu Huayang, a Tsinghua University postdoctoral fellow, started the company while pursuing his doctorate, leveraging his research in the field. His background in robotics, including authoring numerous papers and patents, has been central to the company's trajectory.

ROBOT++ addresses the safety risks, high costs, and inefficiencies associated with manual labor in hazardous, high-altitude environments. The firm serves a diverse client base across heavy industries such as maritime, energy, petrochemicals, power generation, and construction. Notable clients include major state-owned enterprises like China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), COSCO Shipping, Sinopec, and State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC). The business operates on a dual model, emphasizing a "service运营+product sales" approach. In its domestic market, it primarily focuses on providing robotics as a service (RaaS), while internationally, the strategy leans towards direct product sales.

The company's product portfolio consists of several series of wall-climbing and high-altitude operation robots designed for specific industrial applications. These include robots for ship rust removal and polishing, chemical tank grinding, power plant boiler inspection, and building facade cleaning. The HighMate series, for instance, uses water-jet technology for tasks like removing rust and paint from ship hulls and can be paired with a vacuum pump system that recovers the wastewater. Another product is a robotic solution for grinding spherical tanks in the chemical industry, which employs automated weld tracking and adaptive grinding technology. These robots are designed with features like strong magnetic adsorption for climbing on metal surfaces, adaptability to curved surfaces, and the ability to carry various operational tools. The company has secured over 400 patents and has a significant research and development team, with many core members holding degrees from prominent universities and experience at major technology and industrial companies.

Since its inception, ROBOT++ has achieved significant milestones, including being the first enterprise in China to industrialize high-altitude work robots. The company has gone through multiple funding rounds, attracting investments from notable firms such as Baidu Ventures, Panda Capital, Meituan, and Fosun International, accumulating substantial capital to fuel its product development and market expansion. Keywords: high-altitude work robots, intelligent robotics, industrial automation, wall-climbing robots, ship maintenance robots, rust removal robot, tank inspection, boiler maintenance, robotic services, robotics as a service (RaaS), industrial cleaning, petrochemical robotics, power generation robotics, construction robotics, Beijing Shihe Technology, Xu Huayang, magnetic crawler robots, automated surface preparation, weld inspection robot, facade cleaning robot