Shenzhen Xuanyuan Technology

The company was founded by CEO Li Yunzhou, a serial entrepreneur with a Ph.D. from the Robotics Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology. His background includes leading a team to victory in an international heavyweight fighting robot competition during his university years, which informs the company's approach to robotics. The management team also includes CMO Yu Haitao, who brings experience in international market expansion from his previous role at Tmall's Import and Export Business Group.

X-ORIGIN-AI's primary business involves the creation of embodied intelligent companion robots. Its first product is an AI companion robot developed specifically for children. This robot is engineered to provide companionship, featuring capabilities such as accompanying children at night and potentially alerting parents to mental health risks. The technology integrates deep emotion recognition and personalized information processing to offer what the company describes as a more emotionally valuable companionship experience. The firm has developed a proprietary technology architecture spanning the system software, terminal technology, and application layers for its AI products. The company recently secured a significant angel round of financing amounting to tens of millions of yuan, led by Alpha Startups, to fund further technology research, talent acquisition, and market expansion.

X-ORIGIN-AI plans to launch its initial product on the overseas crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in March 2025, with a simultaneous release in the domestic Chinese market. The business model appears to be direct-to-consumer sales of its hardware products. The company aims to address a market need for companionship, particularly for vulnerable groups like children and the elderly, in a market where a significant portion of the population feels their companionship needs are not fully met.