SEER Robotics

SEER Robotics is a robotics company headquartered in Shanghai, China, with offices in Hong Kong, Germany, the United States and Japan. It was founded in 2020 by a team from Zhejiang University and focuses on robot control and intelligent robot systems. The site says its robot controllers have ranked first in global shipments for three consecutive years.

Robot Brain platform

SEER's Robot Brain technology is a single platform for developing, deploying and managing many kinds of robots. The site describes open APIs at controller and fleet level, which let customers control robots at both macro and micro levels, and says robots can be deployed within one to seven days. The company describes the platform as a general-purpose embodied robot brain, and its stated mission is to make AI robots accessible to all.

Warehouse and factory robots

• Mobile robots: AGV and mobile robots for warehouse automation, with several localization modes for different environments.
• Catalog: access to more than 2,000 intelligent robot SKUs through the company's platform.
• Industries served: automotive, electronics, new energy, semiconductors, engineering machinery and pharmaceuticals.
• Customers: the site names Tesla, BYD, Foxconn and Siemens among more than 2,500 customers in 43 countries and regions.

Background and customers

SEER Robotics is listed in Hong Kong under stock code 06106. Its founding team came from Zhejiang University and includes three-time RoboCup world champions. Investors named on the site include GLP Hidden Hill Capital, China Renaissance, Ecovacs, IDG Capital and SAIF Partners. Customers named include FAW-Volkswagen, Schneider Electric, Caterpillar and United Imaging. The site also claims efficiency gains of three to five times across operation, upgrade and learning costs.

Key facts

• Based in: Shanghai, China
• Founded: 2020
• Products: Robot Brain platform, AGV and mobile robots, robot controllers, open fleet API
• Markets: 43 countries and regions