Deep Tech

CEO Li Tong credits a relentless focus on real-world deployment with making Keenon the global leader in commercial service robots.

The startup has raised funding to expand its companion robot line after launching on Kickstarter and at CES.

AI features were on display in Berlin, but the real focus is shifting from flashy products to seamless systems.

Framed as an always-on revenue generator, the agentic platform promises small businesses the kind of advertising power that once cost thousands a month.

Investors remain hopeful about future growth, but rising AI exposure is a source of concern.

Tap the band to your phone and a digital companion appears: sometimes to comfort, sometimes to check in, and sometimes with an unexpected reply.

The startup has already sold thousands of its debut model, but entrenched habits and market resistance make adoption a long game.

Its Jingzhou washing machine plant runs on a “factory brain” that connects AI agents for tasks ranging from dispatch to quality control.