The Chinese car manufacturer who will enter the robotics sector

A Leapmotor will extend the scope of its activities, with plans to entering the robotics field – following the example of other intelligent car manufacturers in recent years.

The most media case is, eventually, Tesla's with the Optimus robot, but also BYD has plans to soon reveal its first humanoid robot. Another example is the Hyundai Atlas developed by Boston Dynamics.

Leapmotor's financial director, Li Tengfei, confirmed in the interim earnings call to investors that robotics is part of the plans.

In the statements, transcribed by the Investing website, he said: “I can say that it is intelligent driving technology, battery, engines, we will have a new technology announcement. Recently, the scope of business included robotics. [...]. At our subsidiary, we added a new scope of business. This is a very common practice. I know that they are very attentive to any movements related to robotics.”.

According to the leader, manufacturers of new energy vehicles have “unique strengths in the area of embedded robotics or humanized robots“. He promised, for a short term future, a “official announcement of a robot business“, without going into more details.

Thus, it becomes clear what type of product may be in the pipeline or what type of investment Leapmotor has been thinking in the robotics area. It is known, however, that in July the Huzhou Lingsheng Precision Manufacturing – that has the manufacture of industrial robots and the development of intelligent robots in their activities.