CAS Institute of Industrial AI and ESTUN Sign Embodied Intelligent Robot Joint Research Agreement

On the morning of June 3, 2026, the Institute of Industrial Artificial Intelligence of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the "Institute of Industrial AI") and Nanjing ESTUN Automation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "ESTUN") officially signed the "Joint Technology Research Agreement for Embodied Intelligent Robots." Yu Haibin, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the Institute of Industrial Artificial Intelligence of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wu Bo, Chairman of ESTUN Automation, and other key leaders from both sides attended the event. The two parties officially established a comprehensive and in-depth scientific research and industrial collaborative partnership in fields such as industrial artificial intelligence and embodied intelligent robots.

The Institute of Industrial Artificial Intelligence of the Chinese Academy of Sciences focuses on directions such as the new-generation intelligent manufacturing system architecture and industrial intelligent infrastructure, and is a source of original innovation in China's industrial artificial intelligence field. ESTUN, on the other hand, possesses a rich product ecosystem including its self-developed iER.OS robot operating system, iER.Cloud AI industrial cloud platform, as well as industrial collaborative and embodied intelligent robots. Based on a shared strategic vision, both parties will establish a joint R&D mechanism around directions such as embodied intelligence in unstructured scenarios, intelligent welding and process AI intelligent agents, high-performance robot control and cloud-edge-device collaboration platforms, and edge-side intelligent chips and systems.

Both parties will adopt cooperation models such as demand proposal, prior research and development, and achievement transformation to carry out targeted research and development, jointly build a joint R&D team and advance productization and marketization cooperation, jointly undertake major national scientific research tasks, jointly cultivate high-end interdisciplinary talents, promote the accelerated R&D iteration and large-scale application of industrial embodied intelligence technology in real scenarios, and achieve full-chain connectivity from technology R&D to industrial implementation.

The Institute of Industrial Artificial Intelligence of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established in Nanjing in 2024. It is a new type of scientific research institution jointly built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiangsu Province, and Nanjing City, dedicated to building a national strategic scientific and technological force in the field of industrial artificial intelligence. As a main force representing the nation in international competition and a pioneer of artificial intelligence in the world's advanced manufacturing entity system, the Institute of Industrial AI focuses on tackling basic common technologies and core unit technologies in industrial artificial intelligence, overcoming "root" technologies such as embodied intelligence and distributed swarm intelligence, continuously making breakthroughs in forward innovation, actively undertaking major national scientific research tasks, and is committed to filling the national technological gaps in the intelligent manufacturing field and leading the frontier development of China's industrial artificial intelligence technology.

As a leading enterprise in China's industrial robots, ESTUN has accumulated rich intelligent manufacturing solutions and application data in more than 100 segmented industries. The company conducts R&D and innovation around motion control technology, robot technology, embodied intelligence technology, and industrial software, fully tapping into data value, promoting the accelerated implementation of "AI + Robotics" in industrial scenarios, and helping customers achieve quality improvement, efficiency enhancement, and flexible production. Through continuous technological iteration and deep scenario cultivation, ESTUN is driving China's intelligent manufacturing industry to build stronger competitive advantages in the AI era.

This strategic cooperation marks a new stage for both parties moving from technical exchange to project implementation. As industrial embodied intelligence gradually lands and empowers customers in the intelligent manufacturing field, ESTUN will, based on its "AI + Robotics" strategy, help intelligent manufacturing become more efficient, more flexible, more open, and safer. In the future, both parties will continue collaborative research, promote the transition of technological achievements from pilot to wider application, and help China's robotics and industrial artificial intelligence technology achieve higher-quality development and global competitiveness.