Flexiv
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automation |
| Founded | June 2016 |
| Founder | Shiquan Wang (CEO)[1] |
| Headquarters | Shanghai |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Adaptive robots |
| Website | www |
Flexiv Ltd. is a robotics company[2] founded by Shiquan Wang in 2016[3] that manufactures adaptive robots.[4] The company's primary products include Rizon and Moonlight robots.[5] It also manufactures end effectors and grippers.[6] The firm originated out of Stanford University,[7] and it once used Nvidia's Isaac Replicator.[8]
Headquartered in Shanghai,[9] Flexiv has established operations in the U.S.[10] and Singapore.[11] The company was financed by Plug & Play Ventures,[12] Gaorong Capital,[13] and YF Capital.[14] In the second half of 2020, it began mass-producing robots.[15] In the same year, it was included in an analysis report on cobots published by Frost & Sullivan.[16] In May 2024, the firm collaborated with Siemens.[17] In September, it attended the TAiROS Exhibition in Taipei.[18]
History
Flexiv was established in 2016. In 2019, it introduced the Rizon robot.[19] In the same year, it exhibited at the Hannover Messe.[20] In December 2020, the company completed a Series B funding round of more than $100 million.[21]
In June 2022, Flexiv became a unicorn company.[22] In February 2023, it participated in the IME West Show in California.[23] In September 2024, it developed an automated fish fillet shaping solution.[24]
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Liu Zhongxing (March 22, 2023). "Flexiv Launches the Moonlight Robot". DigiTimes. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Evan Ackerman (February 6, 2024). "Robotic Tongue Licks Gecko Gripper Clean". IEEE Spectrum. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024.
- ^ Loukia Papadopoulos (February 18, 2023). "'Moonlight': World's first force-controlled parallel robot is here". Interesting Engineering. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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- ^ Jair Hilburn, Forbes Staff. "Forbes Releases the List of America's Best Startup Employers for 2022". Forbes. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.
- ^ Puja Mitra (February 6, 2023). "Flexiv Launches 'Moonlight' Parallel Robot". Engineering.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Imran Naqvi (December 31, 2020). "Flexiv Robotics raises over $100M in series B round". S&P Global. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Flexiv Receives New Round of Investment From Meituan and Gaorong Capital". FinSMEs. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Deepti Sri (December 31, 2020). "Flexiv Ltd. Launches the 100th Adaptive Robot". Tech in Asia. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Frost Radar™: Collaborative Robots, 2020". Frost & Sullivan. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Mike Santora (May 28, 2024). "Flexiv joins the Siemens Xcelerator Ecosystem to provide adaptive robotic solutions to China". Design World. Archived from the original on November 23, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Flexiv Launches 'Moonlight' Adaptive Delta Robot". MENAFN. September 11, 2024. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024.
- ^ Evan Ackerman; Erico Guizzo; Fan Shi (April 5, 2019). "Video Friday: This Toyota Basketball Robot Shoots 3-Pointers Better Than You". IEEE Spectrum. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Flexiv presents its latest products at Hannover Messe". Yahoo News. January 4, 2020. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Rita Liao (December 30, 2020). "China's adaptive robot maker Flexiv raises more than $100 million". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Eudora Wang (June 30, 2022). "Chinese adaptive robot maker Flexiv joins unicorn club after $100m Series B+ round". DealStreetAsia. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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- ^ Rob Spiegel (September 26, 2024). "Robots Take on Human Work in Fish Production". Design News. ISSN 0011-9407. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
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