Harbin Institute of Technology strengthens intelligent robotics in Liangjiang

The Harbin Institute of Technology Chongqing Research Institute in Liangjiang. [Photo provided to english.liangjiang.gov.cn]

The Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Chongqing Research Institute has signed an agreement to establish the Chongqing Intelligent Robotics Innovation Center in Liangjiang New Area, aiming to drive advancements in intelligent robotics technology, product development, and industry incubation.

HIT's Robotics Institute, founded in 1986, has been at the forefront of robotics research, with its Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Science and Engineering disciplines placing third in the 2025 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.

The Chongqing institute has partnered with leading organizations such as Humanoid Robotics (Shanghai) Co, Huibo Robotics, and Leju Robotics, focusing on "multi-modal, standardized embodied data" and demonstrating robotics applications.

The innovation center will concentrate on critical technologies, including dexterous manipulation, embodied intelligence, group collaboration, and standardized scenario data.

To achieve these objectives, it will establish five core platforms: intelligent robotics technology research, technology incubation, product development, industry cultivation, and science education.

The Chongqing institute boasts a strong team, including seven academicians and 16 national-level talents, who have managed 271 research projects and commercialized 95 technological achievements. It has also incubated 135 enterprises, including eight specialized and innovative companies and 24 national high-tech enterprises.

Among its notable developments are the open-source HarmonyOS-based domestic robot controller, robot teaching devices, a cooperative platform for group robots, and HarmonyOS industrial robot training equipment.

The center aims to incubate up to 10 robotics-related enterprises over the next two years and encourage more than 10 universities in Chongqing to offer courses on embodied intelligence and establish a series of applications in the smart manufacturing and robotics communities.