Founded in 2015, Velobotics is a pioneer in Physical AI in China, dedicated to the research, development, and commercial deployment of autonomous mobile agents. Building upon our foundational autonomous driving technology, we delve into the efficient interaction between physical machines and the real world. We engineer Embodied AI products with autonomous mobility and human-machine collaboration capabilities tailored for diverse scenarios, including hazardous operations, smart cleaning, and intelligent mobility. Having already achieved large-scale commercialization, and powered by our continuously evolving Physical AI Brain, Velobotics is fast-tracking its vision to become a premier global platform for mobile agents.
Our core team, rooted in Tsinghua University, drives our distinct technological edge. As of March 2026, Velobotics has filed over 1,200 patents. The company has been recognized as a National "Little Giant" Enterprise (a prestigious designation for specialized, high-impact SMEs) and a Chinese Unicorn. Furthermore, we have secured strategic investments from top-tier industry players and renowned capital firms, including Innoangel Fund, JD.com, Shunwei Capital, Baidu, HOPU-Arm Innovation Fund, Xinding Capital and Huangshi State-owned Investment.
Velobotics aims to be a global platform provider, delivering a "Universal Foundation" for Physical AI. Powered by a unified, cross-domain AI architecture, we empower diverse intelligent agents to share a single AI brain and a unified operating system—ultimately driving the seamless convergence of digital intelligence and the physical world.
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Zhang Dezhao
Chairman & CEO
Zhang Dezhao
Chairman & CEOSanqing Doctor (Bachelor, Master, and Doctor) of Tsinghua University.
Tutor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Enterprises.
Leading Talent of Entrepreneurship under Zhongguancun High-level Talent Aggregation Program.
Master's Tutor of Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and Beihang University (BUAA).
Professional Experience & Achievements.
Core drafter of multiple national standards for intelligent vehicles and development roadmaps for intelligent connected vehicles.
Once led the development of multiple intelligent driving algorithms and systems, and successfully achieved mass production and supporting applications.
Accumulated data experience of over one million kilometers of road testing during his time at Tsinghua University.
With nearly 15 years of working experience in the autonomous driving industry.Wang Xiao
CTO
Wang Xiao
CTOPhD in Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University.
High-end Leading Talent of Zhongguancun.
Professional Highlights.
The only individual/team leader to win the championship of the "China Intelligent Vehicle Future Challenge" three times.
One of the earliest R&D practitioners in autonomous driving in China, with over 10 years of R&D experience.
Led China’s first public-road autonomous driving test between cities.
First author of the Outstanding Scientific and Technological Paper of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) in the field of autonomous driving in 2020.Huo Shuhao
Vice President
Huo Shuhao
Vice PresidentDual Master's Degree in Vehicle Engineering, Tsinghua University and RWTH Aachen University (Germany).
High-level Talent in High-level Entrepreneurship under the "Changju Project".
Professional Background.
Previously worked in the Active Safety Division of Continental AG (Germany) and the Audi Asia R&D Center.
Engaged in R&D and testing related to active safety, ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), and autonomous driving.
Former positions held at Audi and Continental.
Xiang Yu
Vice President
Xiang Yu
Vice PresidentMaster of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Professional Background.
Previously worked at the Technical University of Munich, and participated in the autonomous driving projects of Audi (Germany) and TUM as a core team member.
With over 10 years of experience in automotive electronics development.
Possesses extensive experience in R&D, as well as marketing and management of automotive electronics products and product lines.
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Velobotics receives the "Annual Unmanned Driving Commercialization Pioneer Award" at the Gaogong Gold Ball Awards
Velobotics officially adopts its new English brand name, Velobotics.
Velobotics recognized among the "Innovation TOP30" at the 2025 GIS Global Innovation Show.
Velobotics honored as the "Annual AI Application Scenario Breakthrough Enterprise" by 36Kr.
Velobotics enters into a strategic partnership with Henan Senyuan Group.
Velobotics' unmanned firefighting vehicle receives certification as a New Technology, New Product, and New Service in Beijing.
Velobotics awarded the First Prize of the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award (2024).
Velobotics' unmanned firefighting vehicle featured in a report by the National Emergency Management Department.
Velobotics named to the China Unicorn Enterprises List (2025).
Velobotics releases the Viggo Parking Lot Edition, an unmanned cleaning vehicle specifically designed for enclosed and complex parking garage environments.
Velobotics designated as a Beijing Municipal Foreign-funded Research and Development Center.
Official debut of Velobotics' unmanned sanitation vehicle.
Velobotics, in collaboration with Tsinghua University and other institutions, completed the open-road testing of China’s first end-to-end autonomous driving system.
Velobotics was listed in the 2024 China Unicorn Enterprises List.
The Reference Architecture 1.0 for Functional Scenarios of Cloud Control Basic Platform in Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration System—jointly compiled by Velobotics, Tsinghua University, National Intelligent Connected Vehicle Innovation Center, and China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE)—was officially released.
Velobotics successfully passed the re-examination for being a national-level "Little Giant" enterprise (a title for specialized, refined, characteristic, and innovative enterprises).
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Harbin First Machinery Group on the R&D of unmanned rescue equipment.
Velobotics won the Special Prize for Technological Invention at the "2024 CSAE Science and Technology Award".
Velobotics completed the delivery of 100 unmanned grassland fire-extinguishing vehicles.
Zhang Dezhao of Velobotics was included in the 2024 Hurun China Under 40 Entrepreneurs List.
Velobotics was honored in the 2024 Hurun Global Cheetah Enterprises List.
Velobotics secured a mass production designation cooperation with King Long Motor for its high-level autonomous driving system.
Velobotics’ Highway Navigation H-INP project passed the ASPICE CL2 certification.
Two papers by Velobotics were selected for ICRA 2023, a top-tier international conference.
Velobotics obtained a high-level autonomous driving mass production designation from Mishi Technology.
Velobotics achieved ISO 26262:2018 ASIL-D functional safety certification.
Velobotics won the First Prize of the "China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE) Science and Technology Award".
Velobotics released an intelligent driving solution featuring "heavy perception, light mapping" based on domestic chips.
The high-level assisted driving system for trunk logistics, jointly developed by Velobotics and King Long, was installed on the new XMQ4252 battery-swapping heavy-duty truck—an undercarriage model under King Long·Dongsheng, King Long’s new brand for green heavy-duty truck transportation.
Velobotics secured an order for over 100 units of the "Xpatrol Unmanned Patrol Vehicle".
Dozens of unmanned vehicles empowered by Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain—including unmanned cleaning vehicles, unmanned vending vehicles, unmanned security vehicles, unmanned floor-scrubbing vehicles, and unmanned disinfection vehicles—were deployed at Hefei South Railway Station.
Velobotics proposed a new algorithm based on ivox lidar, and the related paper was accepted and published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RAL), a TOP-tier journal in the autonomous driving field.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Baohe District, Hefei
Velobotics participated deeply in China’s first pilot program for intelligent connected vehicle policies.
Velobotics obtained the certificate of "Beijing Municipal Enterprise Technology Research and Development Institution".
Velobotics won the First Prize of the "China Automotive Industry Science and Technology Progress Award" for the 2021 fiscal year.
Velobotics secured an order for 100 robotaxis from T3 Mobility.
Unmanned vehicles equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain made an appearance at CES 2020.
Unmanned cleaning and disinfection vehicles equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain were deployed to epidemic-hit areas; Velobotics, in collaboration with the Angel 100 Club He Jiankun Charity Fund, donated three unmanned vehicles to Huoshenshan Hospital.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Sichuan Branch of China Telecom.
Velobotics participated in the filming of Century Opportunity, a documentary produced by People’s Daily.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with China Automotive Innovation and Intelligent Connected Vehicle (CAICV).
Velobotics supported the launch of the world’s first high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone.
Velobotics deeply participated in the establishment of China’s largest-scale autonomous driving demonstration operation fleet and demonstration zone.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CAERI).
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with FAW (Nanjing).
Velobotics was awarded the Beijing T3-level autonomous driving road test license.
Velobotics ranked among the top in the 2018 Global Ranking of Invention Patents for Autonomous Driving Technology.
Volkmar Denner, CEO of Bosch Group, test-rode an unmanned passenger vehicle equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain.
Unmanned vehicles equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain appeared on CCTV’s Impossible Challenge program.
Leading comrades including Cai Qi, Wang Zhigang and Liang Yanshun visited the Science and Technology Week, and Velobotics’ unmanned vehicles were highly recognized.
Velobotics secured an order for 1,000 unmanned vehicles from China Mobile.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Velodyne LiDAR.
Velobotics launched a mass-produced low-cost Automated Valet Parking (AVP) system.
The unmanned passenger vehicle co-developed by Velobotics and Dongfeng Motor made its debut at the 7th CISM Military World Games.
Unmanned vehicles equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain appeared at the Saudi Arabia Future Investment Initiative (FII) Conference.
Unmanned vehicles equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
Zhang Guanglian, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Director and First-level Inspector of Beijing Rural Economic Research Center (former Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission), led a team to conduct research at Velobotics.
Yin Hejun, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee (former Member of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Vice Mayor of Beijing), led a team to conduct research at Velobotics.
Ou Ge, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, led a team to conduct research at Velobotics.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Meituan Unmanned Delivery Open Platform.
Unmanned passenger vehicles equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain challenged the 99 "Cake Bends" of Tianmen Mountain.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Shougang Group to jointly build a smart park.
Velobotics reached a strategic cooperation with Changchun New Area.
Velobotics launched "Wobida", an unmanned logistics vehicle equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain.
Velobotics, in collaboration with Yudo Auto, released an unmanned covered electric vehicle equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain.
Velobotics launched "Woxiaobai", an unmanned floor-sweeping vehicle equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain.
Velobotics, jointly with JD.com and Dongfeng Motor, released an unmanned light box-type electric truck equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain.
Cuiheng New Area of Zhongshan City and Velobotics signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build an unmanned smart living circle.
Multiple cleaning modes. Dutch Infrastructure and Environment Minister tests Velobotics autonomous vehicle
At the Yunqi Conference, Velobotics, in collaboration with 千寻 Positioning (Qianxun Positioning) and 锣卜科技 (Luobo Technology), released a campus sightseeing vehicle equipped with Velobotics’ autonomous driving brain.
Velobotics successfully conducted a 4-day fully autonomous driving training test from Beijing to Qinhuangdao.
Velobotics won two awards at the China Intelligent Vehicle Competition.
