Shanghai developer of AGV/AMR hardware and the BAPS/BFMS/BANS/BSLAM scheduling and SLAM software stack for smart factories
BITO Robotics is a Chinese developer of mobile robots and production scheduling software for factories and warehouses, founded in 2017 and based in Building 16, No. 888 Jianchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, in the Zizhu Science Park next to Shanghai Jiao Tong University. CEO Gong Chaohui holds a robotics doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University; Ren Zhongqiang is CTO and Wu Zhengjie is CMO.
The software stack, marketed as a factory brain, has four layers: BAPS for production scheduling, BFMS for multi-robot and forklift dispatch and path planning, BANS for single-robot autonomous motion control and human-machine interaction, and BSLAM for laser localisation, navigation and real-time mapping.
Hardware recorded in industry directories includes the B500 tow-type AGV rated at 500 kg, the B800 and B1200 lifting AGVs rated at 800 kg and 1,200 kg for carts and racks, an omnidirectional heavy-load platform AGV rated at 1,500 kg, and three pallet forklift AGVs: a self-balancing counterweight model at 1,200 kg, a mini forklift at 1,400 kg and a low-profile forklift at 1,000 kg, with lift heights to 3,000 mm.
Published case studies cover a Foxconn factory logistics project in the United States and Chinese manufacturers Hanwei Technology and Huiyan Zhongke. Target sectors are 3C electronics, OEM manufacturing, IoT hardware and logistics. The company exhibits at CeMAT Asia, LET and WAIC.
Third-party databases record about USD 9.16 million raised through a Series A-III round, with investors including NewMargin Capital, Crystal Stream, Vision Plus Capital, MPC and Jiangmen Venture Capital.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Counterbalanced automated forklift for pallet handling
Compact automated forklift for pallets in tight aisles
Low-clearance automated forklift for pallet transport
Omnidirectional open-platform AGV for heavy loads
Contact BITO Robotics
WEBSITE
https://bitorobotics.com/HEADQUARTERS
China
Company Facts
Founded
2017
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
-
Primary Region
Asia-Pacific
Annual Sales
-
Funding Stage
Early-Stage VC
Funding Total
$ 9,160,000
Export Markets