Lens Technology 蓝思科技
"Technological aesthetics empowers smart living"
Changsha, China manufacturer founded 1993, dual-listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong; builds six-axis, SCARA, and delta robots plus AGVs at 6,000-plus sets a year.
Lens Technology Co., Ltd. is a Chinese precision manufacturer founded in Shenzhen in 1993 and headquartered in Changsha, Hunan Province, since 2006. The company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's ChiNext board in 2015 and added a Hong Kong listing in 2025, forming a dual A/H share structure. Lens Technology employs more than 140,000 people across 12 research and manufacturing bases in Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangsu provinces plus Vietnam and Thailand, with total assets above 80 billion yuan.
The company's core business supplies glass, metal housings, sapphire components, precision ceramics, plastic parts, touch modules, and fingerprint modules for smart devices, plus complete device assembly. Alongside this, Lens Technology develops and manufactures its own intelligent-manufacturing equipment, including six-axis articulated robots, parallel (delta) robots, SCARA robots, and Automated Guided Vehicles, with annual production capacity above 6,000 sets. Its equipment lineup also covers screen- and pad-printing machines, laser processing tools, machine tools, and Automated Optical Inspection systems, sold for optoelectronics, semiconductor, medical-device, automotive, and packaging use.
Lens Technology holds more than 2,200 patent authorizations and applies its robot and AGV output both inside its own plants and as equipment sold to outside electronics-assembly customers.
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Company Facts
Founded
1993
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
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Primary Region
Asia-Pacific
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Funding Stage
Public
Funding Total
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Media & Entertainment Commerce Amazon e-commerce shopping prime video
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Embodied Intelligence Robotics Funding Manufacturing Technology
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Humanoid Robots Pre-IPO Funding Robotics Technology AI Hardware Global Expansion
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