RealMan Partners with China Construction Eighth Engineering Division: Self-Propelled Intelligent Rebar-Tying Robot Makes Debut | Yunqi Capital
Bringing robotic arms into millions of households — lending a "hand" to a better life
"Yunqi Capital" shares tech updates from portfolio companies, exploring how cutting-edge technology expands the boundaries of real-world applications and tracking the present and future of tech commercialization. In this edition of "Yunqi Capital," we bring you the latest from RealMan.
➤➤➤ Recently, the self-propelled intelligent rebar tying robot (RBBD-Bot2.0), developed by China Construction Eighth Engineering Division's research institute, completed prototype manufacturing. The system incorporates RealMan's ultra-lightweight humanoid robotic arm and has already undergone multi-scenario testing at CSCEC's Chengdu Tianfu New Area supertall building project. Yunqi Capital led RealMan's Series A round — the company, a national high-tech enterprise, specializes in developing the world's lightest and most compact modular robot joints and ultra-lightweight humanoid robotic arms, and has received multiple invention patents and honors.
After years of R&D, the company has overcome technical bottlenecks in core components including reducers, motors, drivers, and controllers, holding fully independent intellectual property rights. Its products are now widely deployed across new retail, new food service, commercial services, healthcare, inspection and quarantine, education and research, industrial manufacturing, and aerospace.
RBBD2.0 Multi-Condition Adaptability
RBBD-Bot2.0
Rebar tying is a critical step in on-site reinforced concrete construction, serving to secure rebar positioning and ensure spacing meets design specifications. Traditionally performed manually on site, this process is labor-intensive, requires large crews, and consumes significant time. The self-propelled intelligent rebar tying robot will transform this status quo.
RBBD2.0 Standard Tying Test
RBBD2.0 Night Tying Test
RBBD2.0 Raft Foundation Rebar Walking Test
Mobile and Flexible · Wide Applicability The robot moves with agility across horizontal rebar grids in diverse construction scenarios — including conventional cast-in-place concrete floor slabs, basement foundation slabs, and steel bar truss deck slabs. It can advance, reverse, and traverse laterally while accommodating permissible spacing tolerances in rebar placement, automatically completing horizontal rebar tying.
Intelligent Recognition · Enhanced Adaptability The robot's end effector employs RealMan's six-degree-of-freedom ultra-lightweight, high-payload humanoid robotic arm to execute tying motions, paired with a vision recognition system running machine learning algorithms. It can identify multiple rebar tying points simultaneously and adapt to varying tying action requirements across different scenarios.
Mobile Operation · Simple Setup The robot features a mobile control interface. After inputting rebar specification parameters, it autonomously plans travel paths and executes tying operations — user-friendly with straightforward controls. Integrated monitoring cameras enable observation and documentation of tying operations.
Yunqi Capital remains dedicated to "technology innovation, industrial enablement." Robotics is one of Yunqi's sustained focus areas, and the firm hopes to advance the robotics industry alongside its portfolio companies, contributing to technological progress and better living. Beyond RealMan, Yunqi has also invested in Keenon Robotics, Neolix, Yizao Technology, Dafang Intelligence, Chaowei Technology, Quanyu Industrial, and BotX Robotics, among other advanced technology companies.
