Yuanlai Technology Selected for OPPO's Smiling Proposal Finalist Top 5 in China | BlueRun Ventures Headlines

On July 31, the final pitch event for the 2023 OPPO "Smiling Proposal" — a tech innovation empowerment platform launched by OPPO Research Institute — was held in Shenzhen with a global livestream. A judging panel composed of technical experts, venture capital firms, well-known tech companies, and media outlets evaluated proposals across multiple dimensions to select the top five. Among them, Yuanlai Technology's solution for "Using Haptic Technology to Improve Sleep Disorders" broke through the competition, standing out from 687 proposals across 66 countries worldwide to secure a spot in the China region's top five.

The project, launched by OPPO Research Institute, operates as a tech innovation empowerment platform. Built on the brand proposition of "Smiling Forward," OPPO invites global tech workers, entrepreneurs, and social research forces to submit and develop innovative technical solutions for a better, smarter life.

The OPPO "Smiling Proposal" program aims to address stubborn societal challenges through technological innovation. Yuanlai Technology CEO Yitong Liu's proposal for "Using Haptic Technology to Improve Sleep Disorders" is dedicated to leveraging on-device intelligent digital cognitive behavioral intervention therapy to help users relax and relieve fatigue anytime, anywhere across multiple scenarios.

Yuanlai Technology, as a product platform company focused on innovative human-computer interaction technology, relies on neurofeedback mechanisms in brain science and has established two core technical moats: rare alloy materials and digital content encoding, pioneering the Multi-frequency Waveguide System (MWS). Built on its underlying module technology, Yuanlai can enable applications across different fields including sleep, automotive, and broad entertainment. The team possesses strong interdisciplinary expertise spanning materials, sensors, cognitive science, and psychoacoustics, with integrated hardware-software capabilities and multiple patents and publications.

The keyword of this year's OPPO "Smiling Proposal" — technology for humanity — specifically seeks innovative solutions in smart health and tech accessibility.

With cognitive haptics as its technical moat and sleep scenarios as its first landing point, Yuanlai Technology's product design philosophy centers on no side effects, no complex wearables, efficient immediate experience, and personalization. Its debut product, the MindLax Sleeping Mat, provides immersive natural environment envelopment through somatosensory vibration and sound, achieving rapid sleep onset within 10-30 minutes and speedy energy recovery.

The product leverages cognitive science's brainwave entrainment effect to enhance alpha wave guidance, helping users enter a relaxed state, while employing dual-channel tactile and auditory pathways to improve the effectiveness of neural modulation, achieving seamless interaction.

In 2023, Yuanlai Technology will primarily build the MindLax Sleeping Mat as a single product for overseas markets through D2C channels. Meanwhile, based on user needs, it will continuously refine and innovate product categories, launching multiple SKUs.

In the domestic market, Yuanlai is also developing a POL penetration and promotion strategy, using its underlying module capabilities to drive category innovation — specifically by partnering with high-influence individuals to jointly promote the brand. Beyond this, Yuanlai Technology is simultaneously exploring opportunities in the new energy vehicle ecosystem, entering the smart seat scenario in SDK module form, and has already reached the POC validation stage with a leading new energy vehicle manufacturer. 切入多个场景、多种需求，能让每个人都能真正享受到智能科技带来的改变与便利。 — From multiple scenarios and diverse needs, everyone can truly enjoy the changes and conveniences brought by smart technology.

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