JD Capital bought Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng in cash

2025-08-20

On August 11, JD Capital (600053.SH) signed an agreement with Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. ("Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng").

The two parties announced that JD Capital will acquire about 53.29% of Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng for RMB 213 million through equity acquisition and capital increase. After the completion of the transaction, Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng will become a holding subsidiary of JD Capital.

This transaction is an important measure for the company to actively respond to the national policy guidance of encouraging listed companies to achieve high-quality development through mergers and acquisitions, aiming to expand industrial layout and cultivate new growth points.

As a leading enterprise in six-dimensional force sensor, the core component of humanoid robots, Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng has independent intellectual property rights and technical barriers, and its products have broad application prospects in the field of humanoid robots.

Through this transaction, JD Capital will enter the key link of the robot industry chain, enhance the core competitiveness, and create a second growth curve.

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Founded in 2012 by Professor Dai Zhendong from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng stands as one of China's few manufacturers with direct R&D capabilities for six-axis force sensors. Its technological prowess and product performance rival those of global industry leader ATI, having achieved industrial applications across aerospace, robotics, automation, and medical fields. The company has earned consistent recognition from peers and downstream industry leaders including Foxconn, Siasun, and Cobot.

Currently, the company's six-dimensional force sensors have been delivered to Tesla Optimus for wrist and ankle applications, with positive feedback. This acquisition will also empower Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng to enhance R&D investment and market promotion, continuously expanding its leading advantages in technology development and industry implementation.

In modern robotics, force control stands as a cornerstone technology enabling precise motion execution and complex task completion. As an advanced force sensor, the six-axis force sensor simultaneously measures three spatial forces (Fx, Fy, Fz) and three torques (Mx, My, Mz). Functioning as the "force sensing nerve" for robots, it is primarily deployed in humanoid robots' wrist and ankle joints to achieve force control, maintain balance stability, and ensure safe interaction. This technology proves irreplaceable in complex operational environments, demonstrating exceptional versatility across diverse scenarios.

The core value of six-axis force sensors lies in their full-dimensional force perception capability, high-precision real-time feedback, and force control decision support. Additionally, as these sensors inherently reduce the algorithmic requirements for manufacturers, they are expected to become the mainstream solution for humanoid robot force control in industrial applications in the short term.

The year 2025 is widely regarded as the inaugural year for mass production of humanoid robots. The future growth of the six-axis force sensor market will primarily depend on the expansion of humanoid robot applications. As humanoid robots enter mass production and widespread adoption, core component manufacturers represented by six-axis force sensors are poised to seize development opportunities.

Although Nanjing Shenyuan Sheng is small in scale, its technology can be traced back to 1986. Dai Zhendong, the founder of the company, developed force sensors and testing instruments for friction impact test to meet special experimental needs.

In 2000, while working at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Sciences in Germany, founder Dai Zhendong began developing multidimensional force sensors to meet research needs. In 2002, he established the "Institute of Bionic Structures and Material Protection" at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as its director, and founded the first multidimensional force sensing array company in China. This made him one of the earliest domestic enterprises to develop six-dimensional force sensors.

For years, the founding team has conducted interdisciplinary research rooted in bionics. They have accumulated substantial technical expertise across multiple fields including bionic robot design and motion control, neuro-regulation technology for bio-inspired robotics, biomimetic materials with friction applications, and lightweight multifunctional materials. This comprehensive approach follows a complete chain of "biological mechanisms → mechanical models → material development → engineering applications". The core strength lies in cross-disciplinary integration spanning mechanics, materials science, biology, and aerospace engineering.

At present, its research results have formed technical barriers in the fields of aerospace, rescue and high-end equipment.