Leifeng news, on January 26, 2022, Fourier Intelligent announced that it has recently completed a 400 million yuan Series D financing, which was led by The SoftBank Vision Fund Phase 2, and Saudi Aramco's venture capital funds Prosperity7 Ventures and Yuanjing Capital followed. Fourier Intelligence is the first company in the field of rehabilitation robots to complete the D round of financing, setting a record for the highest single round of financing in this field.
Gu Jie, founder and CEO of Fourier Intelligence, said that this round of financing will be used to develop intelligent robot technology, expand advantages, accelerate the landing and popularization of rehabilitation robot products around the world, and continue to improve rehabilitation service capabilities to meet customer needs.
Founded in 2015, Fourier Intelligent is an intelligent robot company committed to overcoming the core technology of high-performance robots, building an intelligent robot technology platform, and has formed large-scale applications in the rehabilitation industry.
In 2021, Fourier Intelligent was successfully selected as a national specialized new "Little Giant" enterprise, and the company has taken the lead in undertaking nearly 20 national and provincial research and development projects.
The mainland rehabilitation medical market demand is huge, and the data of the Prospective Industry Research Institute shows that it is expected that in 2025, the scale of the rehabilitation medical market will exceed 200 billion yuan. The mainstream investment institution Nugget Rehabilitation Robot Track will help the rehabilitation industry enter a period of rapid growth, drive more outstanding talents and resources to accelerate the influx of into the rehabilitation industry, and the public's cognition will also step onto a new level. With the advantages of technology and manufacturing, Fourier Intelligent enters the field of rehabilitation robots, provides institutions with the world's leading intelligent rehabilitation integrated solutions, creates a rehabilitation industry empowerment platform, and forms a perfect closed-loop ecology.
Photo caption: Fourier Smart Rehabilitation Harbor solution
Fourier Intelligent has built a rich complete product line layout for rehabilitation institutions, providing high-performance rehabilitation robots, intelligent rehabilitation products, physical therapy equipment and digital and intelligent solutions for rehabilitation medical treatment for customers around the world.
The self-developed rehabilitation robot has been exported to dozens of countries and regions, and has settled in more than 1,000 institutions at home and abroad. Headquartered in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, the company has set up a regional headquarters in Singapore to carry out R&D and production layout in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zurich and Chicago, and has established a global R&D, production and service network.
Joanne Xu, a partner at SoftBank Vision Fund, said that the aging of society and the grassrootsization of quality medical resources are trends that we have long been concerned about. We are optimistic about the development prospects of the intelligent rehabilitation industry and the execution ability of the Fourier team. Mr. Gu Jie and his team have been deeply involved in the rehabilitation industry for more than ten years, with excellent R&D efficiency and solid clinical translation capabilities. The intelligent rehabilitation company represented by Fourier solves the contradiction between supply and demand in the industry, improves the work efficiency of rehabilitation therapists with standardized, controllable and assessable rehabilitation training, and comprehensively helps the rehabilitation department to improve its medical and operational capabilities and benefit more patients in the way of "teaching people to fish, and teaching people to fish".
Aysar Tayeb, Managing Director of Prosperity7 Ventures, a venture capital fund owned by Saudi Aramco, said, "Prosperity7 is very excited to support Fourier Intelligence by continuing to drive strategic partnerships and participating in a new round of financing. We hope to bring Fourier Smart Rehabilitation Solutions to Saudi Arabia's medical network and look forward to working together to provide the world with the most advanced rehabilitation services and solutions to improve the rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life of patients in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and more countries. ”
Zen KOH, vice president and chief strategy officer of Fourier Intelligent Group, said that from Saudi Aramco to SoftBank, Fourier Intelligent has continued to be favored by international mainstream investment institutions, highlighting the international influence and reputation in the rehabilitation robot track and laying a leading position in the industry.
Fourier Intelligent has independently developed core technologies and components such as force feedback technology platform, multi-joint robot motion control card, multi-dimensional force sensor, etc., building a solid technical barrier and getting rid of the import dependence of software and hardware. The cross-border integration of AI, electronics, machinery and bionics will form a unique cutting-edge technology platform for the future, bringing users a comfortable and modern rehabilitation experience with technologies such as real-time force interaction and immersive experience.
The intelligent rehabilitation robot developed based on the force feedback technology platform simulates rich mechanical effects with precise force control and realizes soft mechanical control, with high precision, high softness and high sensitivity. According to the user's situation, the corresponding auxiliary force is output, and the user is guided to carry out task-oriented interactive training. For example, the EMU three-dimensional upper limb rehabilitation robot took the lead in achieving full coverage from single joints, planes to three-dimensional spatial movements, and completed functions such as motion control, muscle strength and cognitive training. The ExoMotus lower extremity exoskeleton rehabilitation robot provides wearable rehabilitation walking training, which can also be used to assist individual walking in the future.
Photo caption: Fourier Intelligent EMU 3D Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot
Photo caption: Fourier Intelligent Lower Limb Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot
The boundaries of the industry are becoming blurred, Fourier Intelligence is not only a leading enterprise in rehabilitation robots, but also in the entire robot industry, from single point technology to the cross-industry integration of the whole industry chain.
In the next step, Fourier Intelligent plans to release a pan-bionic robot platform, which will apply core technologies to more non-rehabilitation areas in the future. Fourier Intelligence will continue to redefine the relationship between humans and machines, bringing positive changes to the lives of more people.
Son zhengyi, who spoke at the Mobile World Congress in 2017, said that in the next 30 years, the number of intelligent robots will surpass that of humans. Gu Jie revealed that this situation has been realized in advance in the rehabilitation department. For example, in the rehabilitation center that Fourier Intelligent participated in, the number of rehabilitation robots has exceeded the number of rehabilitation workers. This shows that the era of human-machine integration is accelerating.
Gu Jie said that Fourier Intelligence is essentially an intelligent robot company, and we will firmly invest in the research and development of the underlying technology of the robot, including the infrastructure and technology of the bionic robot, and gradually develop in the direction of the pan-bionic robot platform company, and then create an overall solution in different vertical application scenarios. The final realization is to make everyone enjoy a better life through intelligent technology.