What WATRIX.AI does

Watrix (银河水滴科技, legally Yinhe Shuidi Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.) is a Beijing- and Suzhou-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2016 that specializes in gait recognition — the identification of individuals by their walking patterns. Founded by Dr. Huang Yongzhen, who leads a research team with more than two decades of continuous work in the field, the company claims ownership of the world's largest gait database and a portfolio of more than 200 patents and 100 academic publications. Its technology can identify people at distances up to 50 meters using standard video, without requiring cooperation from the subject or specialized sensors, and is structured around proprietary algorithms rather than adaptations of third-party models.

The product surface is organized into two hardware-and-software series — the Yuanjian (远见) and Shencai (神采) lines — that include a Gait Big Data Analysis Platform, a Gait High-Performance Server capable of processing over 2,000 simultaneous video streams, a Gait Retrieval All-in-One Machine, and a Gait Collection Platform. Beyond security-focused products, the company has built a Rail Transit Intelligent Video Analysis System for transportation use cases and a Medical Gait Analysis Systems line aimed at clinical diagnostics. Watrix led the development of China's first national standard for gait recognition, which positions it as a reference authority in domestic procurement frameworks. Deployments span more than 300 cities, districts, and counties across China, concentrated in public security with adjacent use in urban management, judicial correction, rail transit, and (more recently) healthcare.

The company generates revenue through a mix of hardware sales, software licensing and subscription, and system integration services, sold primarily to government and enterprise customers through direct engagement and a network of channel partners. Total disclosed funding is approximately $70 million across rounds from Lenovo Capital, Zhongke Innovation, Nanshan Venture Capital, Everstate Capital, Zhongcai Financial Holding Investment, Haitong Securities, and SND Ventures Group. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with project-based, contract-driven government and enterprise sales rather than standardized SaaS distribution.

Name

WATRIX.AI

Legal name

银河水滴科技（天津）有限公司

Website

https://watrix.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Watrix is a Beijing- and Suzhou-based AI company, founded in 2016, that builds gait recognition technology — identifying individuals by walking patterns at distances up to 50 meters — and sells hardware, software, and integration solutions to Chinese public security, urban management, rail transit, and healthcare customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI-powered biometric video surveillance and gait recognition systems

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Video Analytics & AI Security Solutions Integration (LPR, Facial, Behavior) (BPAKAGAK), Edge AI Hardware & NPUs (SoCs, modules, accelerators) (HDAAAJAC)

Keywords

• Gait recognition software
• Computer vision AI
• Video surveillance analytics
• Biometric identification systems
• Public security solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of integrated hardware products including gait high-performance servers, gait retrieval all-in-one machines, and gait collection industrial computers. Products are sold as turnkey solutions to enterprise and government customers.
2. Software Platform Sales: Sale of software platforms including gait big data analysis platform, gait collection platform, and gait aggregation management platform. Platforms support thousands of real-time/offline video stream concurrent parsing.
3. System Integration: Complete solutions combining hardware and software for specific industry applications in public security, rail transit, healthcare, and urban management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WATRIX.AI develops and sells gait recognition technology products consisting of integrated hardware and software solutions. Its core products include the Gait Big Data Analysis Platform (software), Gait High-Performance Servers, Gait Retrieval All-in-One Machines, and Gait Collection Platform/Industrial Computer. These products enable identification of individuals at distances up to 50 meters using ordinary HD cameras without subject cooperation, and are sold to public security bureaus, rail transit authorities, healthcare institutions, urban management agencies, and judicial correction departments.

Product overview

WATRIX.AI (银河水滴) offers a comprehensive gait recognition technology platform consisting of hardware and software products. The core offering includes the 远见系列 (Yuanjian Series) with the Gait Big Data Analysis Platform, Gait High-Performance Server (supporting 2000+ video streams), and Gait Retrieval All-in-One Machine. The 神采系列 (Shencai Series) provides the Gait Collection Platform, Gait Aggregation Management Platform, and Gait Collection Industrial Computer for data capture. For healthcare, the company offers Gait Physiological Analysis System, Gait Analysis All-in-One Machine, and Gait Psychological Analysis System. The rail transit solution includes intelligent video analysis systems with 27 scenario algorithms. The products are designed for public security, healthcare, rail transit, urban management, and judicial correction applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 远见系列: Product line including 步态大数据分析平台 (Gait Big Data Analysis Platform) and 步态高性能服务器 (High-Performance Gait Servers).
• 神采系列

Products and services

• Gait Big Data Analysis Platform (步态大数据分析平台) A video intelligent operational big data platform for urban public security that integrates gait recognition technology with database building, retrieval comparison, control and early warning, gait-face cross-search, clustering archiving, and cross-camera tracking. Supports thousands of concurrent real-time/offline video streams. Designed for public security bureaus and government agencies.
• Gait High-Performance Server (步态高性能服务器) High-performance server available in Standard, Advanced, and Flagship versions supporting over 2000 concurrent real-time video streams. Implements long-distance target identification within 50 meters using standard 2K cameras with anti-disguise and lighting-change resistance. Designed for public security and large-scale surveillance deployments.
• Gait Retrieval All-in-One Machine (步态检索一体机) All-in-one machine supporting 20 concurrent real-time video stream parsing and approximately 33x offline video parsing capability. Features long-distance identification within 50 meters with anti-disguise and lighting-change resistance. Designed for smaller-scale public security and enterprise deployments.
• Gait Collection Platform (步态采集平台 - 神采/Shencai Series) Standard gait collection product built according to China's 'General Technical Specifications for Gait Information Collection'. Provides professional gait collection solutions with real-time video preview, gait angle calculation, and gait quality analysis for rapid and precise collection. Designed for public security agencies and police stations.
• Gait Aggregation Management Platform (步态汇聚管理平台) Supports multi-level gait collection data aggregation at province, city, county, and police station levels, with quality assessment, storage, and statistical analysis of aggregated data. Designed for hierarchical public security data management.
• Gait Collection Industrial Computer (步态采集工控机) Industrial computer for gait information collection at fixed locations. Supports self-service filing to bind identity information with gait information for database entry. Designed for deployment at police stations and public security checkpoints.
• Rail Transit Intelligent Video Analysis System (轨道交通智能视频分析系统) Intelligent video analysis and intelligent behavior analysis system for rail transit applications with 27 different scenario algorithms including passenger flow statistics, intrusion detection, object detection, and service applications. Designed for rail transit authorities and metro operators.
• Intelligent Analysis Box (智能分析盒) Edge computing device for front-end anomaly detection. Supports 20-40 camera inputs for rapid early warning and real-time incident response. Designed for rail transit and infrastructure front-end deployments.
• Gait Physiological Analysis System (步态生理分析系统) Medical gait analysis system using 3D gait analysis technology for clinical, rehabilitation, and health examination scenarios. Uses computer vision and big data analysis to extract gait indicators like stride, speed, and joint angles for health assessment and rehabilitation guidance. Designed for medical institutions including rehabilitation centers and orthopedic departments.
• Gait Analysis All-in-One Machine (步态分析一体机) Hardware device for gait analysis that uses visual sensors and core algorithms to accurately collect and calculate gait indicators. Supports multi-camera processing and 3D model construction with results output within seconds. Designed for medical and clinical environments.
• Gait Psychological Analysis System (步态心理分析系统) Psychological crisis early warning system for mental health assessment. Analyzes depression tendency from long-term archived gait sequences to provide automated mental health evaluation with non-invasive and retrospective capabilities. Designed for mental health facilities and screening programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deploys across 300+ cities, districts and counties in China
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hikvision: China's largest video surveillance equipment and AI analytics provider; directly comparable because Hikvision increasingly embeds AI video analytics (including gait-like analytics) for city-level public security deployments, competing head-to-head with WATRIX on PSB tenders.
• Dahua Technology: Major Chinese video surveillance solutions provider with a deep public-security footprint and an expanding portfolio of AI video analytics; competes with WATRIX in integrated hardware-software bids for city surveillance and rail transit.
• SenseTime: Leading Chinese computer vision AI company providing face recognition, video analytics and surveillance algorithms; comparable to WATRIX as a peer AI-vision platform serving Chinese public-security and city-management customers.
• Megvii Technology: Chinese AI company (Face++) specializing in face recognition and computer vision for city public security and IoT; competes with WATRIX in city-level AI video analytics deployments and biometric identification platforms.
• CloudWalk Technology: Chinese AI firm focused on facial recognition and visual computing for public security and finance; an analogous Chinese AI-biometrics peer competing in the same government-tender market as WATRIX.
• YITU Technology: Chinese AI company building computer vision and intelligent healthcare/medical imaging systems; comparable because YITU serves the same public-security and healthcare verticals as WATRIX with AI imaging analytics.
• NEC (Biometric Solutions): Global vendor with a long-standing, well-known commercial gait recognition product line; the most direct international gait-specific peer, competing with WATRIX on the same underlying biometric modality for security customers.
• Hanwha Vision: Major global video surveillance manufacturer offering AI-enabled cameras and VMS with embedded analytics; a comparable provider of AI video surveillance for city and transit security buyers that competes for the same integrator and end-customer relationships.

Broad incumbents

• iFlytek: Larger Chinese AI incumbent with speech and vision AI applied to government, education and security; comparable because iFlytek competes with WATRIX for AI-vision public-security budgets while operating a much broader portfolio.
• IDEMIA: Global leader in biometric identity (face, fingerprint, iris) used by governments and security agencies; an adjacent incumbent serving similar public-security buyers, useful for cross-modality benchmarking in non-cooperative identification.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/watrixtech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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