DeepBlue Technology
DeepBlue Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is an AI company developing autonomous driving vehicles, intelligent robots, computer vision industrial inspection systems, and proprietary large language models for healthcare, smart city, and consumer applications, serving governments, transit operators, manufacturers, hospitals, and distributors across China and 20+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersShanghai, China
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What DeepBlue Technology does
DeepBlue Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a Shanghai-based artificial intelligence company founded in 2014 by Chen Haibo, operating across five technical pillars — computer vision, autonomous driving, biological intelligence, cognitive intelligence, and silicon-based large language models. The company has built a multi-product portfolio organized around four business segments: Autonomous Driving (Panda Smart Bus, Panda Sweeping King, hydrogen-powered logistics vehicles, autonomous taxis), Intelligent Robotics (Xiaolanjing indoor cleaning, Lanjingling UV disinfection, Xiaoxiniu outdoor cleaning, service robots), Industrial Intelligence (Jianshi Tiger/Elephant/Shendiao computer vision inspection platforms), and AI Large Models (MetaMind personal memory app, Silicon Brain SaaS platform, DeepBlue-MR-v1 medical reasoning model). Underlying these products is a vertically integrated stack spanning foundational research (DeepBlue Academy with Tsinghua, SJTU, Central South University partnerships; Turing Award and Nobel laureate committee), proprietary training data accumulated across 200,000+ km of real-world autonomous driving and 100 billion-entry medical knowledge base, and in-house manufacturing through Panda Automobile (acquired Yiqi Lingyuan vehicle production and Hunan Jialijian battery recycling in November 2022).
The company serves a diversified but contract-driven customer base: government and public transit authorities (Shanghai Bus Group 500-unit order, Tianjin Eco-city, multiple municipal deployments across 5+ Chinese cities with autonomous driving licenses), manufacturing enterprises (COMAC, Baosteel, Haier, Midea, Luoyang Xavi Abrasives), healthcare institutions (Wuhan Central Hospital across 55 clinics, Wuhan Union Hospital, Wuhan 12355 Youth Platform), and international distribution (LG Group's 25,000-unit disinfection robot order, Nordic authorized agent, Belt and Road engagements in Uzbekistan, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Russia). Revenue mechanics are predominantly hardware sales (autonomous vehicles, robots, industrial inspection equipment) supplemented by subscription/recurring revenue from the Silicon Brain SaaS platform, outcome-based pricing via a 'contract efficiency management' model for industrial customers, and emerging direct-to-consumer distribution for the AI Companion Doll launched August 2025.
Go-to-market is multi-pronged: enterprise field sales for autonomous vehicles and medical AI (with system integrators such as ZTE targeting 100 hospital deployments in 3 years), direct government procurement for smart city and industrial park projects (Wuhan, Luoyang, Yinchuan Suyin, Guangxi, Xiangtan, Pudong), and channel partner/distributor networks for international expansion (Nordic agent, Belt and Road government deals, Russian trade delegations). The company closed a multi-hundred-million RMB Pre-IPO round led by state-owned Pudong Venture Capital Group in April 2025 and completed joint-stock reform in May 2025 in preparation for a public listing, while expanding headcount to 501-1,000 employees distributed across headquarters, four R&D centers (Beijing, Jinan, Wuhan, Shenzhen), and multiple manufacturing bases.
DeepBlue Technology firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- DeepBlue Technology
- Legal name
- 深兰人工智能科技（上海）股份有限公司
- Website
- https://deepblueai.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- DeepBlue Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is an AI company developing autonomous driving vehicles, intelligent robots, computer vision industrial inspection systems, and proprietary large language models for healthcare, smart city, and consumer applications, serving governments, transit operators, manufacturers, hospitals, and distributors across China and 20+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
DeepBlue Technology industry classification
Industry- Product category
- AI Robotics and Autonomous Driving
- NAICS
- Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Software Publishers (51321)
- SIC
- Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF), Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA)
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Where DeepBlue Technology is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Shanghai
- HQ country
- China
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices11 records
Markets served
DeepBlue Technology business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Autonomous Driving Vehicles and Fleets: Sale of autonomous driving vehicles including Panda Smart Buses, autonomous sweeping vehicles, and hydrogen-powered vehicles. Revenue from bulk fleet orders such as 500-unit bus orders. Includes整车 design, manufacturing, and aftersales service through acquired manufacturing entities.
- AI Robots and Smart Equipment: Sale and export of AI-powered robots including indoor cleaning robots (小兰鲸), UV disinfection robots (兰精灵), outdoor sweeping robots, and delivery/service robots. Major international orders including 25,000-unit disinfection robot export and LG Group orders.
- AI Medical Products and Solutions: AI medical diagnosis products including AI physiological health detection instruments (扁鹊), AI diagnosis assistant systems deployed in hospitals, and AI companion digital products for mental health. Revenue from both product sales and solution deployment in medical institutions.
- Industrial Intelligence Solutions: AI industrial inspection equipment (剑齿虎, 剑齿象, 金雕) and industrial brain systems sold to manufacturing clients. Business model includes 'contract efficiency management' — free equipment initially, then fees collected based on actual cost reduction achieved.
- Smart City Solutions and AI SaaS: Smart city platform deployments (智慧街区, 智慧城市), Silicon Brain SaaS platform subscriptions, and digital human generation services for enterprise customers. Includes platform fees and customization services.
- C-end AI Consumer Products: AI companion toys and products targeting individual consumers, launched via e-commerce platforms and retail channels. Emerging consumer-facing revenue stream.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome Based/ Performance | Multi-year contract | Contract Efficiency Management (合同增效管理) — Industrial AI inspection equipment |
| Other | Monthly | AI Companion Doll (AI玩偶) for children's mental health |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels6 records
DeepBlue Technology product offering
Product offeringCore offering
DeepBlue Technology manufactures and sells AI-powered autonomous vehicles (Panda Smart Bus, Panda Sweeping King), intelligent service robots (cleaning, disinfection, education, service), industrial vision inspection equipment, smart city platforms (V2X, parking, community, building) and AI medical systems, all built on proprietary computer vision, multi-sensor fusion, deep learning, voice interaction and AI large model technology. It also operates consumer AI offerings including an AI companion doll and the HaoJiMao mobile app, serving governments, enterprises and individual consumers across approximately 17 countries.
Product overview
DeepBlue Technology operates as an AI company with a multi-product portfolio spanning four main business segments: Autonomous Driving (autonomous buses, sweeping vehicles, logistics vehicles), Intelligent Robotics (cleaning robots, disinfection robots, service robots), Industrial Intelligence (vision-based inspection equipment), and Smart City (connected transportation, cultural tourism, community, and building platforms). The company also has significant AI large model capabilities including the MetaMind silicon-based knowledge model, Silicon Brain SaaS platform for digital human generation, and specialized medical AI models. Products range from B2B industrial and commercial applications (Panda Smart Bus, inspection equipment) to B2C consumer products (AI companion dolls, memory management apps). The autonomous driving and robotics products share core AI technologies like computer vision, autonomous navigation and multi-sensor fusion. The AI model products (MetaMind, Silicon Brain SaaS) serve as underlying platforms powering both the robotics products and specialized applications like medical AI and smart city services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- 熊猫智能公交车: L4 autonomous driving large intelligent bus with handprint recognition, autonomous driving, smart cockpit technologies
- 熊猫扫路王
- 小兰鲸
- 兰精灵
- Metamind
- 硅基大脑SaaS平台
- DeepBlue-MR-v1
- 猫头鹰
- 剑齿虎
- AI数字伙伴
- 智能体多元宇宙
- 汉境
Products and services
- Panda Smart Bus An autonomous-driving public-transit bus (also described as a 12-meter-class autonomous city bus and a 7-meter mini autonomous bus) developed for municipal transit operators using computer vision, multi-sensor fusion, automatic driving control, deep learning and voice/navigation positioning. It targets city governments and bus operators addressing congestion and low-carbon public transport.
- Panda Sweeping King An autonomous-driving street-cleaning vehicle built with intelligent vision and autonomous control systems for unattended urban street cleaning, deployed alongside the Panda Smart Bus pilots.
- Xiaolanjing Indoor cleaning robot for home, hotel, building and outdoor-like environments, selling into service-sector buyers seeking autonomous floor cleaning.
- Lanjingling UV disinfection robot for hospitals, hotels, public spaces and other venues requiring infection control and hygiene automation.
- Xiaoxiniu Outdoor cleaning robot for outdoor-like environments including larger venues and outdoor service-sector settings.
- Xiaoboshi AI education robot for educational institutions and learning environments.
- Xiaoeqing General-purpose AI service robot for hotels, retail and other service-sector environments.
- Jianshi Tiger AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) equipment for paper printing and flat-surface defect detection, providing sub-millimeter defect detection and 24-hour continuous operation for paper and printing production lines.
- Jianshi Elephant AOI equipment for defect inspection across heterogeneous materials and non-flat surfaces, targeting industrial manufacturers (e.g. textile) needing vision inspection of 3D / non-flat / heterogeneous workpieces.
- Shendiao Flagship industrial-intelligence AI hardware offering extending Jianshi Tiger / Jianshi Elephant capabilities to additional industrial inspection scenarios.
- AI Medical Large Model (DeepBlue medical large model) AI foundation model applied to general disease detection (claimed at >95% accuracy on multiple common-disease tasks) for healthcare institutions and primary-care clinics, integrated with medical imaging devices for sub-second inference.
- AI Diagnosis Assistant AI diagnosis and reporting system that integrates with MRI and CT equipment to assist medical professionals with imaging-based diagnosis and automated reporting.
- Bianque AI Physical Health Detector Portable AI medical device for personalized physical examination and health detection, delivering sub-second AI inference for individual consumers and clinics.
- AI Wisdom TCM AI Traditional Chinese Medicine intelligence product for personal health consultation and TCM diagnostics.
- HaoJiMao App Direct-to-consumer AI application for individual users, exposing DeepBlue AI capabilities (e.g. AI consumer products, lifestyle AI) to the C-end market.
- AI Companion Doll AI companion doll hardware product for C-end consumers, with applications including youth mental health.
- AI Digital Companion (Youth Mental Health) Digital AI companion product targeting youth mental health, designed for C-end consumer users.
- MetaMind (Silicon-based Knowledge Model App) Silicon-based knowledge model mobile app powered by DeepBlue's AI large model, with companion and dialogue capabilities for individual consumers.
- Silicon Brain SaaS Platform Enterprise SaaS platform built on DeepBlue's AI large model, supporting AI chain distributed inference and serving enterprise developers and integrators.
- Smart Connected (V2X Platform) V2X (vehicle-to-everything) smart-city platform delivered in cooperation with the three major domestic telecom operators, enabling vehicle-road-cloud connectivity and autonomous-driving infrastructure.
- AI Wisdom Parking Service Platform AI-driven smart parking service platform for municipalities and parking operators, providing intelligent parking guidance and management.
- Smart Community Platform AI-driven smart community platform for residential and commercial community digitalization, delivered in cooperation with telecom operators.
- Smart Building Platform AI-driven smart building platform for commercial buildings, offices and real estate operators, enabling AI-enabled building automation.
- Smart Culture/Tourism Platform AI-driven smart culture/tourism platform for cultural venues, scenic spots and tourism destinations, improving visitor experience and operational efficiency.
- Smart Street Block Platform AI-driven smart street block platform for city-block-level digitalization, integrating with telecom operators' smart-city programs.
- Intelligent Agent Multiverse (Metaverse) Metaverse and AI general-purpose physical agent product offering leveraging DeepBlue's AI capabilities for autonomous execution in simulated and physical environments.
Quantifiable outcome
- Panda Smart Bus: Over 200,000 km cumulative driving, 200,000+ passengers, zero accidents, zero traffic violations across multiple Chinese cities
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use DeepBlue Technology
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
DeepBlue Technology technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability14 records
Feature11 records
DeepBlue Technology partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Uzbekistan Partners (乌兹别克斯坦合作方)coreSmart city project for Yangi Tashkent New City — DeepBlue serves as core AI technology provider and system integrator for four major projects: smart city brain, smart residential, international airport cargo hub, and SmartEco AI zero-waste sanitation system. Total project value USD 2 billion.
- Russian Education and Business Federation (俄罗斯教育与商业联合会)minorRussian Education and Business Federation delegation visited to discuss AI applications in education systems, child development companion, and commercial scenarios. Interest in embodied AI and educational technology cooperation.
- Russian Robot Association (俄罗斯机器人协会)minorRussian Robot Association delegation visited DeepBlue headquarters to discuss embodied AI technology systems, intelligent equipment products, and AI agent applications in education and child companion scenarios.
- Norwegian Technology Service Provider (挪威技术服务商)minorDesignated as authorized agent for Norwegian market. First order covering two robot models for Nordic market. Products entering testing and channel expansion phase in Europe.
- Uganda Healthcare Partners (乌干达医疗合作伙伴)minorOnline meeting established cooperation intention for health therapy robot products in Africa. Both parties aligned on regional agency and long-term cooperation. Physical visit and further negotiations being planned.
- Iraq National Infrastructure Development Foundation (伊拉克国家基建发展基金会)coreComprehensive strategic cooperation covering smart infrastructure, AI construction equipment, energy industrial upgrading, digital finance, smart healthcare, mental health AI education, AI talent ecosystem, and AI industry fund. Includes establishing joint venture in Iraq.
- Zhongxing Telecom (中兴通讯)coreJoint release of next-generation AI diagnosis assistant AI agent full-scenario solution at WAIC 2025. DeepBlue provides medical large model technology; Zhongxing provides computing infrastructure, AI terminals, and cloud devices. Targeting 100 hospital AI deployments in 3 years.
- Greenland Group (绿地集团)coreJoint venture 'Lvdian Shenal AI Medical Technology Co., Ltd.' established to promote DeepBlue AI medical diagnosis large model products, build AI private doctor system, and create China's leading AI medical technology company.
- Xiangtan Yuhu District Government (湘潭市雨湖区)minorDistrict government delegation visited DeepBlue to discuss 'One Hardware Two Software' project cooperation including robots, medical diagnosis large model, and youth mental health large model.
- China Dredging Association & CCCC Dredging Group (中国疏浚协会 & 中交疏浚集团)coreStrategic cooperation on AI dredging large model R&D and AI dredging equipment development. DeepBlue will collaborate with the association and CCCC Dredging to build AI large model for the dredging industry and jointly develop next-generation AI dredging equipment.
- Wuhan Jianghan District Government (武汉市江汉区政府)coreSigned agreement for 'Medical AI Model Development and Application Project Based on Professional Knowledge and Agent-Driven Technology'. Targets CDSS systems, DRG intelligent cost control, and primary healthcare empowerment.
- Wuhan Central Hospital (武汉市中心医院)core
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Industrial Park Investment Promotion Center (广西壮族自治区园区投促中心)minorGuangxi government delegation visited to explore AI industry cooperation. DeepBlue plans to set up regional headquarters or R&D center in Guangxi, leveraging China-ASEAN market for AI hardware and technology exports.
- Yinchuan Suyin Industrial Park Management Committee (银川市苏银产业园管理委员会)coreDeepBlue will invest in 'DeepBlue AI Special Equipment Western Industrial Backup Headquarters Base' in Suyin Industrial Park, building AI robot manufacturing, autonomous vehicle production, and intelligent manufacturing equipment base. Phase 1 construction starts March 2025, production begins September 2025.
- Sri Lanka Investment Promotion Bureau (斯里兰卡投资促进部)minorMet with Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe at Belt and Road Summit. Discussed AI talent cultivation, joint research, smart city construction, and AI industry upgrading cooperation in South Asia.
- CRRC Times Electric (中车时代电动汽车股份有限公司)coreCooperation on autonomous driving technology, AI-defined vehicle joint R&D, Panda Automobile manufacturing, and joint venture establishment. DeepBlue provides autonomous driving technology; CRRC provides vehicle manufacturing capabilities.
- Marco Polo (常州) Bus Manufacturing Co. (马可波罗常州客车制造有限公司)coreJoint brand intelligent hydrogen energy bus development with Panda-Macro Polo joint brand. Target 600 vehicles in 3 years globally. Marco Polo provides vehicle manufacturing; DeepBlue provides AI systems; partners provide hydrogen fuel cell technology.
- Yiqi Lingyuan Automobile Manufacturing Co. (一汽凌源汽车制造有限公司)coreAcquired by Panda Automobile (DeepBlue subsidiary). Yiqi Lingyuan becomes DeepBlue's vehicle manufacturing base with complete vehicle production qualifications for pickup trucks, light trucks, medium/heavy trucks, and special vehicles.
- Hunan Jialijian New Energy Technology Co. (湖南加立减新能源科技有限公司)coreAcquired by Panda Automobile. Specializes in new energy battery recycling and cascade utilization. Will launch battery banking services and recycling projects supporting DeepBlue's new energy vehicle ecosystem.
- Shandong Taishan Steel Group (山东泰山钢铁集团)minorJoint venture for production of autonomous driving new energy sanitation vehicles and equipment. Also exploring hydrogen storage equipment and hydrogen energy business based on Taishan's hydrogen production capabilities.
- Rongchuang (融创) Real Estate — Bund One MansionminorSmart residential project at Bund One Mansion, Shanghai. Deployed DeepBlue palm-vein access control, elevator control, AI video security analysis for luxury residential complex. Multi-layer security system with hand-pulse identity verification.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
DeepBlue Technology competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Baidu (Apollo): Operates Apollo, China's leading open-source autonomous driving platform. Direct competitor in L4 autonomous buses (Apollo Bus) and robotaxi deployments, targeting the same municipal government customers with similar vision-centric AI technology stacks.
- Pony.ai: L4 autonomous driving company with commercial robotaxi operations in China. Competes with DeepBlue's Panda Smart Bus in the autonomous commercial vehicle category and shares the same vision-based multi-sensor fusion technology approach.
- Geek+: Global leader in logistics and commercial cleaning robots, competing with DeepBlue's AI robot lineup (Xiaolanjing, Lanjingling) in warehouse automation, commercial cleaning, and disinfection applications for B2B customers.
- TuSimple: Autonomous trucking company with comparable L4 autonomous driving technology stack. While focused on trucks rather than buses, the underlying vision-centric multi-sensor fusion autonomous driving platform is directly competitive.
- UBTech Robotics: Humanoid and service robot manufacturer that directly competes with DeepBlue's robot portfolio in commercial cleaning and service applications. Both target B2B customers in hospitality, healthcare, and public spaces with AI-powered service robots.
Broad incumbents
- SenseTime: Hong Kong-listed AI platform with core computer vision capabilities directly comparable to DeepBlue's vision technology. Operates across smart city, healthcare, and automotive verticals with significantly greater capital resources.
- iFlytek: China's leading AI company in speech recognition and NLP, comparable to DeepBlue's natural language and medical AI capabilities. Direct competitor in medical AI, with established hospital deployment networks and larger R&D resources.
- Megvii Technology (Face++): AI company specializing in computer vision and deep learning, comparable to DeepBlue's CV technology base. Operates Brain++ platform and serves similar smart city, logistics, and industrial inspection verticals with established enterprise customers.
Emerging players
- InferVision: Medical AI company specializing in imaging diagnostics and clinical decision support. Directly comparable to DeepBlue's medical AI product line (DeepBlue-MR-v1, AI Diagnosis Assistant) with overlapping hospital customers.
- CloudMinds: Cloud AI and robotics company with service robot deployments in hospitality and healthcare. Comparable to DeepBlue's service robot business model with overlapping customer segments in hotels and hospitals.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Profiles11 records
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Funding rounds6 records
Investors9 records
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Frequently asked questions about DeepBlue Technology
What does DeepBlue Technology do?
DeepBlue Technology manufactures and sells AI-powered autonomous vehicles (Panda Smart Bus, Panda Sweeping King), intelligent service robots (cleaning, disinfection, education, service), industrial vision inspection equipment, smart city platforms (V2X, parking, community, building) and AI medical systems, all built on proprietary computer vision, multi-sensor fusion, deep learning, voice interaction and AI large model technology. It also operates consumer AI offerings including an AI companion doll and the HaoJiMao mobile app, serving governments, enterprises and individual consumers across approximately 17 countries.
Is DeepBlue Technology a public or private company?
DeepBlue Technology is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was DeepBlue Technology founded?
DeepBlue Technology was founded in 2014. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is DeepBlue Technology based?
DeepBlue Technology is headquartered in Shanghai, China, in the Asia region.
How does DeepBlue Technology make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Autonomous Driving Vehicles and Fleets are the primary driver. The others are AI Robots and Smart Equipment, AI Medical Products and Solutions, industrial Intelligence Solutions, smart City Solutions and AI SaaS and C-end AI Consumer Products.
Who are DeepBlue Technology's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Baidu (Apollo), Pony.ai, Geek+, TuSimple and UBTech Robotics. Broad incumbents are SenseTime, iFlytek and Megvii Technology (Face++). Emerging players are InferVision and CloudMinds.
Does DeepBlue Technology have an API?
No public API is recorded for DeepBlue Technology.
What industry is DeepBlue Technology in?
DeepBlue Technology's product category is AI Robotics and Autonomous Driving. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAEAHAF, AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services, with a secondary code of HSAHACAF, AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting). Its NAICS code is 334511 and its SIC code is 3812.