Huawei-backed Hubble joins angel round for tactile-sensing startup Shita
What's the deal? Shenzhen Shita Robotics TechnologyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has closed an angel round, the company said on October 13. Investors include HuaweiDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s Hubble InvestmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a fund under Shenzhen Hi-Tech Investment GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Gaoxuan Investment, with Duowei CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → acting as sole financial adviser.
What does it do? Shita develops electronic skin built on flexible photonic-crystal materials that sense touch by changing colour under pressure. The company says its skin can be thinner than 1mm, with a sensing density above 10,000 points per square centimetre, suited to applications such as robotic dexterous hands.
What's the money for? The round will fund product research and iteration, plus commercialisation. Shita is targeting embodied intelligence, consumer electronics, and industrial use cases.
The signal: Tactile sensing is becoming a focus area as robotics firms chase finer manipulation for humanoid and dexterous systems. Hubble's involvement signals that Huawei's investment arm sees electronic skin as a building block for that push.
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