Estun Automation

埃斯顿Advanced

A Nanjing industrial-robot leader reportedly now China's top-shipping domestic maker of industrial robots.

Estun was founded in Nanjing in 1993 by Bo Wu, and is now led by his son, Kan Wu, as vice chairman and president. It started out making motion-control components such as CNC systems and servo motors, then moved downstream into building complete industrial robots, giving it an in-house chain from core components to finished machines; its Nanjing factory runs a line where “robots build robots.” It listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2015 (002747). Reportedly, in 2025 its industrial-robot shipments in the Chinese market surpassed the “Big Four” — FANUC, ABB, KUKA, and Yaskawa — for the first time, making it the top seller domestically. On March 9, 2026, it listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange main board (02715), becoming China's first industrial-robot company with both A-share and H-share listings; the proceeds are earmarked mainly for overseas capacity, acquisitions, and R&D, and the company is also moving into embodied AI for industrial settings.

ExampleAmong domestic brands, Estun ships more of the 6-axis industrial arms commonly seen on welding, palletizing, automotive, and battery production lines than almost any other Chinese maker.

Also called: Nanjing Estun Automation Co., Ltd., Estun
Related: Industrial Robot · Big Four of Industrial Robotics · Domestic Substitution · Servo Motor · 6-Axis Robot Arm · Palletizing / Depalletizing
Sources: 埃斯顿官网：埃斯顿港股上市，A+H双资本平台战略加速国际化布局 (Chinese)
证券时报：埃斯顿总裁吴侃专访 (Chinese)
钛媒体：埃斯顿的中国机器人故事，要用真金白银撑起来 (Chinese)
As of: 2026-03