# Lianhe Sowell receives LOI for RMB200M investment for robot R&D and Hangzhou plant

Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd received a non-binding letter of intent from Hangzhou Yuhang Economic Development Equity Investment Fund for up to RMB200 million. The funds will support R&D of next-generation industrial robots and construction of a manufacturing base in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-05-12
- Where: Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China
- Value: $27.7M (200.0M CNY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 industrial robots per year
- Products: intelligent collaborative robots, high-precision robotic arms, vision-only systems, intelligent painting robots, specialized industrial robots
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/84661.md)
- [Hangzhou Yuhang Economic Development Equity Investment Fund](https://endata.com/companies/84662.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2004024/000121390025041779/ea0241436ex99-1_lianhe.htm), 2025-05-12: "The Company plans to apply the investment primarily to support the R&D of its next-generation industrial robots and the construction of the Company's manufacturing base in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/12/3079157/0/en/Lianhe-Sowell-International-Group-Ltd-Received-Letter-of-Intent-for-Investment-from-A-Large-Investment-Fund-in-China.html), 2025-05-12: "The Company plans to apply the investment primarily to support the R&D of its next-generation industrial robots and the construction of the Company’s manufacturing base in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province."

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