The BYD Company Ltd. $1211 (+0 %) is investing in Chietom together with other companies in order to expand in the field of robotic transmissions, according to local media reports.
According to the report, BYD has invested in Beijing Chietom Precision Transmission Technology Co. Ltd. together with Suzhou Suchuang Manufacturing and other partner companies.
Chietom Precision Transmission Technology develops robotic transmissions. Chietom is a specialist in the field of precision transmissions, particularly for robot speed reducers.
This move underlines BYD Company's ambition to expand beyond the pure electric car market into robotics and industrial automation.
The company specializes in the research and production of precision reduction gears, gearboxes and core components for industrial robots.
Chietom Precision offers standardized and customized solutions for the global market for robots and high-end equipment. However, the amount of the investment and the financial details were not disclosed.
Beijing Chietom Precision Transmission Technology Co. Ltd. was founded in 2015 and is a national high-tech company.
The products, which are developed entirely independently, are used in industrial robots, construction machinery and other areas. Chietom specializes in the development and production of precision transmissions for robot joints.
BYD, meanwhile, focuses on robots with embodied intelligence, according to the Chinese company's response to investor inquiries in October 2025. Collaborations such as equity investments and business partnerships create new resources.
In December 2021, the Chinese technology group acquired a stake in lidar and robotics startup Robosense, a provider of technologies for autonomous driving and connected vehicles, with the aim of developing innovative sensor technologies.
