# Estun Automation completes buyout of robotics unit Codroid

*The Chinese industrial robotics maker paid 487 million yuan in cash to bring collaborative arms and embodied AI software in-house under consolidated accounts.*

**Published:** September 7, 2026  
**By:** Xiuying Luo  
**Section:** Robotics & Automation — China  
**Format:** Breaking  
**Confidence:** medium  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/estun-automation-completes-buyout-robotics-unit-codroid-204  
**Publisher:** East Asia Brief (https://eastasiabrief.com/)

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## What to know

- The transaction brings lightweight articulated arms and robotic motion algorithms under the company's direct operational control.

![Technicians inspect lightweight collaborative robotic arms along a production line inside an industrial automation facility. (AI-generated image)](https://eastasiabrief.com/media/2026-09-07-5c34d35194fb.webp)
*Technicians inspect lightweight collaborative robotic arms along a production line inside an industrial automation facility. (AI-generated image)*

Estun Automation said Sept. 7 it had completed the buyout of collaborative robotics unit Estun Codroid, folding the subsidiary into its group accounts to accelerate flexible factory automation.

The transaction brings lightweight articulated arms and robotic motion algorithms under the company's direct operational control. Estun Automation is China's largest domestic industrial robot producer by shipment volume.

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Cite as: East Asia Brief, "Estun Automation completes buyout of robotics unit Codroid," September 7, 2026. https://eastasiabrief.com/robotics/estun-automation-completes-buyout-robotics-unit-codroid-204