Estun lifts net profit as Chinese robot gross margins widen
The Chinese automation builder reported a 22% third-quarter net income gain to 18.7 million yuan on Oct. 29, after shedding unprofitable contracts and buying an embodied AI unit.
XLBy Xiuying Luo, China correspondent, robotics and manufacturing··Updated October 30, 2026·3 min read
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Estun Automation reported a 22% rise in third-quarter net profit to 18.7 million yuan ($2.6 million) on Oct. 29, 2026, confirming an operational turnaround across its factory robot lines.
The Nanjing-based company is China's largest domestic industrial robot builder by volume, holding roughly 10% of the domestic market. Third-quarter revenue fell 12% to 1.10 billion yuan ($154.5 million).
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China correspondent, robotics and manufacturing — Xiuying Luo covers Chinese robot makers, machine tools and the automation of assembly work across the manufacturing base.
