HighTorque Showcases Its Product Portfolio at Qualcomm Edge Intelligence Ecosystem Conference

On January 15, the 2026 Qualcomm Edge Intelligence Developer Ecosystem Conference was held in Chengdu. Key enterprises from upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, ecological partners, experts, scholars, and numerous developers gathered together. More than 500 attendees engaged in in-depth discussions on the evolution of edge intelligence technology, ecological cooperation, and application implementation. HighTorque Robotics showcased its core products, including humanoid robots, robotic arms, and joint modules, at the conference.

► Expanding the Product Portfolio, Unlocking Infinite Possibilities

At this ecosystem conference, HighTorque Robotics collaborated with Qualcomm to publicly unveil its six-axis HT-Panthera robotic arm for the first time.The system is equipped with HighTorque Robotics' fully self-developed high-torque brushless direct-drive planetary joint modules. The master arm is fitted with a two-finger teleoperation manipulator, enabling remote control of the slave arm end-effector to perform grasping tasks. It also conducts real-time data collection, providing support for subsequent model training and algorithm iteration.HighTorque Robotics has established an in-depth partnership with Qualcomm, achieving continuous advancements in key technical areas including data collection adaptation, model training, inference deployment, and teleoperation. A live demonstration of the VLA (π0) solution equipped with a vision system was conducted, enabling precise object recognition and grasping.Boasting high payload, high precision, full open-source access and low cost, the HT-Panthera robotic arm is well-adapted to its partners' ecosystems, driving industrial collaboration and application implementation through co-creation.

As a high-performance, lightweight humanoid robot with industrial-grade capabilities, the Mini Pi Plus demonstrated exceptional motion control performance at the conference, with a full day of stable, fault-free and damage-free display.

The platform supports the connection and integration of a variety of external sensors and functional modules, including the RealSense D435i, ZED Mini, and voice interaction modules, enabling core functionalities such as voice interaction and autonomous recognition.

In addition to complete robots and robotic arms, HighTorque Robotics also showcased its fully self-developed and self-manufactured joint modules and 7-channel CAN main control box, providing upstream and downstream ecological partners with complete underlying solutions that integrate software and hardware.

► Roundtable Forum – Robotics Ecosystem: Bringing Together Representatives from Education, Open-Source Communities and Platform Sectors to Explore Pathways for Empowering Developers

Robotics Ecosystem Roundtable Forum (From left to right: Liu Weibin, Head of Developer Ecosystem at Agibot Intelligence Technology; Gu Qiang, Founder of Guyueju & CEO of Jingfeng Micro Control; Liu Yuhao, VP of R&D at HighTorque Robotics; Li Jianghao, ROS Evangelist & CEO of Co-evolution; Hou Ningzhe, CEO of Yuansheng Technology; Guo Yunfei, Co-founder & CTO of Hangzhou Feikuo Technology)

Liu Yuhao, Vice President of R&D at HighTorque Robotics, shared professional insights on the following topics:

1. What is the driving value of open-source hardware for the robotics industry ecosystem? How does HighTorque build a healthy developer ecosystem through its open-source hardware products and developer support system?

Starting from the pain points in the industry, HighTorque has accurately identified three core challenges faced by developers: high procurement costs, poor reusability, and insufficient scalability. Traditional robotic hardware is mostly custom-designed, leaving equipment prone to idleness after project completion, and making it difficult to flexibly connect external devices such as cameras and actuators.

In response, HighTorque has adopted a "Lego-style modular" design philosophy. It breaks down core components—including robotic arms, legs, and heads—into standardized, quickly detachable modules, while maximizing the openness of hardware interfaces. This provides developers with a hardware foundation that enables flexible adaptation and rapid assembly.

2. How should ecological players such as hardware manufacturers and software/algorithm providers achieve division of labor and collaboration? How should key technical standards and interfaces be formulated and opened up to support the rapid integration, iteration and upgrading of multi-vendor software and hardware?

As a hardware supplier, HighTorque Robotics has core requirements on the software side: high stability, strong reusability, excellent scalability, and controllable costs. Due to the divergence of various protocols and standards, compatibility issues for software vendors across different hardware products are prominent. We believe that standards should be unified first, which will significantly lower the threshold for building complete robots.

3. Looking ahead, what new opportunities and trends in the robotics industry ecosystem are worthy of attention?

The emotional value of robots—particularly companion robots—will emerge as one of the key application scenarios. In terms of ecosystem development, HighTorque Robotics has established a full-chain development ecosystem centered on open-source hardware. This ecosystem integrates hardware modular design, driver-layer development, and rapid algorithm validation, continuously lowering the technical and cost barriers to robot development. It helps build an open, collaborative, and continuously evolving robotics industry ecosystem.

► Ecological Synergy, Win-Win Cooperation

Building on its existing product portfolio, HighTorque Robotics continues to expand its industrial ecosystem layout.

（1）We open up diverse ecological cooperation policies and sincerely invite more industry partners to join us.

Relying on HighTorque's full-industry-chain layout, large-scale mass production capabilities and open-source ecosystem, we will advance in-depth cooperation with an open attitude.

（2）Cooperation Models

• Conduct technology development and scenario co-creation based on the underlying software and hardware ecosystem built by HighTorque.

• Jointly participate in industry exhibitions and co-host developer ecosystem events.

• Other potential forms of cooperation are also open for discussion and negotiation.

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