Designed for movement.
An articulated quadruped architecture with aluminum components and a defined kinematic model, connecting physical design to control.
IN DEVELOPMENT · QUADRUPED ROBOTICS
Engineering
the next step.
Intelligent movement starts with thoughtful engineering. We’re building a quadruped platform that connects mechanical design with learned control.
Meet the platform
01 / THE PLATFORM
Four legs.
One ambitious beginning.
A research platform for exploring how robots move, balance, and interact with the physical world. Developed from the joint up.
12Actuated joints
Three degrees of freedom per leg
Three degrees of freedom per leg
27.25 kgModeled mass
Current CAD model · subject to change
Current CAD model · subject to change
13Connected links
One integrated mechanical system
One integrated mechanical system
Development specifications from the V1 robot model. Hardware performance is still being validated.
02 / THE ENGINEERING
Built as a system.
Refined at every layer.
Hardware and software evolve together. Our development workflow brings design, simulation, and control into the same loop.
Learning to take a step.
Reinforcement learning workflows explore locomotion policies in simulation before progressing toward hardware validation.
Test. Understand. Iterate.
Robot descriptions and simulation environments let us examine joint behavior, improve control, and iterate on the platform.
03 / OUR VISION
The world isn’t flat.
Robotics shouldn’t
stand still.
We believe legged robots can extend what machines can do beyond structured environments.
Chinbi Robotics is at the beginning of that journey. Our focus today is the foundation: a capable mechanical platform, reliable control, and a disciplined path from simulation to the physical world.
Follow the engineering journey04 / DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY
Progress starts
with the fundamentals.
We’re developing the platform step by step. Two milestones are already behind us — here’s what’s done, what’s in progress, and what’s next.
- 01DONE
Hardware bring-up
All 12 RS04 actuators wired on a CAN bus, with stable low-level control confirmed on the physical robot.
- 02DONE
Locomotion policy in simulation
A flat-ground walking policy trained in Isaac Lab — PPO, ~3,000 iterations, ~43 minutes on a single RTX 3060 — reaching a 99.2% survival rate.
- 03IN PROGRESS
Sim-to-real transfer
Deploying the trained policy onto the physical robot for its first real-world steps, with stair-climbing training running in parallel.
- 04NEXT
Field MVP & first paying customer
Once the robot can walk reliably outside simulation, it can be rented out — the target is a first paying customer within roughly 6 months.
HARDWARE, NOT JUST A CONCEPT
05 / TECHNOLOGY & IP
We own the stack.
We’re localizing the rest.
In-house design across mechanics, control, and locomotion — with a clear roadmap to localize the one component we still source externally.
| Component | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical design (frame, joints, legs) | In-house | Design, simulation, and in-house machining / 3D printing |
| Real-time control & firmware | In-house | STM32H7, CAN bus scheduling, custom-written drivers |
| Locomotion algorithms (RL) | In-house | Isaac Lab, custom reward design & training curriculum |
| Systems & sensor integration | In-house | Hardware architecture, power system, sensor suite |
| QDD actuators & power electronics | Phase 1: sourced | Phase 2: in-house motor & driver development |
From sourced to self-made
Phase 1: source actuators externally. Phase 2, once resourced: develop motors and drive electronics in-house — targeting ≥80% localization.
Built around Thái Nguyên
Electronics and machining partners near Thái Nguyên form a fairly complete local ecosystem, shortening the design-to-prototype loop.
Patent filed, trademark pending
PCT patent WO/2026/109238 (embedded vapour-chamber cooling); a Chinbi trademark application is filed with Vietnam’s IP Office.
06 / MARKET OPPORTUNITY
A ~$6B global market by 2030 — and Vietnam still has no domestic platform.
Legged robots are becoming real operating tools. Vietnam imports nearly 100% of them today.
~$6BGlobal quadruped robot market by 2030 — from ~$1.7B today, growing ~28%/year
$120–180M/yrServiceable slice for Chinbi: Southeast Asia — education, events, and inspection
15–25B VND(~US$0.6–1M) — Chinbi’s 3-year revenue target inside Vietnam
A national tailwind for deep tech
Resolution 57-NQ/TW makes science, technology, and digital transformation a national priority, with strong incentives for deep-tech startups; a “state–university–enterprise” mechanism is designed to push research to market.
Few real deep-tech robotics builders
Most domestic “robotics companies” import and distribute robots from China. Very few own the full stack — mechanical, electronics, control, AI — and manufacture locally.
07 / BUSINESS MODEL
Four revenue lines, phased from cash flow now to platform scale.
We start with what’s sellable the moment the demo is ready, then layer on higher-value lines as field reliability is proven.
Event & demo rental
The earliest cash flow, with a low barrier to entry — live as soon as the demo is ready.
~15–30M VND (~US$600–1,200) per event, with an on-site technician
Training & education (B2B)
Robotics education, “Robocon-as-a-service,” and research platforms sold to labs.
Leverages an existing education-sector network
Industrial inspection & facility monitoring
Expanding into enterprise accounts once field reliability is proven.
Dual-use / defense
Once the platform is mature and the corporate structure is fully in place.
08 / COMPETITIVE POSITION
Same class of robot — about one-fifth the price of Unitree A2, one-sixth of Spot.
We win on local price, on-the-ground support, and owning the technology — not on raw spec sheets.
| Criteria | Chinbi | Unitree A2 | Boston Dynamics Spot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (comparable class) | ~300M VND (~US$12K) | ~1.3B VND (~US$52K) | ~1.7B VND (~US$68K) |
| Event rental service | ~15–25M VND/event, with technician | No such service | No such service |
| Local support & customization | Direct, full-stack | Through a distributor | Very limited |
| Firmware / control ownership | Yes — custom-written | No (closed) | No (closed) |
| Localization / dual-use potential | Roadmap to ≥80% localization | None | None (export-restricted) |
Rental rate ~15–25M VND per event (single day); multi-day packages ~12–18M VND/day — one robot pays back its cost in roughly 15–20 rentals.
09 / FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
Base case: EBITDA breakeven in Year 2, positive cash flow in Year 3.
3-year base-case projection, in billions of VND (1B VND ≈ US$40,000).
| Metric | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (billion VND) | 1.2 | 4.5 | 12.0 |
| Gross margin | ~35% | ~45% | ~50% |
| EBITDA (billion VND) | −0.6 | ~0 | +2.5 |
| Events + training contracts | ~45 | ~110 | ~200 |
| Headcount | 5 | 9 | 16 |
Average rental ~18M VND/event · 2–4 B2B training contracts/year · robot retail price ~300M VND · excludes industrial inspection revenue (Phase 2).
10 / FOUNDER & TEAM
International technical grounding and a global network — built to go global from day one.
A talented, experienced founder
- 01Excellence Engineer (PFIEV) — Hanoi University of Science and TechnologyFrench-standard engineering program.
- 02Full scholarship — ISAE-ENSMA, France6-month placement at France’s national aeronautical & mechanical engineering school.
- 03Full PhD scholarship — IFPEN, FrancePhD in Mechanics & Energy · 3 Q1 journal papers · 2 PCT patents.
- 04~6 years living, studying, and working in FranceIncluding 2 years as Research Manager at a tech startup — managing R&D and working directly with partners and customers.
Access most founders don’t have
University classmates now pursuing PhDs at Harvard and ETH Zürich; research friends across AI PhD programs in the UK, US, France, and Switzerland — a channel to international talent, technology, and partners.
Built for the UK, US, and Europe from day one
Technical standards, documentation, and product positioning are export-oriented from the start, built on the founder’s personal network in these markets.
Young engineers, complementary operating experience, a steady talent pipeline.
The team around the founder
Hands-on, growing steadily
Young mechanical, electronics, and controls engineers — continuously supplemented from the Smart Mechatronics research group at ICTU.
First-time CEO, not first-time builder
First-time CEO — but with a track record managing technical delivery in international industrial R&D.
A phone call away from expertise
Access to international AI/robotics expertise through the founder’s network (Harvard, ETH Zürich, UK, US, Switzerland).
Lower costs, faster commercialization
A faculty position brings free lab space & power, direct connections into the education ecosystem, and shared lab infrastructure.
11 / THE ASK
Angel / seed round
2 billion VND (~US$80K) for 15% equity
Post-money valuation ~13.3 billion VND (~US$532K) · disbursed in two tranches
| Item | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tranche 1 — on signing | 1B VND (~US$40K) | |
| Company & brand registration | Legal entity + Chinbi trademark filing | 50M VND |
| Hardware completion & R&D | Remaining actuators / sensors, RL training workstation | 500M VND |
| BD & operations hires | 6–9 months salary for BD + field technician | 450M VND |
| Tranche 2 — on first customer / LOI | 1B VND (~US$40K) | |
| Small-batch pilot production | Moving from demo to pre-production | 1B VND |
Working demo → rentable → first paying customer and a field-validated MVP.
Common equity (fixed). Tranche 2 releases on milestone, at the same agreed percentage.
~10% of equity reserved for the team (pre-investment pool), before calculating the investor’s share.
Start a conversation
This is an early-stage introduction. When there’s a fit, Chinbi will work with investors on a live demo, a detailed financial model, and the legal documentation for due diligence.
Technology and demo are near-complete on founder capital — direct equity sale, no SAFE.
RoleFounder — Chinbi Robotics
LocationThái Nguyên, Vietnam
StatusRaising a seed / angel round