By Jun Yuan Yong

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China’s AI2 Robotics aims to list in one to two years, with the humanoid robot maker counting on robust growth in revenue as demand from the industrial sector soars, its chief executive said.

The startup announced on Thursday that it has secured a contract with semiconductor display manufacturer HKC Corporation for more than 1,000 humanoid robots over three years.

CEO Eric Guo estimated the deal is worth $70 million, far more than the $15 million in revenue that the company earned in the first half of this year.

“We’re looking at 10 times growth (in revenue) pretty much every year,” he told Reuters in an interview.

AI2 produces general-purpose robots, called AlphaBot2 that are capable of doing assembly tasks, quality inspections and testing. The u

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