NetEase-hatched massage robot startup YiQi Future: 600 stores, 11 overseas deals in 6 months
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-11-05
Yiqi Future, spun out of NetEase Fuxi in June 2025, adapts game motion-capture (plus six-axis force sensing) to massage techniques. Founder Yu Zhiyong says the robot does standardized large-muscle work while humans handle small areas to build trust, letting one junior therapist run 3-4 machines. It serves 600 stores (400k+ sessions, 50%+ first-visit conversion), recoups costs in 6 months, launched a ¥18k moxibustion robot, and signed 11 countries in six months with a top Korean order over ¥10M.
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