Hesai

Shanghai, Shanghai, China · Robotics · Sensing / Vision & 3D perception · Public · founded 2014 · www.hesaitech.com

Hesai develops and supplies lidar products for robotics and autonomous systems, including 142,400 robotics lidar units shipped and JT128 deployments with embodied-AI customers.

Robotics 100 · rank 14 · score 90 →Humanoids · watchlist · score 90Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Hesai is a Chinese lidar leader (Nasdaq:HSAI, HKEX:2525) supplying ADAS, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, and the first in the industry to post a full-year GAAP profit (FY25 net income RMB 436M, five consecutive profitable quarters). It shipped 1.62M units in FY25 (+223% YoY) and raised FY26 guidance to 3-3.5M units, is the primary lidar supplier for NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 10 and a Mercedes-Benz L3 supplier, and serves 50+ embodied-AI customers (Unitree, Galbot), ranking #1 in China humanoid and quadruped lidar. H1-26 revenue was RMB 1,541M/$227M (+25% YoY), with a new spatial-intelligence (Kosmo) segment beginning to contribute.

Latest signals

  • Hesai’s Kosmo converts real-world locations into 3D assets for physical AI.TechNode
  • Hesai launched Kosmo, a 3D world data engine for robot training and world models.Pandaily
  • Hesai launched Kosmo, a 3D data platform for robot training and world models.The AI Insider
  • Hesai launched Kosmo, a spatial camera for AI-powered robotics.Tech in Asia
  • Linkerbot and more than 20 industry chain companies formed the China Embodied Intelligence Tier1 Industry Alliance.Leiphone 雷峰网

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Facts, with sources

  • China embodied-intelligence Tier1 industry alliance formed with 20+ industrial-chain companiesPartnership · Leiphone 雷峰网
  • China embodied-intelligence Tier 1 industry alliance established with more than 20 industrial-chain companiesPartnership · Leiphone 雷峰网
  • >10,000 robot power modules delivered through SharpaDeployment · Hesai Q2 release via Eastmoney, Tencent
  • RMB 861000000Revenue · Hesai Q2 release via Eastmoney, Tencent

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production10
Commercials8
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Vision & 3D perception

12Keyence · 9117Orbbec · 8923Cognex · 8738SICK AG · 8441Zebra Technologies · 8468RoboSense · 80

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Questions this page answers

What does Hesai do?

Hesai develops and supplies lidar products for robotics and autonomous systems, including 142,400 robotics lidar units shipped and JT128 deployments with embodied-AI customers. Hesai is a Chinese lidar leader (Nasdaq:HSAI, HKEX:2525) supplying ADAS, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, and the first in the industry to post a full-year GAAP profit (FY25 net income RMB 436M, five consecutive profitable quarters). It shipped 1.62M units in FY25 (+223% YoY) and raised FY26 guidance to 3-3.5M units, is the primary lidar supplier for NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 10 and a Mercedes-Benz

Where does Hesai rank in robotics?

Hesai ranks 14 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 90 out of 100, in Vision & 3D perception (Sensing). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Hesai's peers in Vision & 3D perception?

Keyence (rank 12), Orbbec (rank 17), Cognex (rank 23), SICK AG (rank 38), Zebra Technologies (rank 41), RoboSense (rank 68).

Where is Hesai based and when was it founded?

Hesai is based in Shanghai, Shanghai, China. Founded 2014. Stage: Public.

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