TORONTO, Canada, Feb 18, 2025 – Amid the rapid evolution of AI and robotics technology, Stial Technologies announced the strategic acquisition of STFcore (ZhongQing Technology. Simultaneously, Stial introduced Stial Steven, the world’s first humanoid robot designed for polishing applications. The initiative not only accelerates Stial’s commitment to intelligent polishing technology but also signifies the dual integration of robotics in industrial and humanoid forms, advancing embodied intelligence towards a higher level of autonomous adaptability.
Stial Technologies: A Pioneer in AI-Driven Flexible Polishing Robotics
Stial Technologies has secured a leading position in the global AI-driven polishing robotics industry with its self-developed core technologies. Its technological advantages span flexible force control systems, AI multimodal perception technology, and advanced flexible polishing algorithms. It is a preferred solution provider in high-precision industries such as automotive manufacturing, aerospace, and semiconductor electronics.
Stial focuses on the niche field of polishing, adopting an integrated approach covering hardware, software, algorithms, and process expertise. The company has also made advancements in humanoid embodied intelligence and AI vertical models, further enhancing robotic applications in complex scenarios.
STFcore: A Breakthrough Innovator in 6D Force Sensor Technology
STFcore (ZhongQing Technology), founded in 2018, has become a key player in the industry with its advanced 6D force sensor technology. Its products exceed international benchmarks in size, accuracy, and sampling frequency, making them ideal for polishing and humanoid robots that need precise force feedback. Compared to major companies like Germany’s ME System and ATI in the U.S., STFcore’s sensors deliver similar performance and challenge the foreign technology hold, addressing the demand for high-end force sensors in Asia.
6D Force Sensor: A Core Component in Polishing and Humanoid Robots
In high-precision manufacturing, 6D force sensors play a significant role in enabling robots to achieve precise operations and adaptive control. The real-time sensors monitor the contact force between the robot and the workpiece, feeding data into Stial’s proprietary NextBrain AI system. This enables the robot to dynamically adjust polishing pressure, direction, and angle, achieving proactive, flexible control.
6D force sensors are crucial to embodied intelligence in humanoid robots and add significant value to the system. By acquiring STFcore, Stial has the important hardware technology. When combined with its flexible force-control algorithms, Stial has improved its position in force-controlled polishing.
Stial Steven: The Future Star of Polishing Robotics
Another major highlight of this acquisition is the launch of Stial Steven, the world’s first humanoid robot dedicated to polishing applications. Unlike traditional industrial robotic arms, Stial Steven is designed with motion characteristics that closely resemble human movement, providing superior elasticity and adaptability. This makes it suitable for fine polishing in constrained spaces and on complex workpieces.
Equipped with Stial’s proprietary process database, 6D force sensors, and a multimodal AI model integrating vision, haptics, and auditory perception, Stial Steven can adjust force, angles, and trajectories in real time during polishing tasks. Its flexibility allows it to handle intricate polishing operations that traditional robots struggle with, enhancing both production efficiency and processing precision. Whether working on complex curved surfaces or performing precision polishing on small components, Stial Steven can achieve a level of detail comparable to human workmanship while operating continuously, boosting enterprise productivity and competitiveness.
Industrial Synergy and Future Prospects
Through the acquisition, Stial gains advanced 6D force sensor technology and achieves robust integration from essential hardware to intelligent software. In the future, Stial will focus on improving AI multimodal technology. The company will use its knowledge of force, vision, sound algorithms, and data accumulation to make polishing robotics effective and intelligent.
Whether in industrial robotics or humanoid robotics, Stial is leveraging its technological advantages and industrial synergies to become a benchmark in the polishing sector and lead the global intelligent manufacturing industry to new heights.
Conclusion
With the acquisition of STFcore, Stial has reinforced its technological position in AI-driven polishing robotics, making innovative advancements in integrating humanoid robots and 6D force sensors.
Stial’s Founder & CEO, Hongbo Wang, stated: “Looking ahead, we will continue to advance AI and robotics, reshaping industrial production as a vertical ecosystem builder, and leveraging internationalization to create a new paradigm in global intelligent manufacturing.”
Source: Stial
About Stial
Stial Tech, headquartered in Canada, has been a leader in AI-driven flexible polishing robots for over 15 years. Their advanced robotic systems simulate the touch of skilled craftsmen, offering solutions like the Magic Series and Model Series robots, the PolishX flexible force control system, and the NextBrain AI Mushroom Cloud System. The innovations serve industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical, and household goods, enhancing manufacturing processes with precision and efficiency.