TMTPOST — Qidian Intelligent Control (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. has completed an angel-round financing of nearly RMB 100 million, the company announced. Yinfeng Capital led the round, with participation from Zhangjiang Science & Technology Investment, Pudong Venture Capital, Fourier Intelligence and two listed companies. Proceeds will support market expansion and continued product iteration of the firm’s next-generation optical six-dimensional force sensors. The Shanghai-based startup focuses on force-sensing components that provide robots with high-precision tactile feedback for fine manipulation tasks in embodied-intelligence applications. Its optical technology route aims to improve performance, reduce cost and enable scalable production compared with conventional strain-gauge designs, addressing a key bottleneck in commercial humanoid and industrial robot deployment.