On September 27, 2025, LY ITECH made an official announcement regarding the establishment of Dongguan Lingzhi Innovation Robot Technology Co., Ltd. in Dongguan. This new entity came into being through a joint - venture partnership with Zhiyuan Robotics. The newly formed joint - venture company is set to carry out secondary development work. It will build upon Zhiyuan Robotics' robot ontology solutions. (Note: Here, “ontology” is translated as “robot” for the sake of maintaining context clarity. However, in a more specialized technical setting, it could potentially refer to “robot body” or “robot platform”.) The main focus of this joint - venture will be on the research and development, production assembly, and continuous iterative optimization of industrial embodied robot products.

The long - term strategic plan of the joint venture encompasses key core technology areas. These include new materials, sensors, batteries along with battery swapping and charging technologies, and thermal management technologies. Moreover, the plan also entails the establishment of a data collection center, which will serve as the foundation for building an independent data asset system.