Physix FrontierPhysix Frontier · News Briefing Card (TMTPost · Oct 23, 2026)
Ex-Qianxun Embodied Lead Xie Junyuan Founds gi labs in North America for Data Collection Devices
KEY FACTS
- Xie Junyuan has left Qianxun Intelligence and founded gi labs (General Intelligence Lab) in North America.
- gi labs has an office in San Francisco, with its main domestic office in Suzhou.
- The company focuses on data collection devices such as motion capture gloves, multi-camera rigs, and robotic grippers.
- The new products are still in the prototype stage and are expected to enter mass production in early November.
- The new products are priced from 3,555 yuan per set, with a unit price of 3,150 yuan per set for orders of 1,000 sets or more.
KEY DATA
3,555 yuan/setNew product starting price
3,150 yuan/setUnit price for 1,000+ sets
approx. 400HzEGO1GS sampling frequency
60fpsNew product frame rate
PHYSIX OBSERVATION
The bottleneck in embodied intelligence is shifting from models to data. Xie Junyuan's choice to build data collection tools rather than complete robots is a pragmatic play to bypass the red ocean and secure an upstream position. But the barrier to entry for data collection devices is not high, and pricing has already been pushed down to the 3,000-yuan level. The real test is whether, after mass production in November, the company can secure repeat orders from its first customers; otherwise, even a stellar resume is merely a ticket to entry.
Source: TMTPost report