en.Wedoany.com Reported - On July 8, 2026, the 2025 National Science and Technology Award Conference was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Two projects completed with the participation of Suzhou Leaderdrive Harmonic Drive Co., Ltd. (688017.SH) were respectively awarded the Second-Class Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and the Second-Class Prize of the National Technology Invention Award. The award-winning projects are "Key Technologies and Standard System for High-Precision Modular Collaborative Robots" and "Robot Technology and Equipment for High-End Manufacturing."
Founded in 2011, Leaderdrive was listed on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange in August 2020. Headquartered in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, the company is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, design, production, and sales of precision transmission devices. Its core products include harmonic reducers, mechatronic actuators, and precision components. Harmonic reducers are the core transmission components of industrial robots, collaborative robots, and humanoid robots, often referred to as the "joints" of robots. The company's products are widely used in high-end manufacturing fields such as industrial robots, CNC machine tools, medical devices, semiconductor production equipment, and new energy equipment.
As a leading enterprise in China's harmonic reducer field, Leaderdrive has successfully broken foreign technological monopolies. According to industry data, the company ranked second globally in harmonic reducer market share in 2025, with a global market share of approximately 12%; in the Chinese market, its market share was about 28%, firmly holding the top domestic position. The company has entered the supply chains of leading robotics companies such as Tesla, Unitree, UBTECH, and Agibot. The award-winning project "Key Technologies and Standard System for High-Precision Modular Collaborative Robots" was jointly completed by Leaderdrive and the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machinery Industry Co., Ltd., among others. The main contributors to the "Robot Technology and Equipment for High-End Manufacturing" project include Zhu Xiangyang from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Li Mingyang from JAKA Robotics, and Zuo Yuyu from Leaderdrive.
Leaderdrive stated that this award is recognition of the company's deep commitment to core robotics technologies and the promotion of technological achievements. In the future, the company will continue to strengthen R&D investment, solidify its technological barriers, and contribute to building a manufacturing powerhouse.
