Yueqian Innovation
About
About Yueqian Innovation
Yueqian Innovation is a Chinese camera-robotics company founded in 2023 and marketed internationally as Zenithic Innovation. Its Cilin X system is designed for independent creators, product photographers and small filming teams that need repeatable camera movement without a large studio motion-control installation. Its founder and CEO is Cheng Zeng. The company combines camera-support mechanics, motion planning and visual tracking in a compact robotic arm.
Cilin X uses a force-balanced structure to reduce the motor effort needed to support the camera, with three axes controlling position and three controlling orientation. Users can guide the arm through shot positions, then save and repeat a planned path. The official site also describes subject tracking, automatic framing and gesture controls. Public demonstrations and professional-user promotion establish product development and market introduction; they do not establish broad shipment volumes.
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Funding
- 2026-10-15 - Angel - Yueqian Innovation discloses angel backing for camera robotics
Yueqian Innovation disclosed completed angel financing from Future Capital, Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industries Investment and Chuxin Capital. The amount and closing date were not disclosed. - source: 36kr.com
Investors
- Chuxin Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-15
- Future Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-15
- Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industries Investment - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-10-15
Team
- Cheng Zeng - Founder & CEO - Leads development of Cilin X for independent creators and small filming teams, prioritizing hand-guided shot planning and repeatable camera paths.
Resources
Curated durable documents and official technical references.
- CN116945176A — Semi-automatic camera-robot control method and system
PDF · Camera-robot control; published application · China National Intellectual Property Administration (Google Patents mirror)
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-10-15 - Funding - Yueqian Innovation discloses angel backing for camera robotics
Future Capital, Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industries Investment and Chuxin Capital participated in the completed angel financing. The round amount and closing date were not disclosed; the October 15 interview describes financing already completed. Founder Cheng Zeng said robotics professor Zexiang Li had invested in the earlier seed round.
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