Estun Automation
Chinese automation company
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Estun Automation (Chinese: 埃斯顿自动; pinyin: Āisīdùn zìdòng) is a publicly listed Chinese company that engages in the provision of industrial robot solutions.
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Native name | 南京埃斯顿自动化股份有限公司 |
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| Company type | Public |
| SZSE: 002747 | |
| Industry | Robotics |
| Founded | March 1993 |
| Founder | Wu Bo |
| Headquarters | Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
Key people | Wu Bo (Chairman) Wu Kan (President) |
| Revenue |  CN¥4 billion (2024) |
| CN¥−817 million (2024) | |
| Total assets |  CN¥10.14 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | CN¥1.89 billion (2024) |
| Website | www |
According to Frost & Sullivan, Estun has ranked first in terms of shipments among domestic enterprises in the Chinese industrial robot solutions market for many years.[1][2]
Background
In 1993, Estun was founded in Nanjing, Jiangsu by Wu Bo, a former lecturer at Nanjing Forestry University who later worked at the Jiangsu Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Corporation.[1][2][3]
Estun originally focused on computer numerical control systems for machine tools and then moved to industrial robots.[4][3] It entered the industrial robot space in 2012.[3]
In 2015, Estun held its initial public offering becoming a listed company on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.[1][3]
In 2016, Estun acquired a 20 percent stake in Euclid, an Italian 3D vision technology company.[3][4]
In 2017, Estun acquired UK motion controller firm Trio for £15 million as well as German company M.A.i for €8.87 million. It also acquired a minority interest in Barrett Technology for $9 million.[3][4]
In 2020, Estun completed the acquisition of a 32.5% stake in German welding robotic company CLOOS.[3][4]
In June 2025, Estun applied for a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange although its initial application lapsed. It made a second attempt in January 2026.[1]