Ngokombiko we-Shanghai Securities Journal wangomhla ziyi-18 ku-Agasti, umsunguli we-Unitree Technology u-Wang Xingxing ukhulume ngokushiya i-DJI ngesikhathi exoxwa nezintatheli.
Ulwazi olusesidlangalaleni lubonisa ukuthi u-Wang Xingxing wafundela ubunjiniyela bemishini nogesi eKolishi Lobunjiniyela Bemishini Nokulawula Okuzenzakalelayo e-Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, wabe eseqhubeka nezifundo ze-master zobunjiniyela bemishini e-Shanghai University. NgoJuni 2016, ngemva kokuphothula, waqala ukusebenza e-DJI, kodwa washiya inkampani ngo-Agasti ngalowo nyaka, wase esungula i-Unitree Technology ngemva kokuthola uxhaso lwesigaba se-angel.
U-Wang Xingxing uthe ngesikhathi exoxwa: “Kusukela ngiseyingane bengiyithanda kakhulu isayensi nobuchwepheshe, futhi ngiwathanda kakhulu namarobhothi. Ngo-2009, ngonyaka wami wokuqala enyuvesi, ngakha irobhothi lami lokuqala elihamba ngemilenze emibili. Ngo-2016, ngesikhathi ngisesikoleni, ngangivele sengakhe irobhothi. Kwathi ngesikhathi abatshalizimali bangaphandle namakhasimende beveza intshisekelo yokulithenga, ngayeka umsebenzi ukuze ngiqale ibhizinisi.”
U-Wang Xingxing wengeze wathi: “Ngenza lesi sinqumo ngenxa yothando lwamarobhothi, kanye nokuthi ithuba lokuwenza abe imikhiqizo yezimboni lase livele. Ngaleso sikhathi lo mkhakha wawungadumile futhi wawunganakwa kakhulu, kodwa ngangivele ngibona indlela kanye nezitayela zokuthuthuka kobuchwepheshe. Ngisho nezimo ezithile inkampani yethu eyayingabhekana nazo ngesikhathi ikhula, ngangizibone kusengaphambili.”
Mayelana negama elithi “umbulali wamanani” elinikezwe i-Unitree Technology ngumphakathi, u-Wang Xingxing uphendule wathi: “Empeleni ngicabanga ukuthi asikafiki ezingeni lokuba ‘ngumbulali’. Inzuzo yethu iyonke inengqondo. Isu lethu belilokhu liwukugcina inkampani iphilile futhi nokugeleza kwemali kuzinzile, ngakho izinga lenzuzo siligcina ezingeni elifanele. Lokhu kusinika amandla okuzixhasa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngikholelwa ukuthi yonke imboni ethuthuka kahle idinga inzuzo enengqondo ukuze ikhule ngendlela enempilo. Lokhu akuphathelene nenkampani yethu kuphela, kodwa nemboni yonke.”
Inhlangano yabafundi base-Shanghai University yake yashicilela umbhalo ngoJanuwari 2024 owawethula u-Wang Xingxing, yathi ngesikhathi efunda khona, kwenzeka ithuba elingalindelekile lapho emenywa ukuba abambe iqhaza kuphrojekthi yerobhothi elinemilenze emine. Ephefumulelwe yilokho, u-Wang Xingxing wasebenzisa imibhalo eshicilelwe emphakathini wamazwe ngamazwe ukuze aziklamele futhi athuthukisele umkhiqizo wakhe wokuqala, i-XDog. Leli kwakuyirobhothi lokuqala emhlabeni elincane, elisebenza kahle futhi elinezindleko eziphansi, eliqhutshwa yinjini ye-brushless enohlobo lwe-outer rotor.
Ngo-2015, ngesikhathi esafunda unyaka wesibili we-master, u-Wang Xingxing waya nomkhiqizo wakhe i-XDog emqhudelwaneni wamazwe ngamazwe we-“Star Creator” wobuhlakani bokwenziwa, wathola umklomelo wesibili kanye nemali engu-8 wamayuan, eyaba yimali yakhe yokuqala enkulu ekuphileni.
Ngemva kokwenza ngempela umkhiqizo i-XDog, u-Wang Xingxing waqala ukucabanga ngokuwenza ube umkhiqizo ohweba ngawo emakethe yamarobhothi anemilenze emine. Ngakho wabeka ividiyo yokuhlolwa kwe-XDog ku-inthanethi, ezama ukudonsa ukunaka emphakathini wamarobhothi. Kodwa kubonakala sengathi abatshalizimali abazange bakholelwe kulowo mbono, ngakho uhlelo lwakhe lokuqala ibhizinisi lwamiswa okwesikhashana.
NgoJuni 2016, u-Wang Xingxing waphothula i-master e-Shanghai University. Ngemva nje kokuqala ukusebenza e-DJI, ividiyo yokuhlolwa kwe-XDog yasakazeka kakhulu, yabikwa yizindaba zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe, kwase kuqala ukuxhumana naye abatshalizimali abaningi. Nakuba lokhu kwenzeka ngemva konyaka kunalokho ayekulindele, u-Wang Xingxing akazange angabaze ukubamba leli thuba. Ngo-Agasti ngalowo nyaka, washiya i-DJI, wase esungula i-“Unitree Technology” yanamuhla ngemva kokuthola uxhaso lwesigaba se-angel.
