Resource-rich Xinjiang has been a magnet for Chinese tech and industrial firms, serving as a massive testing ground to try out their innovations, from autonomous mining machinery to public safety surveillance system.
It's unclear whether the mass-market positioning of Weilan's products will appeal to an adequate number of consumers, many of whom tend to give cold shoulder to unpractical yet expensive gadgets.
Kickstarter has been a go-to destination for young Chinese tech ventures to sound out foreign users' reaction to their innovations, finance production and help bring creative projects to life.
China's construction sector is grappling with a labor shortage, amid an aging workforce and the tendency of younger generations to shun this back-breaking and seemingly undignified work.
What's more, the device also made history by becoming the first assistive surgical system to undertake clinical trials in pelvis facture recovery, he added at the conference.
The linear and rotary actuators the company makes are now available in small batches to clients, pending mass production due to begin in the first quarter of 2024.
Zhuhai is part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, attracting a number of startups to put down roots in Hengqin, a special economic zone of the mainland Chinese city that is partly governed by Macao.
Founded in 2016, the Xi'an-based startup ventured from the automation business into mining and metallurgy scenarios, a shift that proved crucial to its fortunes.