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Core 3D vision expertise spanning chips, optics, algorithms, and complete systems
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About Deptrum
Founded in 2018, Deptrum focuses on optical sensing, intelligent perception, and high-performance computing. Our capabilities span research, development, and commercialization, from chips and optical hardware to perception algorithms and complete systems. We serve three core markets—robotics, biometrics, and smart devices—with products and solutions reaching customers around the world.
We develop intelligent spatial perception for the physical AI era. Our robotics portfolio supports floor-cleaning, commercial, and underwater robots, and is expanding into robotic arms and embodied AI. Our biometrics business focuses on palm payments and identity verification, with commercial deployments across multiple countries and regions. Our smart-device solutions serve smartphones, VR, and smart homes, and include an under-display 3D structured-light solution.
Deptrum has filed more than 1,000 patent applications worldwide, building a proprietary intellectual property portfolio across optics, chips, algorithms, and applications. The company has been recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise and a Specialized and Innovative SME in China, and has received numerous awards for technological innovation and industry achievements.
Proven at Scale
Products deployed at scale across robotics, biometrics, and smart devices
Global Reach
Serving customers in more than 20 countries and regions
Leadership Team
Founder & CEO
Li Zhu
Dr. Li Zhu holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His work focuses on nanophotonics research and product development. At Berkeley, he completed his doctorate under Professor Connie Chang-Hasnain, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a pioneer in VCSEL technology. During his studies, Dr. Zhu developed an artificial, flexible chameleon skin, which the Optical Society selected for its 2015 Optics of the Year. He has published more than 30 research papers and filed six U.S. patent applications.
Chief Scientist
Fanglu Lu
Dr. Fanglu Lu holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He initiated and led an Intel-sponsored research project, developing a nanolaser with the potential to increase computing speeds more than twentyfold. He also invented a nanoscale optical lens one thousand times smaller than conventional lenses. His work has resulted in nearly 30 journal and conference papers and three best-paper awards at international academic conferences. Before co-founding Deptrum, he was a senior consultant at Exponent, where he developed extensive experience in consumer electronics.
Chief Technology Officer
Bo Wang
Dr. Bo Wang holds a bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has extensive experience in autonomous driving and computer systems, with deep expertise in distributed systems and parallel heterogeneous computing. He developed an in-memory data storage system with hardware-based deduplication; the company behind its hardware platform was acquired by Intel in 2014. He previously led the deep learning platform at Zoox, a leading autonomous driving company in Silicon Valley, where he was responsible for training and optimizing machine learning models for autonomous vehicle perception.
Our Journey
Technology Roots in Silicon Valley
- All three founders bring extensive Silicon Valley experience
- Our team combines advanced research and commercialization expertise from leading universities worldwide
2018-2019A New Dimension: From Conventional Optics to Nanophotonic Chips
- Launched the world’s first consumer-grade metasurface structured-light chip
- Developed proprietary 3D structured-light technology, overcoming international patent barriers
2020-2022A New Dimension: From Technical Validation to a Broad Product Portfolio
- Deployed 3D structured-light cameras at scale for WeChat facial payment
- Launched the world’s first under-display 3D facial recognition solution
- Brought proprietary ToF depth cameras into mass production for robotics
2023–PresentA New Dimension: From a Single Product Category to Scale Across Industries
- Palm recognition technology serves nearly 100 million users worldwide across payments, transport, healthcare, and public services
- Pioneered an integrated navigation and obstacle-avoidance solution for robot vacuums using a single area-array 3D camera
- Launched the pool-cleaning robot industry’s first biomimetic stereo perception system and brought it into volume production
- Introduced visual perception solutions for embodied AI that address transparent, reflective, and low-texture objects