Baosteel x Huawei (Smart Blast Furnace)

[Baosteel Group](https://www.baosteel.com) (SSE: 600019) is a Chinese state-owned steel manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, and a subsidiary of [China Baowu Steel Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baowu), the world's largest steelmaker. Baosteel operates multiple production bases with a combined annual steelmaking capacity of 80 million metric tons. The company is a pioneer in AI-driven steelmaking, having deployed 994 industrial robots across its operations (216 robots per 10,000 employees) and developed the world's first AI-powered 'smart blast furnace' in collaboration with [Huawei](/companies/huawei) and Baosight Software. Baosteel's 'lights-out' cold-rolling factory in Shanghai operates fully automated since 2019.

Huawei Technologies is a Chinese technology conglomerate developing semiconductors, 5G infrastructure, AI, and robotics. Huawei's investment arm backs [Embodied](/companies/embodied-inc) AI startups including GigaAI. Develops AI chips (Ascend series), cloud AI, and autonomous driving solutions.