Hangzhou emerges as new tech hub with ‘Little Dragons’ like DeepSeek, Unitree

Hangzhou, the capital of China’s southeastern Zhejiang province, is rapidly gaining recognition as a leading technology hub in the country with the rise of local start-ups known as the “Six Little Dragons”.

“It’s an honour to be dubbed as one of the ‘Six Little Dragons’,” Deep Robotics product manager Zheng Dongxin said in an interview on Thursday.

Last December, Deep Robotics’ quadruped robot was adopted by Singapore Power Group for power tunnel inspections, making it the first Chinese four-legged robot deployed overseas for industrial use. The company has also ramped up efforts to develop humanoid robots, with a new product launch expected in the second and third quarters this year, Zheng told the Post.

He credited his company’s success to Hangzhou’s “atmosphere of innovation”, fostered through favourable government policies such as tax incentives, industrial park development, and financial backing.