Chinese force and torque sensor specialist supplying six-axis sensing for humanoid and collaborative robots.
SRI / Sunrise Instruments is a force-and-torque sensor company serving robotics, industrial automation, and testing applications. Founded in 2009, the company supplies six-axis force/torque sensors, robot joint torque sensors, and force-control products that are increasingly relevant to collaborative and humanoid robots.
In May 2025, SRI announced a 6 mm diameter six-dimensional force sensor, presenting it as a milestone in sensor miniaturization for robotics. The product signaled the company’s increasing relevance to dexterous, compact embodied systems where payload and footprint matter.
Sunrise Instruments was founded in 2009 as a force-sensing specialist. It built its business around six-axis force/torque sensors, crash-testing load cells, and robot force-control applications that later became relevant to humanoid robotics.
In September 2024, SRI highlighted a shipment of 186 five-axis force sensors for automotive safety research. The announcement underscored its scale in precision sensing and its ability to supply high-volume, high-spec measurement hardware.
In May 2025, SRI announced a 6 mm diameter six-dimensional force sensor, presenting it as a milestone in sensor miniaturization for robotics. The product signaled the company’s increasing relevance to dexterous, compact embodied systems where payload and footprint matter.
SRI occupies a key component layer in embodied intelligence: force measurement. As robots become more contact-rich and manipulation-heavy, suppliers like Sunrise Instruments become more important because they determine how well robot joints, hands, and controllers can sense and regulate physical interaction.