About Us

Company Profile

Sunrise Instruments (SRI) is a technology company specialized in the development of six axis force/torque sensors, auto crash testing load cells, and robot force-controlled grinding.

We offer force measuring and force control solutions to empower robots and machines with the ability to sense and act with precision.

We commit to excellence in our engineering and products to make the robot force control easier and human travel safer.

We believe that machines + sensors will unlock endless human creativity and is the next stage of industrial evolution.

We are passionate about working with our clients to make the unknown known and push the limits of what is possible.

30

years sensor design experience

60000+

SRI sensors currently in service all over the world

500+

product models

2000+

 applications

27

patents

36600

ft²  facility

100%

independent technologies

2%

or less annual employee turnover rate

Our Story

1990
Founder background
● Ph.D., Wayne State University
● Engineer, Ford Motor Company
● Chief engineer, Humanetics
● Developed the world’s first commercial dummy finite element model
● Presided over the design of more than 100 six-axis force sensors
● Design crash dummy Es2-re

2007
Founder SRI
● R&D
● Cooperate with HUMANETICS. Multi-axis force sensors of the collision dummy produced by SRI sold worldwide
● Cooperated with auto enterprises such as GM, SAIC and Volkswagen with brand SRI

2010
Entered the robotics industry
● Apply mature sensing technology to the robotics industry;
● Established in-depth cooperation with ABB, Yaskawa, KUKA, Foxconn, etc.

2018
Hosted industry summits
● Co-hosted with Professor Zhang Jianwei, academician of the German Academy of Engineering
● 2018 First Robotic Force Control Technology Conference
● 2020 Second Robotic Force Control Technology Conference

2021
Established labs Founded Shanghai headquarter
● Established “Robot Intelligent Joint Laboratory” with KUKA.
● Established “iTest Intelligent Test Equipment Joint Laboratory” with SAIC.

Industries We Serve

Automotive

Automotive safety

Robotic

Medical

General Testing

Rehabilitation

Manufacturing

Automation

Aerospace

Agriculture

Clients We Serve

We Are…

Innovative
We have been developing products tailored to the needs of our clients and providing customized solutions to help them better achieve their goals.

Reliable
Our quality system is certified to ISO9001:2015. Our calibration lab is certified to ISO17025. We are a trusted supplier to world-leading robotic and medical companies.

Diverse
Our team has diverse talents in mechanical engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, system and control engineering and machining, which allow us to keep research, development and production within a productive, flexible and fast-feedback system.