2009

April: Wang Chunxiang was awarded the National May Day Labor Medal.

2010

May: Ma Jianxiong was awarded the title of Shanghai Labor Model.

2011

March: Wang Chunxiang was awarded the State Council Government Special Allowance.

2013

Certified by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, STEP has been recognized as a “Specialized, Fine, and New” enterprise in Shanghai.

2015

STEP awarded the “National Enterprise Technology Center” title. <br/> February: STEP Zhongweixing was awarded the title of “Top Ten Industrial Robot Enterprises” in Shenzhen. <br/> March: STEP was named “China’s Most Innovative Domestic Industrial Robot Brand of the Year” by China Robot Network. <br/> April: Recognized by the Central Steering Committee for Spiritual Civilization Construction, STEP was awarded the title of “National Civilized Unit.” <br/> September: STEP was awarded UTC Building & Industrial Systems’ “2015 Asia Best Supplier.” <br/> September: STEP was named one of the “Top 10 Most Competitive Component Brands” by Sail Media.

2016

Certified by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, Shanghai Neway Robot Co., Ltd. has been recognized as a “Specialized, Fine, and New” enterprise in Shanghai. <br/> January: STEP was awarded the “Annual Technology Innovation Golden Globe Award,” the “Annual Best-Performing Listed Company,” and the “Local Robot Brand Value Award” by High-Tech Robotics. <br/> January: STEP was awarded “China’s Most Investment-Valuable Robot Brand.” <br/> January: STEPiaoa was named one of “China’s Top Ten System Integrators.” <br/> January: Zhongweixing was awarded “Annual Sports Control Brand Satisfying Users.” <br/> June: STEPeng was recognized by the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association as a “Model Enterprise for Good Standardization Practices.” <br/> June: The STEP trademark was awarded the title of “China Famous Trademark” by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. <br/> November: STEP Robot received its first batch of “Robot Certification Certificates.”

2017

March: STEP Robot received the “2016 Technology Innovation Award.” <br/> March: Shanghai Xiao'ao was named one of the “Top 10 System Integrators in China (Automotive Industry) for 2016.” <br/> July: In the “Top 10 Ranking of Chinese Domestic SCARA Robot Companies’ Competitiveness 2017” released by Gao Gong, Zhongwei Xing ranked first in the SCARA robot category. <br/> September: STEP achieved the following honors in the “‘Chinese Dream • Brand Dream’ 2017 Elevator Industry User-Preferred Brand Selection”: “Top Ten Craftsmanship Products of the 2017 Elevator Industry,” “Most Competitive Component Brand of the 2017 Elevator Industry,” and “Top Ten Smart Manufacturing Enterprises Preferred by Users in the 2017 Elevator Industry.” Wang Peng, Vice President of STEP and General Manager of the Electrical Business Division, was named “2017 Elevator Industry Person of the Year for Craftsmanship.”

2018

March: STEP won the “Best Employer Award” and the “Smart Manufacturing Leader Award” at the 16th China Automation and Intelligentization Annual Awards. <br/> August: STEP was ranked 50th among the “Top 100 Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai 2018,” 62nd among the “Top 100 Private Enterprises in Shanghai 2018,” and 24th among the “Top 100 Private Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai 2018.” <br/> September: Recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, STEP was awarded the title of “National Demonstration Enterprise for Technological Innovation.” <br/> November: STEPeng was listed on the “Top 1,000 Chinese Enterprises in Innovation Capability 2018.” <br/> December: Recognized by the Shanghai Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center, Shanghai STEP Electric Co., Ltd.’s high-tech transformation project—the “SE-type Elevator Controller”—was selected as one of the “Top 100 Shanghai High-Tech Achievement Transformation Projects for 2017.” Wang Peng, General Manager of STEP Electric’s Business Division, was named a “Pioneer in Shanghai’s High-Tech Achievement Transformation for 2017.”

2019

Certified by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information, Shanghai Xia’ao Xiangrong Automotive Industry Equipment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of STEP, has been recognized as a “Specialized, Fine, and New” small and medium-sized enterprise in Shanghai. <br/> February: STEP achieved the “Automation Innovation Award (Drive Category)” and the “Robotics Innovation Award” at the 17th Annual China Automation and Intelligentization Awards 2018-2019 hosted by China Industrial Control Network. <br/> March: In the "2018 China SCARA Robot Shipment Ranking—2018 China Market SCARA Sales Ranking" published by GaoGong Robot Network, Zhongwei Xing ranked third overall and first among domestic brands. <br/> May: Shenzhen Zhongweixing Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of STEP, was recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as a “Little Giant” enterprise specializing in niche fields and demonstrating outstanding innovation (first batch). <br/> May: STEP received the First Prize of the Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Progress Award. <br/> May: The “Research and Development and Application of Key Technologies for High-Performance Robot-Specific Servo Motors and Drives” project by STEP was awarded the Third Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress by the Shanghai Municipality. <br/> August: STEP was listed among the Top 100 Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai, the Top 100 Private Enterprises in Shanghai, and the Top 100 Private Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai for 2019. <br/> November: STEP Zhongweixing was awarded the title of “Top 100 Innovative SMEs in Shenzhen—6th Edition.”

2020

May: STEP “Key Technology for Elevator Drives” Wins the Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award. <br/> August: STEP was listed among the Top 100 Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai, the Top 100 Private Enterprises in Shanghai, and the Top 100 Private Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai. <br/> December: STEP’s robotics company was listed as an “Influential Brand,” and Zhongweixing Company was listed as a “Demonstration Unit for Industrial Robots.” <br/> December: Shanghai Xiao’ao was awarded the “Leaderobot 2020 China Industrial Robot Integration Model Award,” and Shanghai New Motion Robotics Co., Ltd. was included in the “Leaderobot 2020 Top 30 List of China’s Leading Robotics Enterprises.”

2021

STEP awarded the title of National Demonstration Factory for Intelligent Manufacturing. <br/> January: The STEP Mechanical Equipment Control System Project won the First Prize of the China Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award. <br/> August: STEP was listed among the Top 100 Private Enterprises in Shanghai for 2021, the Top 100 Private Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai for 2021, the Top 100 Intelligent Manufacturing Enterprises in Shanghai for 2021, and the Top 100 Emerging Industry Enterprises in Shanghai for 2021. <br/> September: STEP was awarded “2020 Value Brand.” <br/> December: The STEP Smart Elevator Cloud Project won the First Prize of the “Invention and Entrepreneurship Award – Innovation Award.” <br/> December: STEP Wins the Annual Enterprise Award at the Gao Gong Golden Globe Awards. <br/> December: STEP achieved recognition as the 2021 CMCD & CDDIA Brand of the Year for User Satisfaction in Motion Control, Most Competitive Brand in Motion Control, and Trusted Brand among Direct Drive Customers. Meanwhile, the five-axis coordinated visual dispensing system DJ1600V4 was successfully awarded the title of Innovative Product of the Year in the Motion Control field.

2022

Certified by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, STEP Industrial Control Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of STEP, has been recognized as a national “Specialized, Refined, Differentiated, and Innovative” Little Giant Enterprise. <br/> March: STEP was awarded the “Outstanding Award for Comprehensive Digital Manufacturing Capabilities” at the 3rd Shanghai CIO Forum for High-End Manufacturing. <br/> August: According to the assessment by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, Shanghai Xinglinna STEP Motor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of STEP, was awarded the title of “2022 Shanghai ‘Specialized, Fine, Distinctive, and Innovative’ Enterprise (First Batch).” <br/> August: STEP Service Robot (Amal) was awarded the “Chapék Emerging Brand of the Year Award.” <br/> August: STEPeng was awarded the CAIMRS Smart Manufacturing Leadership and Business Innovation Award, and its project “STEPeng Inverter Facilitates Master-Slave Control of Coal Mine Belt Conveyors for Remote Debugging” won the Application Innovation Award. <br/> October: Shan Zhi Kong, a subsidiary of STEP, was awarded the title of “Top 100 High-Growth Enterprises in Hangzhou for 2022.” <br/> October: STEP was awarded the Annual Outstanding Contribution Award by the Shanghai Robotics Industry Association. <br/> November: STEPeng was honored as the 2022 China Smart Manufacturing Digital Factory Benchmark Enterprise. <br/> December: STEP Motion Control was awarded the CMCD Award in the Motion Control Field; STEP SC30 PAC product won the Innovation Product Award; and Shan Zhi Kong, a subsidiary of STEP, received the CMCD User Satisfaction Brand Award in the Motion Control Field. <br/> December: STEPeng Ranks on the “TBB Shanghai Manufacturing Brand Value List”

2023

June: STEPeng was named among the Top 500 National Science and Technology Innovation Enterprises. <br/> October: STEP new “Elevator Cloud System” and “Sirius” door operator products were awarded the “2023 Elevator Component Annual Innovation Product Award” by China Elevator. <br/> December: STEP was awarded the CMCD 2023 User Satisfaction Brand Award in the Motion Control Field, while its SC50 Motion Control Platform was recognized as the CMCD 2023 Innovative Product in the Motion Control Field. Additionally, the Ω6 Series Direct Drive Servo Drives were honored with the CDDIA 2023 Most Competitive Innovative Product Award in the Direct Drive Sector. Shan Zhi Kong, a subsidiary of STEP, was named the CMCD 2023 Most Competitive Brand in the Motion Control Field.

2024

March: STEPa was honored with the titles “Top 50 Chinese Automation + Digitalization Brands 2024” and “Top 50 Innovative Robotics Companies 2023.” <br/> April: Dr. Chen Wei received the National May Day Labor Medal. <br/> May: The fourth-generation robot control cabinet from STEP won the 2023 Technology Innovation Product Award. <br/> October: STEP Union awarded the title of “National Model Workers’ Home.” <br/> December: STEP was awarded the “CMCD 2024 User Satisfaction Brand Award in the Motion Control Field,” and Mr. Chen Yonggang, a wholly-owned subsidiary of STEP—Shanghai Huitong—was honored with the “CMCD 2024 Trailblazer Award in the Motion Control Field.” <br/> December: STEP was awarded the “Decade of Industry Contribution Award” at the 11th High-Tech Robot Annual Conference and the High-Tech Golden Globe Awards Ceremony.

STEP Debuts at the 2025 High-Tech Annual Gala: Jointly Discussing the Future of the Embodied Intelligence Industry and Winning an Industry Award

On December 15, the 2025 (12th) High-Tech Robot Annual Conference, the 2025 (6th) High-Tech Mobile Robot Annual Conference, and the High-Tech Golden Globe Awards Ceremony—under the theme of “Embodied Awakening: Intelligent Transformation and Dimensional Upgrade”—were grandly held in Shenzhen. As an expert in industrial intelligence, STEP was invited to participate in this industry gala, joining industry chain partners to explore the technological evolution and commercial pathways of embodied intelligence and industrial robots in the new cycle.

Recognized as an industry leader by CMCD for five consecutive years! STEP once again receives two prestigious brand awards in the 2025 motion control field.

On December 18, 2025, at the “CIAA25 Motion Control/Direct Drive Technology Industry Development Summit and Awards Ceremony” held in Shenzhen, STEP once again won two prestigious awards—the “Most Competitive Brand” and the “Customer-Satisfying Brand” in the motion control sector for 2025—thanks to its technological innovations and strong market performance in the field of motion control. This marks the fifth consecutive year that STEP has been recognized by this authoritative organization.

Winning the "Yanshi Award"—STEP industrialization practice of industrial-grade embodied robots receives authoritative recognition!

“Inclusive for the Future, Boundless Scenarios—The 3rd Annual Conference on Scenario-Based Application Ecosystem for Embodied Intelligent Humanoid Robots 2025” recently concluded successfully in Hefei. STEP was invited to attend this industry event. Zhan Jiyang, Director of the Embodied Intelligence R&D Center, delivered a keynote speech titled “Pioneers in the Industrialization of Globally Certified Embodied Robots.” Thanks to its proven capabilities in implementing solutions in industrial settings, STEP also won the inaugural “Yanshi Scenario Application Lingzhi Award.”

Upgraded! Zhongweixing has been recognized as a National-Level “Little Giant” enterprise.

In the second half of 2025, the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Services announced the “Proposed Funding Plan for the Initial Grant Subsidies for the Second Batch of Key ‘Little Giant’ Enterprises under the 2025 Central Special Fund for the Development of SMEs.” Shenzhen Zhongweixing Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Zhongweixing”) was successfully selected as one of the 83 specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative “top performers” in Shenzhen, thereby becoming a core representative of China’s new-quality productive forces.

2025

February: The AS710M variable-frequency drive from STEP won the 23rd China Automation + Digitalization “New Quality Award.”