The 9‑axis intelligent painting robot.
The NST‑H8 sprays full car bodies and batched parts with a consistent, repeatable finish, and installs into the booth you already own.
Meet the NST‑H8
The official NST film: who we are, how the robot works and what it does for a body shop.
The NST company filmOfficial film · 3 min 50 · English voiceover 
Whole car bodyOne run, nose to tail - 2005 Founded in Dalian
- 130+ Patents held
- ~100 Car brands served
- CN·US·EU Invention patents
Skilled painters are getting harder to find. A consistent finish shouldn't be.
The NST‑H8 takes over the coating pass inside the booth: painters stay out of the fumes, every run gets the same coat, and a master painter's technique runs as an algorithm, on every shift.
The shortage is measurable: the United States needs roughly 100,000 more collision technicians over the next five years, the United Kingdom projects a 76,000‑technician gap by 2030, and China's new‑energy aftersales shortfall is estimated at 824,000. A painting robot covers for the painters you can no longer hire.
Sources: TechForce Foundation and CCC (US) · IMI (UK) · MIIT and MOHRSS (China)
Track record
In daily use at leading EV makers’ aftersales shops.
Gantry painting robots are delivered and earning inside the direct aftersales networks of a renowned international EV brand and several leading Chinese new-energy vehicle makers, and across a major dealer group, all in paid daily production. Behind them stand two decades of NST tools and equipment serving around 100 car brands and their dealer networks.
See the customer cases →Customer names appear only with written permission; anonymous references describe real, paid deployments.
NST robots are in service in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an and Chongqing, and every unit is built in Dalian. Sales partners represent NST in Germany and South Korea, robots are also with customers in France, Italy and Australia, and more markets are opening. Want to bring NST to yours? Become a sales partner →
Explore the full technology →Built in Dalian. Shipped worldwide.
The NST‑H8 is developed and built at NST's own campus in Dalian, by the company whose tools and equipment have served around 100 car brands for two decades. More about NST →
Aerial view of the NST manufacturing campus in Dalian, China 
On the world stage
Showcased at the World Economic Forum
In 2024 the NST painting robot was demonstrated on a real car at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, known as Summer Davos. Few painting machines can say the same.
- Patented technology Intelligent Painting Robot System
- Invention patents China · United States · European Union
- Certifications CE: machinery, LVD, EMC · Ex explosion‑protection certified
- State recognition National High‑Tech Enterprise · "Little Giant" SME
- Coatings cooperation Surventis, formerly BASF Coatings
Global presence
Deployed across China. In service on three continents.
Bring the NST‑H8 to your booth.
Get a quote for the cars and parts you paint, or partner with NST to sell and demonstrate the robot in your market.