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Huixi Technology, a Chinese robotics chip manufacturer, announced the completion of Pre-Series B-plus and Series B financing on October 22. The funding round was led by the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund, with contributions from the Beijing Robotics Industry Development Inv...
AuxoAI has successfully secured $20.7 million in Series A funding, led by NTTVC, to expand its forward-deployed AI model. The company, founded in 2023, has collaborated with over 40 Global 2000 clients across various sectors, including manufacturing and healthcare, utilizing its proprietary FDE work...
Reliable Robotics has successfully raised an additional $115 million, increasing its Series D funding to $275 million and elevating its valuation to over $1 billion. The company is focused on developing the Reliable Autonomy System for automated flight operations and is pursuing FAA certification fo...
In the first half of this year, China's humanoid robot production exceeded 40,000 units, with expectations to surpass 100,000 units by year-end. The top ten listed companies in the industry have combined orders exceeding 30 billion yuan. However, the challenge remains to convert this production capa...
Eka Robotics has successfully raised $150 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz and F-Prime, achieving a valuation of $1.45 billion. The funding aims to advance the company's vision-force-action model, which integrates visual and force data to enable robots to handle unfamiliar tas...
Guoyu Xingchen has successfully completed a Series A financing round, raising nearly 100 million yuan. This funding will be directed towards the development of a cluster of space robots designed to manage satellites effectively. The significance of this financing lies in its potential to enhance sa...
FAIRINO, a Chinese collaborative robot manufacturer, has successfully completed its Series D financing round, led by Meituan. This funding follows a previous Series C+ round also led by Meituan’s Long-Z investment arm, with both rounds collectively raising nearly RMB 1 billion to support the company...
Modal has successfully secured $750 million in a Series D funding round, achieving a post-money valuation of $15.75 billion. This funding was led by Accel, with participation from Kleiner Perkins and existing investors such as Menlo Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures. The company has recently surpas...
At the CIIF 2026 event, Axera introduced the AX8860, a 6nm edge AI chip designed for large-model inference. This chip boasts an impressive performance of 256 TOPS and supports advanced features such as AXLink cascading and PCIe 5.0 connectivity. The introduction of the AX8860 is significant as it a...
Labelbox has successfully raised over $100 million in Series E funding, led by Infinitum Partners, to enhance its reinforcement learning and enterprise AI agent offerings. The company, which serves over 400 customers, including 90% of top U.S. AI labs, achieved profitability in 2026 and has experien...
Icon has successfully raised $200 million in Series D funding, co-led by Baillie Gifford and BlackRock, to enhance its robotic construction systems. The funding will support the scaling of its Titan multi-story printing system and the establishment of a large R&D facility in Austin, Texas, while als...
On July 17, 2026, Sumitomo Forestry and Mazex announced the introduction of the Karusuke series of forestry cargo drones, aimed at enhancing smart forestry in Japan. The Karusuke 25 drone offers the same payload capacity as the Morito 25 but at a reduced price and smaller size, making it more access...
Yundie Technology has successfully completed a Series B+ funding round, raising hundreds of millions of yuan. This funding was backed by notable investors including StellarS Capital, Asia United Infrastructure, and Changzhe Investment. The capital will primarily focus on advancing embodied intellige...
The iconic Galileo shuttlecraft from 'Star Trek: The Original Series' has been relocated to the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, New York, after a two-year restoration project led by superfan Adam Schneider. This shuttle, which appeared in seven episodes, was previously housed at t...
On October 12, Shuangpai Robotics announced the completion of a Series A+ funding round, led by Daosheng Capital, with participation from Lingdong Venture Capital. The funds will support the iteration of intelligent walking-assist robots, development of electronic control and perception algorithms,...
KONST, a Taiwan-based AI compute operator, has successfully raised $30 million in Series B funding, primarily led by ADATA Technology. This funding aims to enhance the company's AI data center buildout across Asia and to further develop its Token Factory strategy, which is crucial for meeting the in...
Teradyne, Inc. has unveiled the UltraFLEXplus S series, an extension of its UltraFLEXplus platform designed to optimize operational efficiency in high-mix, variable-volume semiconductor manufacturing for edge AI applications. The first model, UltraFLEXplus S24, features a 24-slot system aimed at int...
Infinigence AI, a Chinese AI infrastructure provider, has successfully raised RMB 2.3 billion in a Series C funding round, increasing its total financing to RMB 4.3 billion. This funding, reported on October 12, will support the company's development of software and infrastructure that optimizes AI...
Chinese AI sports-hardware company PONGBOT has successfully completed a Series B funding round, raising hundreds of millions of RMB, as announced on October 11. The funding round was led by the Shanghai State Investment Pilot Fund, with participation from Hua Capital, Pudong Venture Capital, and exi...
Hefei Dabai Robot has successfully secured Series A funding, focusing on the AI elderly care and health maintenance sector. This funding marks a significant step in the company's efforts to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its market presence. The importance of this funding lies in...
Pangbote has successfully secured hundreds of millions in Series B funding, enhancing its financial position for future growth. This funding round is crucial as it allows the company to expand its product offerings and improve its technological capabilities in the robotics sector. The significance...
On October 10, Wuxi Juxie Intelligent successfully completed a Series A+ funding round exceeding 100 million yuan, led by Huatai Zijin. Other participants included Johnson Electric, Ninebot Capital, and AgiBot, with existing shareholders Ecovacs and Nancheng Venture Capital also increasing their inv...
Beijing-based LivSyn Robotics has successfully raised a Series A funding round of at least RMB 100 million, as announced on October 8. This funding round included financial investors, the publicly listed Suwen Electric Energy, and an undisclosed strategic investor specializing in embodied AI. The s...
Gallatin AI has announced the successful closure of a $50 million Series A funding round, aimed at enhancing its AI-native logistics solutions for U.S. military operations. This financing, supported by investors such as 8VC and Silent Ventures, increases the company's total funding to $70 million, f...
Ultra has successfully raised $50 million in Series A funding to advance its warehouse robotics operations, bringing its total funding to $62 million. The Brooklyn-based company is strengthening its collaboration with Physical Intelligence, which provides AI models for its robotic systems. Ultra's i...
MMI, a surgical robot company, has successfully secured $125 million in Series D funding. This investment aims to enhance the precision of microsurgery techniques, specifically targeting the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The funding will enable MMI to advance its technological capabilities and d...
Nous Research has successfully raised $90 million in Series B funding, achieving a valuation of $1.5 billion. This funding round, led by Robot Ventures, also included participation from notable investors such as Nvidia and Samsung. The total funding for the three-year-old company now stands at $158...
Stuut, an AI platform based in New York, has successfully raised $52.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. This investment, which also saw participation from Andreessen Horowitz, M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, and Activant, brings Stuut's total funding to $93 million, follow...
Mecka has successfully raised $60 million in Series B funding, led by Sequoia Capital, to enhance its robotics data infrastructure and commercial deployments. The company specializes in capturing human demonstrations using proprietary multi-sensor hardware, converting this data into training signals...
Mecka has successfully raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Nvidia, Microsoft’s M12, Qualcomm Ventures, and Samsung. This funding, announced on October 7, aims to bolster Mecka's efforts in gathering human demonstrations for training robot mo...
Multiply Labs has successfully raised $75 million in Series B funding aimed at enhancing its robotic systems for automating manual processes in biologics manufacturing. This funding round was led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and NantWorks, with participation from new investors including AstraZeneca, L...
Huawei has launched the Mate 90 series at its autumn event in Shanghai, introducing five models: Mate 90, Mate 90 Pro, Mate 90 Pro Max, Mate 90 Pro Max Collector’s Edition, and Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design. Prices range from RMB 5,999 ($895) to RMB 12,999 ($1,939), with significant upgrades in chip pe...
SiMa.ai has successfully raised $150 million in Series C funding, achieving a valuation of $1.45 billion. This funding round, which was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Amplify, aims to support the expansion of SiMa.ai's physical AI platform into various sectors, including humano...
RobotPlusPlus showcased its HighMate Series at SMM 2026 in Hamburg, focusing on industrial cleaning and corrosion control. The HighMate AP-F-CO Coating Robot+VOC Recovery System aims to reduce workers' exposure to hazardous tasks at height while enhancing the efficiency and consistency of cleaning a...
Numeral, an AI-powered sales tax compliance platform, has successfully raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and others. This funding brings Numeral's total financing to $157 million and will be used to accelerate product...
Ema, a startup focused on automating corporate processes with AI agents, has successfully raised $77 million in a Series B funding round led by Creaegis. This investment increases the total funding to $140 million and significantly boosts the company's valuation for 2024. Founded by Surojit Chatterj...
Tekever has successfully raised $580 million in the initial close of its Series D funding round, achieving a valuation of $6.4 billion. This financing aims to bolster the company's international expansion, enhance manufacturing capabilities, and support technology development, alongside potential ac...
Confido has successfully secured $55 million in Series B funding, led by Insight Partners, with participation from Trenches Capital, Watchfire, and Barrel Ventures. This funding round brings Confido's total funding to $77 million, aimed at enhancing its AI-powered platform that integrates finance, a...
Vals, an AI benchmarking startup founded in 2024, has successfully raised $40 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. This follows a previous seed round backed by 8VC and Bloomberg Beta. Co-founder Rayan Krishnan highlighted that Vals aims to address the shortcomings of tradi...
Genisom AI has successfully closed a Series B funding round of tens of millions of dollars, led by Stone Venture from the UAE. The funding aims to enhance their robot production capabilities, with over 15,000 units produced by June 2026. This move signifies a strong push towards advancing autonomous...
Hygon has introduced the CPU1000-series processor in Shenzhen, designed specifically for low-power edge computing applications. This new chip aims to enhance capabilities in robotics, machine vision, and smart manufacturing, marking a significant expansion beyond Hygon's existing data-center CPU off...
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has confirmed that the Xiaomi 18 Pro series will be launched at 7 p.m. on September 23. This new lineup is positioned as a dual-size imaging flagship series, showcasing advanced features such as a variable rear display and the introduction of Xiaomi HyperOS 4. The significance of...
D-Robotics, a Chinese robotics technology firm, has successfully raised $400 million in a Series C funding round. This financing will bolster the company's Sunrise chip portfolio and its comprehensive software platform aimed at enhancing robot development. The significance of this funding lies in D...
Viabot, an autonomous robotics startup focused on outdoor cleaning, has successfully raised $24 million in Series A funding. This round was led by Walden International, with contributions from CDIB Capital Group, Stalwart Ventures, and existing investors including Baseline Ventures, Era Ventures, Mo...
On September 17, Digua Robotics announced the completion of $400 million in Series C funding, led by Mirae Asset, with participation from various institutional investors including Meituan and government-backed platforms. This funding round highlights the growing interest in robotics and AI technolog...
D-Robotics has successfully raised $400 million in Series C funding aimed at expanding its Sunrise robotics chips and software platform for AI-powered systems, including humanoid robots. This funding round included contributions from an unnamed global internet company, institutional investors, and e...
Huawei's upcoming Mate 90 series is anticipated to incorporate SmartSens image sensors across its camera modules, as reported by Digital Chat Station. The standard model is expected to utilize a 50MP SC575XS sensor with a 1/1.56-inch format, while the higher-end variants may feature a 50MP SC595XS s...
On September 17, 2026, Diguo Robotics announced the completion of $400 million in Series C funding. This round was led by Future Asset, with participation from major investors including Meituan, Hefei Guotou, and several prominent venture capital firms. The funding aims to strengthen the product lay...
On September 17, Diguwa Robotics announced the completion of $400 million in Series C funding, led by Future Asset and supported by various investment platforms and firms. This funding round follows previous rounds, bringing the company's total disclosed funding to over $770 million, setting a recor...
RobotPlusPlus (ROBOT++) has successfully completed a Series C funding round, raising hundreds of millions of RMB, equivalent to tens of millions of USD. This funding aims to support the company's global expansion and the development of embodied AI technologies. The investment round was led by Qiang...
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