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On July 30, 2026, the Shenzhen court announced the bankruptcy disposal unit for Yinghe (Shenzhen) Robotics and Automation Technology Co., Ltd., marking the end of the company founded six years ago that raised 600 million yuan. The fall of Yinghe, once a star in the robotics sector, highlights intern...
Fort Robotics has secured approximately $20 million in additional funding commitments from existing investors as it prepares for a public listing through a merger with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. Tiger Global is leading this financing round, contributing about $10 million, while also committ...
On October 23, Fujian Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd. announced the completion of its Pre-A+ funding round, backed by Fuzhou Gulou District Urban Construction Investment Development Group Co., Ltd. and Xiamen Hangzhi Quantum Future Technology Incubator Co., Ltd. This funding marks a signi...
DeepSeek, a leader in large models, is nearing the close of its second funding round, securing approximately 100 billion yuan. This follows a record-setting first round of 51 billion yuan just four months prior. The pre-money valuation remains around 500 billion yuan, with the funding amount doublin...
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...
Enact has officially emerged from stealth mode, securing $30 million in pre-seed funding aimed at developing physical AI that enhances robot dexterity through force and touch. The Zurich-based startup is creating a proprioceptive nervous system and cortex that allows robots to sense physical interac...
On October 21, Suzhou Xi'en Technology announced the successful completion of its Pre-A and Pre-A+ funding rounds, totaling hundreds of millions of yuan. The Pre-A round was led by Zhongding Capital, with participation from Matrix Partners and Jianfa Emerging Investment, while the Pre-A+ round saw G...
FORT Robotics, Inc. has secured approximately $20 million in new funding from existing investors, led by Tiger Global. This financing is part of FORT's strategy to enhance its safety platform, which focuses on the Trust Layer for Physical AI. The funding is expected to close this week and will suppo...
Between October 8 and October 16, at least 20 funding rounds related to embodied intelligence were publicly disclosed. Notably, Zhiyuan Innovation, established in February 2023, focuses on general AI robotics and aims for over 1 billion yuan in revenue by 2025, with an IPO planned for 2027. The sig...
Shanghai-based cleaning robotics startup Jingji Intelligent has successfully raised tens of millions of RMB in seed funding from Haowen Tianshu Robotics and Shanghai Lanyun Industrial Development. This financing was disclosed on October 20, shortly after the company's establishment in September. Th...
On October 20, YITA, a Chinese robot hardware startup, announced it has raised over RMB 100 million through its seed and seed-plus funding rounds. The funding was backed by investors including Galbot, Fourier, and others, with Lighthouse Capital acting as the incubator and exclusive financial advise...
Recently, Guoyu Xingchen (Shanghai) Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of nearly 100 million yuan in Series A financing, with investments from Yijing Capital, Fosun Chuangfu, and Luyao Capital. This funding will primarily support the development of space robotics clusters and ma...
Inovia Capital, based in Montreal, has successfully secured $200 million in the first close of its sixth venture capital fund, Inovia Capital Fund VI. The firm intends to allocate this capital over the next three years to support 25 to 30 startups across North America and Europe, particularly in sec...
Fairino, a Chinese collaborative robot manufacturer, has successfully completed its Series C+ and Series D funding rounds, raising nearly $150 million in total. This funding will enhance the company's production capacity for core components and accelerate research and development in industrial robot...
Dream Labs has successfully raised $90 million in seed funding, led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures, to enhance its robot foundation model, Dream-1. This model is designed to control hardware from various manufacturers and can already perform tasks such as picking, placing, and folding laundry. Th...
Anthropic has released a report detailing significant changes in its workforce and operations over the past year, emphasizing the transformative impact of AI on work organization and labor demand. The report highlights a decrease in junior hires, with technical teams now comprising 56% of the workfo...
Stardust Intelligence has successfully raised funds in four rounds over the past six months, achieving a valuation of $15 billion. This rapid funding growth highlights the company's strong position in the market and investor confidence in its future potential. The significance of this funding is un...
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...
Shenzhen-based Ruoyu Technology has successfully completed a nine-figure RMB Pre-A funding round, led by Sunway Communication, as reported on October 15. Other investors in this round include Jinmu Capital, Qindao Capital, Huanghai Capital, and Zhongchuang Capital. Founded in 2023 and incubated by H...
Chinese startup InfiMaker has successfully completed a Pre-A+ funding round, raising tens of millions of dollars from IDG Capital and Kunlun Capital. This funding will support the company's development of compact five-axis CNC machines aimed at professional users and creators. The significance of t...
Shenzhen Ruoyu Technology Co., Ltd. has successfully secured a Pre-A funding round amounting to hundreds of millions of yuan, led by Sunway Communication, with participation from several other investors. The funds will be allocated towards the iteration of its self-developed Ruoyu Jiutian robot brai...
On October 13, Lens Technology announced its investment in the Xiamen Times Shenyuan Venture Investment Fund, which has completed its private fund filing and is now operational. This venture fund, totaling approximately 4.9 billion yuan, includes major industrial players such as CATL, Runze Technolo...
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...
Zhejiang University's incubated company, Hangzhou Yudao Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., has successfully completed a seed funding round of tens of millions of yuan. Investors include Gobi Partners and Zheda Youchuang. This achievement marks a significant milestone for the university's...
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...
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...
AGIBOT, a Chinese AI robot manufacturer, is nearing a new funding round estimated between RMB 1 billion and RMB 1.5 billion, which would value the company at approximately RMB 50 billion. This funding round is critical as it comes ahead of AGIBOT's planned IPO, which has been in preparation since Ju...
DareRobot, a company specializing in embodied intelligence robotics for heavy industry, has successfully completed a Pre-A+ funding round worth hundreds of millions of yuan. Investors in this round include Fosun RZ Capital, Qingshi Asset Management, Zhengxi Capital, Xigao Investment, Bozhon Precisio...
Euler Wandering, a home robotics company, recently announced the completion of several rounds of funding, totaling hundreds of millions of yuan. This latest funding round involved investments from various stakeholders, including Chengyuanxiang Fund and Xizhou International, marking the company's fou...
Ubitium has successfully raised $14 million in seed funding, led by Ibex Investors, to advance its development of a universal processor aimed at integrating sensing, AI inference, and real-time control for autonomous machines such as robots and drones. This funding increases Ubitium's total seed ca...
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,...
Anhui Xianyin Future Technology Co., Ltd. has announced significant funding progress, completing three rounds of financing—angel, Pre-A, and Series A—within four months from May to September 2026, raising hundreds of millions of yuan. The angel round was led by BlueRun Ventures, Hillhouse Ventures,...
Ola Universe, a home embodied intelligence startup founded by Dr. Zhou Shunbo, a former Huawei scientist, has successfully completed a hundreds-of-millions-yuan angel+ funding round on October 12. This funding round saw participation from both new and existing investors, including Chengyuanxiang Fun...
Ola Dimensions, a Chinese home-robot startup, has successfully completed an angel-plus funding round valued at hundreds of millions of RMB, as reported on October 12. This funding round saw participation from both new and existing investors, including Tuobang and Hony Capital, marking the company's...
On October 12, Anhui Xianyin Future Technology Co., Ltd. announced significant funding progress, completing three rounds of financing from May to September 2026, totaling hundreds of millions of RMB. The funding rounds included contributions from major investors such as Alibaba and China Mobile, aim...
Over the past year, a tech commercialization expert has repeatedly questioned embodied-AI companies about their revenue generation strategies. His inquiries highlight a critical insight from Huxiu's investigation: the initial year of mass production does not equate to the first year of commercializa...
In March 2026, Guanglun Intelligence, a physical-AI simulation infrastructure company based in Haidian, secured 1 billion yuan in A++/A+++ funding, marking its status as the world's first unicorn in the embodied data sector. The company does not manufacture robots; instead, it provides simulation da...
Xingchen Intelligent, the world's first mass-produced AI robot company, has completed a new funding round of 1 billion yuan, bringing its valuation to 15 billion yuan. This funding round was led by Donghai Investment Holding, with participation from several significant state-owned and financial inve...
Stryker has announced plans to invest approximately $400 million in CMR Surgical, a British company specializing in surgical robotics. This strategic alliance grants Stryker exclusive U.S. sales rights to CMR's Versius robotic surgery systems and an option to acquire the company in the future. The i...
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...
On October 10, Wuxi Juxie Intelligent and Moxian Technology announced simultaneous funding rounds in the embodied intelligence supply chain. AgiBot is listed as an investor in both companies, which focus on integrated joint modules and flexible tactile sensors, respectively. This trend reflects a gr...
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...
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...
The Army's FUZE innovation hub, established in September 2025, is shifting its focus to tackle more complex acquisition challenges in fiscal year 2027. FUZE Director Matt Willis emphasized the need to leverage existing mechanisms within the FUZE portfolio to address significant Army acquisition issu...
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...
Bloom has successfully raised $3.6 million in seed funding, led by SNAK Venture Partners, to enhance its AI-driven marketplace for hardware supply chains. The Detroit-based startup aims to streamline the procurement process for over 140 hardware companies, facilitating more than 2,000 successful mat...
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...
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