Differential Robotics - 微分智飞
"Connecting Lives, Powering Progress."
Hangzhou developer of fully autonomous aerial robots (drones) that navigate GPS-denied tunnels, mines and forests without prior maps.
Differential Robotics (Differential Intelligent Flight) is a Hangzhou-based Chinese company developing general-purpose aerial robots and embodied-intelligence systems. The company builds intelligent autonomous drones designed to operate in complex, hazardous and GPS-denied environments such as mine voids, tunnels, rail corridors, power galleries and forest understory, where conventional drones cannot fly.
Its technology rests on four core capabilities: fully autonomous navigation that removes any dependence on GPS, external communications, manual piloting or prior maps, enabling safe obstacle avoidance in confined and shielded spaces; an AI 'brain' built on proprietary decision algorithms that gives the robot real-time online decision-making through a data-intelligence flywheel; an efficient 'cerebellum' using end-to-end sensor-to-actuator control for millisecond-level high-precision flight; and collaborative swarm capability, solving distributed multi-aircraft decision-making and dynamic self-organizing networks to coordinate multi-agent fleets and lay the foundation for a distributed robot operating system. Differential Robotics targets full-scenario industrial solutions including rail-transit inspection, mined-out-area surveying and mapping, power-pipe-gallery inspection and under-canopy forest exploration with its industrial P300 Pro aerial robot. Alongside its industrial line, the company operates a 'Feitu' education and research brand offering the -α aerial robot for teaching and scientific research. The company was founded in 2024 and is based in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
P300 Pro
Fully autonomous industrial aerial robot for inspection in GPS-denied, confined environments.
Feitu-Alpha (非凸-α)
Aerial robot for education and scientific research with autonomous navigation core.
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https://www.differentialrobotics.com/HEADQUARTERS
China
Company Facts
Founded
2024
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Manufacturer
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Primary Region
Asia-Pacific
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Differential Robotics, a Hangzhou-based flying robot startup, has raised hundreds of millions of RMB in a Series A1 round — bringing its total funding to over 500 million RMB across six rounds in less than two years of operation.
Differential Robotics has successfully secured hundreds of millions in its Series A1 funding round, aimed at scaling the production of its P300 autonomous flying robots. This significant investment comes as the company seeks to enhance the capabilities of its technology for use in complex environments where GPS signals and network connectivity are unreliable or unavailable. The funding will enable Differential Robotics to accelerate development and deployment of its innovative solutions, which are designed to operate effectively in challenging conditions. The announcement marks a pivotal moment for the company, highlighting the growing demand for advanced robotics in various sectors that require autonomous navigation and operation without traditional support systems.
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