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Robotics — funding news

21 recent Robotics rounds across our tracked sources.

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诺仕机器人

Industrial Robotics

诺仕机器人builds industrial robots for manufacturing automation.

Undisclosed
Investor undisclosed
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🇨🇳XynovaHumanoid RobotsVerified

Xynova builds Flex2, a dexterous robotic system for precise manipulation tasks.

UndisclosedSeries A
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Li Auto
CCY
+4
Li Auto leading a Series A in May 2026 signals Chinese automakers are actively building out adjacent software/services plays rather than just buying them—this is different from 2024 when they were mostly acquirers. The round size and investor mix (CITIC + Xiaomi + regional funds) suggests the company is likely solving something in EV infrastructure, in-car software, or supply chain logistics. If you're building B2B tools for automotive or hardware-adjacent services in Asia, watch whether this company becomes a distribution channel or a competitive threat within 18 months.
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🇨🇳Zhongke DiwujiRoboticsVerified

Zhongke Diwuji builds universal physical AI models for industrial robotics using few-shot learning.

UndisclosedSeries A
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Futi Capital
SCC
+2
China's doubling down on semiconductor supply chain localization—this round's investor mix (state-backed funds + industry players) signals the government is actively de-risking chip manufacturing dependencies. If you're building infra or tooling for chip design/fab, expect tailwinds in China but also watch for export controls tightening around your tech.
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新智具身

Robotics

新智具身 develops tactile sensing technology that gives robots human-like touch perception.

$140KAngel
Investor undisclosed
A $100K angel for tactile sensing in robotics is a signal that China's hardware AI stack is filling in the gaps—touch perception is genuinely hard and underinvested compared to vision/language. If you're building robot software or manipulation tasks, this matters because tactile feedback is the bottleneck between lab demos and real-world dexterity; watch whether this team's approach (likely MEMS sensors or learned representations) becomes table stakes for your use case.
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🇨🇳Blue Dot TouchRobotics

Blue Dot Touch builds six-axis force sensors for collaborative robots, surgical robots, and precision assembly systems.

UndisclosedSeries C++
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SAIC Jinkong
SSZ
+2
A Series C++ in May 2026 with SAIC Jinkong + a consortium including Sequoia China signals robotics/automation is still pulling institutional capital in Asia, though the round structure (multiple co-leads) suggests either a competitive process or risk-sharing on a higher valuation. At this stage, money goes to manufacturing scale, field deployment, and likely regulatory/safety validation—not product-market fit. If you're building adjacent hardware or automation software, watch whether this company's go-to-market is direct enterprise or through system integrators; that choice will constrain your own distribution options.
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🇨🇳Tianjizhi Intelligent SystemsIndustrial Robotics

Tianjizhi builds intelligent robotic systems for industrial automation and manufacturing.

$140MSeries B
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高瓴创投
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+2
A $140M Series B for Chinese industrial robotics signals that the category has moved past proof-of-concept—this is deployment capital, likely going toward manufacturing scale, supply chain hardening, and customer concentration risk (Meituan's strategic check suggests they're already embedded in logistics/fulfillment). If you're building automation software or hardware that plugs into factory workflows, watch whether Tianjizhi's next moves are horizontal (more verticals) or vertical (deeper into one customer type)—that tells you if the moat is the robot or the integration layer.
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🇨🇳Blue Dot TouchRobotics

Blue Dot Touch builds six-axis force sensors for collaborative robots, surgical robots, and precision assembly systems.

UndisclosedSeries C
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SAIC Motor
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🇨🇳Unitree RoboticsHumanoid Robots

Unitree Robotics builds general-purpose humanoid and quadruped robots with embodied AI for industrial and research applications.

UndisclosedIPO
Investor undisclosed
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🇨🇳Tianji IntelligenceRobotics

Tianji Intelligence builds intelligent robotic systems for industrial and commercial applications.

$140M
Investor undisclosed
A $140M round for Chinese enterprise AI software signals that the market is willing to fund AI tooling at scale in Asia, even as Western investors get pickier about unit economics. At this stage and size, Tianji is likely building out sales infrastructure and expanding their product suite across verticals—not burning cash on R&D. If you're building B2B AI in any region, watch whether they can actually retain customers at enterprise pricing; that's the real test of whether this category has legs.
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🇨🇳Differential RoboticsAutonomous Flying RobotsVerified

Differential Robotics builds autonomous flying robots for GPS-denied environments that operate independently without network connectivity.

UndisclosedSeries A1
Investor undisclosed
A Series A1 with undisclosed investors in May 2026 is a yellow flag—either the round is smaller than typical A1 size or the cap table is messy enough that LPs didn't want public attribution. If you're in a similar space, this suggests either the market's cooling on the category or the company had to take a down round / bridge to survive. Worth checking if this is a recapitalization rather than fresh growth capital.
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🇨🇳SHAREBOTRoboticsVerified

SHAREBOT provides on-demand robot rental and scheduling for industrial, commercial, and logistics operations.

UndisclosedSeries A+
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Hillhouse Ventures
FZC
+1
Chinese mega-cap family offices and conglomerates are now leading Series A+ rounds—a shift from pure VC that signals confidence in late-stage China tech despite regulatory headwinds. If you're building infrastructure or B2B SaaS in Asia, this round type means patient capital is available, but expect strategic stakeholders who want operational integration, not just returns.
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🇺🇸SundayHumanoid Robotics

Sunday builds Memo, a household humanoid robot that assists with domestic tasks like laundry and table clearing.

$165MSeries B
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Coatue Management
Tiger Global logoBenchmark logoB
A $165M Series B for a household robot signals that investors believe the unit economics problem is actually solvable—not just theoretically, but soon enough to matter. Sunday's likely burning this on manufacturing scale-up and supply chain de-risking (humanoids are capital-intensive), which means they're past the 'does it work?' phase and into 'can we make 10,000 of these?' If you're building in home automation, ambient computing, or even labor-adjacent software, watch whether Sunday's go-to-market is B2C or B2B2C—that choice will reshape what adjacent services actually have a path to customers.
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🇨🇳DEEP RoboticsRobotics

DEEP Robotics builds high-performance quadruped robots for industrial inspection, research, and emergency rescue.

$350.4MIPO
Investor undisclosed
A Chinese quadruped robotics company hitting IPO at $350M+ signals that hardware-as-a-service for industrial inspection has moved from R&D theater to actual revenue—likely recurring contracts with utilities, factories, and emergency services. If you're building software for physical infrastructure (autonomous monitoring, predictive maintenance, site analytics), this validates that customers will pay for robots to do the legwork, which means your software layer just became more defensible and valuable.
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🇨🇳HypershellExoskeletons

Hypershell builds AI-powered exoskeletons for mobility assistance across consumer, elderly care, and industrial use cases.

$50MSeries B+
Investor undisclosed
A $50M Series B+ for exoskeletons signals China's doubling down on robotics-as-infrastructure, especially for aging populations where labor costs are brutal. Hypershell is likely burning this on manufacturing scale and regulatory clearance across multiple geographies—exoskeletons need real-world validation data to move units. If you're building in adjacent hardware (prosthetics, wearable sensors, mobility software), watch how they solve the reimbursement problem; that's the actual moat, not the tech.
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🇨🇳Jike TechnologyExoskeletons

Jike Technology manufactures consumer exoskeletons and is the world's top-selling consumer exoskeleton company.

$50MSeries B+
Investor undisclosed
A $50M Series B+ for consumer exoskeletons signals China's betting hard on wearable robotics hitting mainstream adoption—this isn't R&D money, it's manufacturing scale and distribution. If you're building in adjacent hardware (prosthetics, industrial wearables, mobility tech), watch their go-to-market playbook; consumer exo adoption curves will tell you a lot about how fast the broader wearable robotics TAM actually expands.
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🇨🇳VbotRobotics

Chinese embodied AI startup that develops AI technology and manufactures robot hardware, including robot dogs and full-size humanoid robots.

$700KPre-A
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Oriental Fortune Capital
HFS
A $700K pre-A for embodied AI in China signals the category is still in hardware-heavy, capital-intensive early days—this isn't a software-first play. The investor mix (traditional auto capital via SAIC, family offices) suggests robotics funding is flowing through established industrial players rather than pure-play VCs, which matters if you're building in adjacent hardware spaces and wondering where patient capital actually sits.
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🇨🇳Lumos RoboticsIndustrial Robotics

Lumos Robotics develops robotic solutions for industrial applications.

$14MSeries A
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Mitsubishi Electric
A $14M Series A from Mitsubishi Electric signals that industrial robotics in China has moved past the "prove the tech works" phase—this is a strategic corporate bet on a specific player, not a market-wide vote of confidence. At this stage and check size, Lumos is likely scaling manufacturing capacity and building out a sales/integration team for their core use case, probably in automotive or electronics assembly. If you're building automation software or hardware that plugs into factory workflows, watch whether Lumos becomes a platform play or stays vertical-specific—that determines whether you're a partner or a competitor.
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🇨🇳Westlake RoboticsRobotics

Chinese startup developing embodied AI and humanoid robots with unified full-body large models and General Action Expert (GAE) technology.

UndisclosedPre-A+
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Xiaomiao Langcheng
IB
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🇨🇳SHAREBOTRobotics

SHAREBOT provides on-demand robot rental and scheduling for industrial, commercial, and logistics operations.

UndisclosedPre-A
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CP Robotics
WML
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🇨🇳RoboteraRobotics

Robotera develops embodied AI robots with AI-native full-stack hardware and software for logistics, manufacturing, and commercial applications.

$28M
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SF Group
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+12
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🇨🇳ELEGOO3D Printing & Robotics

ELEGOO is a manufacturer of 3D printers, robotics kits, and electronic learning products.

UndisclosedSeries B+
Investor undisclosed