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Robotics — funding news

41 recent Robotics rounds across our tracked sources.

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世航智能

Robotics

世航智能 builds autonomous underwater robots and marine intelligence systems for ocean exploration and monitoring.

$140MSeries A
Investor undisclosed
A $140M Series A for underwater robotics signals China is betting hard on ocean infrastructure and resource monitoring—this isn't exploration vanity, it's strategic. At this check size, 世航智能 is likely building out manufacturing scale and field ops for commercial deployments (offshore energy, aquaculture, port security), not just R&D. If you're in robotics or autonomous systems, watch how they solve the underwater comms/power problem—that constraint is the real moat, and their solution will probably get copied into adjacent domains.
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大晓机器人

Robotics

大晓机器人builds robotics solutions for industrial and commercial applications in China.

UndisclosedAngel+
Investor undisclosed
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世航智能

Robotics

世航智能 builds autonomous underwater robots and marine intelligence systems for ocean exploration and monitoring.

$140M
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朱啸虎
淡
A $140M Series B for underwater robotics signals China is betting hard on ocean infrastructure—likely driven by coastal monitoring, subsea cable inspection, and resource mapping needs that Western players haven't saturated yet. The check size and tier-1 backers (Temasek + Zhu Xiaohu) suggest this isn't a niche play; they're probably burning cash on hardware scale and field deployment, not just R&D. If you're building robotics or autonomous systems anywhere, watch how they solve the latency/communication problem underwater—that constraint is different enough that solutions might transfer to other harsh-environment domains.
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🇪🇸ThekerRoboticsVerified

Theker builds AI-powered robotic systems for industrial automation and manufacturing.

$85M
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路威酩轩
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LVMH leading an $85M check into a Spanish robotics startup signals luxury/high-end manufacturing is betting hard on AI automation—likely for precision assembly and quality control where margins justify the capex. At this stage and size, Theker's probably scaling production of their core robotic platform and building out enterprise sales. If you're in adjacent automation spaces (logistics, food processing, pharma), watch whether LVMH's supply chain becomes a reference customer that opens doors to other conglomerates.
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🇪🇸ThekerRoboticsVerified

Theker builds AI-powered robotic systems for industrial automation and manufacturing.

$92.7MSeries A
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CRV
SLC
+7
A $92.7M Series A for industrial robotics signals that deep-pocketed corporates (Samsung, LVMH, Henkel, Inditex) are now writing checks directly into automation—they're not waiting for venture-scale exits. Theker's likely burning this on hardware scaling and factory deployments, not software. If you're building any B2B automation play, watch whether they're winning on unit economics or just on brand trust with legacy manufacturers.
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🇩🇪Neura RoboticsCognitive Robotics

Neura Robotics builds cognitive robots that see, walk, and manipulate objects for industrial and logistics applications.

$1.4B
Investor undisclosed
A $1.4B round with Amazon and NVIDIA signals that embodied AI for logistics is moving from research to deployment—these investors don't write checks this size for unproven tech. Neura's likely burning this on manufacturing scale-up and real-world validation across warehouse networks, not R&D. If you're building any automation that touches physical goods or supply chain, watch their customer wins closely; they're the proof point that will either unlock or constrain funding for adjacent robotics plays.
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🇩🇪Neura RoboticsCognitive Robotics

Neura Robotics builds cognitive robots that see, walk, and manipulate objects for industrial and logistics applications.

$1.4BSeries C
Investor undisclosed
A $140M Series C (not $1.4B—likely a data error) with Tether + tier-1 industrials (Bosch, Schaeffler) signals that cognitive robotics for logistics is moving from research to deployment phase, especially in Europe where regulatory tailwinds exist. The investor mix—hardware giants + crypto liquidity + EIB—suggests the bottleneck isn't capital anymore but real-world validation at scale. If you're building supply chain software or autonomous systems, watch whether Neura's next 18 months show actual factory/warehouse adoption; that's your signal for whether the stack is ready for your layer.
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🇸🇬Clear RoboticsAutonomous Maritime Vessels

Clear Robotics builds autonomous electric boats for maritime tasks like waste recovery and environmental surveys.

$1.8MPre-A
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ShipsFocus Ventures
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A $1.8M pre-A for autonomous maritime robotics signals investors are betting on regulatory tailwinds and labor scarcity in port/coastal operations—this isn't a moonshot, it's infrastructure filling a real gap. At this stage and amount, Clear Robotics is likely building out their first production units and proving unit economics on specific use cases (waste recovery is a good wedge). If you're in autonomous systems or hardware, watch how they navigate maritime regulatory approval—that playbook matters whether you're building drones, delivery robots, or anything else that needs government sign-off.
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🇨🇳UnitreeRobotics

Unitree builds humanoid robots powered by physical AI for industrial and commercial applications.

UndisclosedIPO
Investor undisclosed
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🇨🇳PUDU RoboticsCommercial Service Robotics

PUDU Robotics builds autonomous service robots for delivery, cleaning, and logistics in hospitality and healthcare settings.

$140M
Investor undisclosed
A $140M round for a Chinese service robot company in mid-2026 signals that autonomous delivery/logistics robots have moved past pilot purgatory into actual fleet deployment—this is Series C/D scale capital, not exploration money. If you're building in adjacent robotics (manipulation, last-mile, warehouse automation), watch whether PUDU's capital goes toward unit economics improvement or geographic expansion; that tells you if the category is still burning cash to prove ROI or actually hitting profitability thresholds that unlock venture appetite.
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星尘智能

Robotics

星尘智能 builds embodied AI robots for industrial and commercial applications using advanced robotics technology.

$140MSeries B
Investor undisclosed
A $140M Series B for industrial robotics out of China signals that embodied AI is moving past research into deployment—someone's betting hard on the hardware-software stack actually working at scale. If you're building in adjacent automation spaces (logistics, manufacturing software, vision systems), this validates that customers will fund solutions that replace human labor, but also means you're now competing against well-capitalized hardware plays that can afford to lose money on units.
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具身公司

Robotics

具身公司 builds vision-touch sensors for robots, commanding leading market share in sensor shipments.

$14M
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汇川
中
A Chinese robotics sensor company raising $14M in mid-2026 signals that embodied AI (vision + tactile feedback) is moving from research to manufacturing scale—this isn't theoretical anymore. The investor mix (industrial automation + telecom) suggests the money goes toward production capacity and integration into OEM supply chains, not R&D. If you're building robot software or control systems, this matters: tactile sensing is becoming table stakes for manipulation tasks, so your APIs need to assume it exists.
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🇨🇳AstribotRoboticsVerified

Astribot builds cable-driven humanoid robots with proprietary AI for collaborative tasks in homes and factories.

$140MSeries B
Investor undisclosed
A $140M Series B for a hardware robotics company signals China's willingness to fund long-capital-cycle bets at scale—this isn't a software round. The cable-driven architecture is a bet that mechanical simplicity beats Boston Dynamics' complexity for real deployment, so watch if they actually ship units to factories this year; if they do, it validates a whole category of 'good enough' robots over perfect ones. If you're building in manufacturing software or logistics, this matters because it means your TAM just got a hardware layer that actually exists.
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🇨🇳Unitree RoboticsHumanoid Robots

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

$588.3MIPO
Investor undisclosed
A $588M IPO for a Chinese robotics company signals that embodied AI + hardware is moving from R&D theater to actual deployment—Unitree's backing from logistics (Meituan), cloud (Alibaba/Tencent), and fintech (Ant) suggests real use cases in warehousing and last-mile, not just demos. If you're building in robotics, autonomous systems, or even supply chain software, watch whether Unitree's public financials show unit economics that actually work at scale—that's the real tell for whether this category is viable or still burning cash to look impressive.
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白犀牛

Robotics

白犀牛 builds autonomous RoboVans for industrial logistics using vehicle-grade robotics technology.

UndisclosedSeries C1
Investor undisclosed
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🇨🇳Stardust IntelligenceRobotics

Stardust Intelligence builds humanoid robots and embodied AI solutions for industrial and commercial applications.

$140MSeries B
Investor undisclosed
A $140M Series B for enterprise AI in China signals that the market is past the hype phase—investors are backing teams with actual customer traction, not just model claims. At this stage and size, Stardust is likely scaling sales/ops and building vertical-specific solutions rather than chasing general-purpose models. If you're building B2B AI anywhere, watch how they navigate China's regulatory environment; their playbook for compliance + enterprise adoption will matter when you eventually hit that market.
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🇨🇳QianzunRobotics

Qianzun builds embodied AI robots for industrial and commercial applications using advanced robotics and machine learning.

$630M
Investor undisclosed
A $630M round for a Chinese embodied AI robotics company signals serious capital is flowing into physical automation—especially where labor costs and supply chain resilience matter most. At this stage and size, Qianzun is likely scaling manufacturing, building out the sales/support infrastructure for enterprise deployments, and probably acquiring or licensing IP to compete with Boston Dynamics and Tesla Bot. If you're building software that touches factory floors or logistics, watch whether these robots become a standard platform layer—it could reshape how you think about your TAM and go-to-market.
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🇨🇳Chasing InnovationVisual Robotics

Chasing Innovation builds NAVO, a visual robot for autonomous navigation and task execution.

Undisclosed
Investor undisclosed
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🇩🇪Agile RobotsRoboticsVerified

Agile Robots builds AI-powered industrial robots for manufacturing and logistics automation.

$800M
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SoftBank
SoftBank logo
An $800M Series round from SoftBank signals that industrial robotics is finally hitting the scale inflection—this isn't early-stage betting anymore, it's capital chasing proven unit economics. At this stage and check size, Agile is likely burning cash on manufacturing capacity and sales infrastructure to capture the logistics automation wave before competitors do. If you're building any B2B automation play that touches warehouses or factories, watch how they price and deploy—their go-to-market will set the playbook for what customers actually pay for AI-powered hardware.
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🇨🇳Unitree TechnologyRobotics

Unitree Technology designs and manufactures humanoid and quadrupedal robots for industrial and commercial applications.

UndisclosedIPO
Investor undisclosed
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简智机器人

Robotics

简智机器人builds embodied AI training data platforms for robotics developers using synthetic data generation.

Undisclosed
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诺仕机器人

Industrial Robotics

诺仕机器人 builds industrial automation robots for manufacturing and logistics operations.

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
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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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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
Sequoia China logoIDG Capital logoC
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