Chinese robotics infrastructure provider D-Robotics has completed a $120 million Series B1 funding round, bringing its total fundraising to $220 million in less than a year as investors rush to back the “picks and shovels” of the robotics gold rush. The latest round features an unusually dense lineup of strategic investors: CMB Zhiyuan Venture Capital,…
Image via CNBC San Jose — At the packed SAP Center, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered a high-density keynote at GTC 2026, making a bold declaration: “Physical AI has arrived — every industrial company will become a robotics company.” The message was clear — AI’s next phase is not just about chatbots, but about machines…
Shanghai — Songyan Power, the humanoid robot startup featured on this blog on March 6, is now making good on its production promises. At AWE 2026 in Shanghai, founder and chairman Jiang Zheyuan officially delivered the first batch of “Xiaobumi” robots to customers, while outlining an ambitious goal for the year: deliver at least 10,000…
Tesla has showcased its upcoming third-generation humanoid robot, Optimus, at the 2026 Appliance & Electronics World Expo (AWE) in Shanghai, marking what the company calls its first mass-production ready humanoid robot. The exhibition marks Tesla’s first major product showcase in China after a multi-year absence from major auto shows. The robot is displayed alongside the…
Chinese embodied AI startup Lingchu Intelligence has secured a combined 2 billion yuan (approximately $274 million) in its Angel and Pre-A funding rounds, marking one of the largest early-stage investments in China’s robotics sector with strong government backing. The Angel round was backed by an impressive lineup of state-owned investors including CDB Capital, Guozhong Capital,…
Chinese embodied AI startup UniX AI has secured nearly 300 million yuan (approximately $41 million) in a new equity funding round, marking another bet on young talent driving China’s humanoid robotics race. The round was participated by CICC HuiRong, Hongshan Capital, Guangzhou Industrial Investment, and Xienuo Investment, with existing shareholders Wuzhong Jinkong and Yonghua Investment…
Chinese humanoid robot startup Songyan Power has secured nearly 1 billion yuan (approximately $137 million) in its Series B funding round, just days after its show-stealing performance at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala alongside veteran actress Cai Ming. The round was led by Chendao Capital, an industrial investment platform backed by battery giant CATL, with…
Chinese humanoid robot startup Galaxy General has secured 2.5 billion yuan (approximately $343 million) in a new funding round, marking another mega-deal in China’s red-hot robotics sector. The round was backed by an impressive lineup of investors including the National AI Industry Fund (a subsidiary of Phase III of the Big Fund), Sinopec, CITIC Group,…