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Spirit AI teams up with Bosch to push embodied robots into factories

admin2026-05-072026-05-0704 mins

The two companies will work together on robot data collection, embodied AI model training, industrial deployment and core component supply.

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Westlake Robotics secures Pre-Series A+ funding to scale embodied AI

admin2026-05-072026-05-0803 mins

This marks the company’s second financing deal in just over two months, as capital continues flowing into China’s embodied AI sector.

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Zhejiang sets R&D spending target of $60B to boost innovation

admin2026-05-062026-05-0603 mins

The initiative lays out 16 measures spanning corporate R&D, innovation platforms and commercialization, with a focus on making companies the main drivers of innovation.

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Top exec exited weeks before robot startup Spirit AI closes fresh funding, report says

admin2026-04-082026-04-0804 mins

Industry observers said his departure could signal entrepreneurial ambitions, as investment in embodied intelligence accelerates.

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Embodied robotics startup Spirit AI raises RMB 1B in Series A+ funding

admin2026-04-072026-04-0705 mins

At the core of Spirit AI’s approach is what it calls a “diversified data” framework aimed at extending the Scaling Law into embodied intelligence.

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Hangzhou to host real-world robot competition, fast-track monetization

admin2026-04-012026-04-0105 mins

Parts of the professional testing events next month will prohibit remote controls, requiring machines to rely entirely on autonomous perception and decision-making.

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Unitree files for IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, aims to raise $610M

admin2026-03-202026-03-2104 mins

Unitree’s IPO bid follows the success of Shenzhen-based UBTech, which was the first humanoid robotics company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in late 2023.

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Xiaomi founder praises early bet on Unitree at spring product launch

admin2026-03-202026-03-2303 mins

Unitree’s early years coincided with a difficult fundraising environment for bionic robotics. Shunwei was one of the first prominent VCs to back the startup.

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Robot hand startup Xynova snags pre-Series A funding amid embodied AI race

admin2026-03-202026-03-2305 mins

A proprietary new manufacturing facility is entering ramp-up production, with annual capacity expected to exceed 10,000 dexterous hands and 200,000 miniature actuators by year-end.

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