Zeno Robotics Closes Multi-Hundred-Million-Yuan Seed Round With Sunny Optical, MetaX

Hangzhou Zeno Future Technology Co., Ltd., operating as Zeno Robotics, has completed a seed financing round worth several hundred million yuan. The round drew participation from Sunny Optical, MetaX, Zhongwang Yinxin, Saiyi Industrial Fund, and Heli Capital, according to a disclosure from East Money's robotics concept coverage.

Founded in 2025, Zeno Robotics describes itself as a physical intelligence company built around foundation models. Its stated goal is to develop reliable and dexterous robotic systems, combining AI models with embodied hardware to improve manipulation and real-world autonomy.

The company has already introduced Zeno-1, a collaborative intelligence foundation model. The model is presented as a core step toward general-purpose robot intelligence, and the new funding is expected to support further model iteration, talent recruitment, and eventual commercial deployment.

The investment signals continued venture interest in embodied AI and robotics foundation models in China, where startups are racing to pair large models with dexterous hardware. Details on the allocation of the funds were not disclosed.