Shanghai-based embodied tactile sensing company Qianjue Robotics says it has completed two consecutive strategic funding rounds totaling several hundred million yuan, following an earlier round in the hundred-million-yuan range.
Multiple sources say SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire the Robotics and AI Institute from Hyundai Motor Group, with the deal now under CFIUS review. The move would return a piece of Marc Raibert's robotics legacy to SoftBank, which owned Boston Dynamics from 2017 to 2021.
Recent robotics funding rounds show capital accelerating toward the perception layer of embodied AI, with Shutu Technology raising nearly RMB 100 million and Paxini's cumulative funding exceeding RMB 4 billion.
D-Robotics has raised $400 million in Series C funding to support its Sunrise chip portfolio and a full-chain software platform for robot development. The company said its revenue grew several times year over year in the first half of 2026, with cumulative Sunrise chip shipments surpassing 8 million units and its embodied AI business entering mass production.
Hangzhou-based Zeno Robotics has closed a multi-hundred-million-yuan seed round from investors including Sunny Optical and MetaX. Founded in 2025, the physical intelligence startup also released Zeno-1, a collaborative intelligence foundation model for reliable, dexterous robot systems.
Youdi Robot (03231.HK) will hold a board meeting on September 30, 2026, to consider and approve its interim report for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and to discuss an interim dividend.
Dongwu Securities reiterates its 'Buy' rating on Guangyang, expecting the FPC and robotics businesses to achieve profitability and reverse losses.
As of September 18, 2026, A-shares rose broadly, with the CSI Robot Index up 1.65%. Tesla is reported to have started robot mass production audits, and the Robot ETF (562500) is aiming for a third consecutive gain.
D-Robotics, the Horizon Robotics spinoff building general-purpose robot software and hardware, closed a $400 million Series C led by Mirae Asset, pushing its disclosed funding past $770 million. The company says Sunrise chip shipments have topped 8 million units and its embodied intelligence business has entered volume production.
Treble Technologies, an Icelandic startup, has raised $18 million in A-2 funding to advance physics-based acoustic simulation. The company aims to extend its audio testing platform to robotics, where hearing could complement vision for more complete environmental perception.
Crunchbase highlights five underreported funding rounds spanning nuclear energy, construction, robotics, and agriculture. The startups use AI and automation to solve industry-specific problems rather than selling pure software.