TARS Robotics (China)

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About TARS Robotics (China)

TARS Robotics develops humanoid manipulation systems for fine industrial work with deformable materials. Its robot has demonstrated threading a needle and completing a long-sequence hand-embroidery task using coordinated two-arm motion, adaptive force control and sub-millimetre positioning.

The technical focus is precision manufacturing rather than general social interaction. TARS is applying the same perception, contact control and bimanual coordination to difficult automation problems such as wire-harness assembly and fabric handling, where the workpiece changes shape during the task and rigid pre-programmed paths are unreliable.

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Articles

18 APR 2026

TARS keeps breaking its own records

Products

Supply

Supply chain relationships

  • D-Robotics

    Inbound - Compute & Control - TARS Robotics adopted D-Robotics Sunrise S600 for embodied-AI computing

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Funding

Investors

  • Linear Capital - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-03-26 - latest 2025-07-08
  • Xianghe Capital - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-03-26 - latest 2025-07-08
  • Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-16
  • Bihong Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08
  • C&D Emerging Investment - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08
  • GL Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-16
  • Guoqi Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08
  • Hengxu Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-26
  • Hillhouse Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-26
  • HongShan - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-16
  • Hongtai Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-26
  • Junshan Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08
  • Lanchi Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-26
  • Lenovo Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-26
  • Lingang Sci-Tech Investment - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08
  • Meituan - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2026-04-16
  • Meituan Strategic Investment - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2025-07-08
  • Qiming Venture Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-03-26
  • SAIF Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08

Team

  • Chen Yilun - CEO

Timeline

Events

  • 2026-04-16 - Funding - TARS Robotics raises $455M at approximately CNY 13B valuation

    GL Ventures, HongShan and Meituan co-led the Pre-A, with Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund among the participants. The $455 million financing was reported as a record single round for China's embodied-intelligence sector and placed TARS near a CNY 13 billion valuation. TARS plans to advance its embodied foundation models, expand hiring and deploy humanoid systems in industrial work such as wire-harness assembly.

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  • 2025-12-22 - Demonstration - TARS demonstrates bimanual hand embroidery

    SenseHub captures human-operation data for the AWE 2.0 model, linking data collection, learned control and physical execution. TARS connected the underlying system to its T- and A-Series platforms and identified intricate wire-harness assembly as a prospective manufacturing application.

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  • 2025-12-22 - Demonstration - TARS's A1 Robot Earns Guinness World Record for Two-Handed Stitching

    • TARS Robotics' humanoid robot demonstrated two-handed stitching during a live event on December 22, 2025. • The robot threaded a needle and stitched a logo with both hands, handling flexible materials with sub-millimeter precision. • This performance earned the robot a Guinness World Record for two-handed stitching.

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  • 2025-07-08 - Funding - TARS Robotics raises $122M angel+ round led by Meituan

    TARS Robotics (China) disclosed $122,000,000 in Angel+ financing. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.

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  • 2025-03-26 - Funding - TARS Robotics raises $120M angel round for embodied AI and humanoid robotics platform

    Angel round of $120M led by Lanchi Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners with participation from Linear Capital, Hengxu Capital, Hongtai Fund, Lenovo Capital, Xianghe Capital, and Hillhouse Ventures. Capital was earmarked for product and technology R&D, model training, and scenario expansion. The round was described in coverage as a record-setting angel financing for embodied AI in China.

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  • 2025-02-05 - Company Formation - TARS Robotics is founded by former Huawei and Baidu autonomous systems leaders

    TARS Robotics formally launched on 2025-02-05 as an embodied AI and humanoid robotics company. The founding team includes senior leaders from Huawei and Baidu autonomous driving and related autonomous-systems programs. The formation anchors the company's rapid 2025 financing and technical milestone timeline.

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Context

Market context

A-Series