Xiaoyu Zhizao
About
About Xiaoyu Zhizao
The Xiaoyu Future Robot uses a positioning pen to let workers identify weld locations on changing workpieces. The Runwu world model interprets multimodal task information, while the Xirang hardware platform plans and executes the weld without requiring every seam to be programmed through conventional robot teaching.
The system targets steel structures, shipbuilding and other heavy-manufacturing settings where parts and seams vary between jobs. Xiaoyu launched a standard welding product in July 2026 at a company-stated starting price of RMB 169,800 and reported early use in more than ten factories.
Operations
Operating milestones
- Operating milestone
2026-09-08 - Xiaoyu reports more than 100,000 cumulative operating hours from embodied welding systems at customer sites. - Customer-site embodied welding systems
Source
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- D-Robotics
Inbound - Compute & Control - D-Robotics Sunrise S600 was selected for Xiaoyu Zhizao's industrial embodied-AI programme, with model adaptation completed
Source
Funding
- 2026-09-08 - Series B3 - Xiaoyu Zhizao completes several-hundred-million-yuan Series B3
source: news.pedaily.cn
- 2026-05-09 - Series B+ - Xiaoyu Zhizao raises Series B+ funding for industrial embodied AI expansion
source: finance.people.com.cn
- 2026-03-03 - Series B - Xiaoyu Zhizao completes Series B financing round
source: wap.eastmoney.com
- 2025-07-08 - Series A+ - ~$13.9M - Xiaoyu Zhizao raises RMB100M-scale Series A+ led by Didi
Xiaoyu Zhizao completed an RMB100 million-scale Series A+ led by Didi, with Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund participating. - source: 36kr.com
- 2025-01-07 - Series A+ - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) raises A+ round from iFlytek Ventures
source: finance.ifeng.com
- 2024-12-10 - Series A - Xiaoyu Zhizao completes CNY100M-level Series A
Xiaoyu Zhizao completed a CNY100 million-level Series A financed exclusively by Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund. - source: 36kr.com
- 2023-06-01 - Angel - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) raises angel round backed by BAAI and Li Wanqiang
source: xiaoyubot.com
- 2023-03-01 - Seed - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) closes seed round backed by Xiaomi and Wang Tianmiao
source: xiaoyubot.com
Investors
- Didi - Lead - Unknown - 3 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-07-08 - latest 2026-05-09
- Li Wanqiang - Participant - Angel / Individual - 3 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2023-06-01 - latest 2026-05-09
- Huaye Tiancheng - Lead - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-03-03 - latest 2026-05-09
- BAIC Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-09
- Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2023-06-01
- Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-12-10
- Beijing Xinchan Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-07-08
- C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investment - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-09
- CMB International - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-03
- Fosun RZ Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-09
- Gengxin Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-09
- Guizhou Sci-Tech Angel Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-03
- Guizhou Science and Technology Innovation Angel Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-09
- iFlytek Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-01-07
- Moutai Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-03
- Xiaomi Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-03-01
- Yari Angel - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-03-01
Team
- Li Wanqiang - Investor / continuing backer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-09-08 - Funding - Xiaoyu Zhizao completes several-hundred-million-yuan Series B3
Blooming Star, Singapore-based Kamet Capital and Guoke Yingfeng Fund participated; the source did not identify a lead. The amount is a qualitative several-hundred-million-yuan range, not an exact value. The round closed during August 2026; September 8 is the first-publication date because no precise closing day was disclosed.
Source - 2026-07-02 - Product Launch - Xiaoyu Zhizao launches RMB 169,800 embodied welding robot
The standard welding robot version starts at RMB 169,800. Deployments cover more than ten factories across shipbuilding, construction steel structures and bridge fabrication. The launch included Xiaoyu Zhizao’s world-model layer, hardware platform and positioning-pen workflow.
Source - 2026-05-09 - Funding - Xiaoyu Zhizao raises Series B+ funding for industrial embodied AI expansion
Xiaoyu Zhizao completed a Series B+ financing round reported as several hundred million yuan. New investors included BAIC Capital, Fosun RZ Capital and C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investment, with follow-on participation from Huaye Tiancheng and Guizhou Science and Technology Innovation Angel Fund. Didi and Xiaomi co-founder Li Wanqiang also continued to increase investment, with the company saying funds will support embodied large-model R&D and industrial scenario expansion.
Source - 2026-03-03 - Funding - Xiaoyu Zhizao completes Series B financing round
Xiaoyu Zhizao announced completion of a Series B financing round described as hundreds of millions of yuan. The round was led by Huaye Tiancheng, with participation from CMB International, Moutai Fund, and Guizhou Sci-Tech Angel Fund, while existing investors Didi and Li Wanqiang added capital. Funding will support embodied large-model investment, expansion in industrial scenarios, and strategic cooperation with global supply-chain partners to accelerate mass production.
Source - 2026-01-01 - Production Milestone - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) enters formal mass production and completes first customer deliveries
Company timeline states that Xiaoyu Bot entered formal mass production in January 2026 The same milestone says the company completed its first customer deliveries This marks a transition from validation and order accumulation into scaled production and shipment
Source - 2025-12-01 - Market Signal - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) says it completed nearly 300 sales orders
Company timeline states that Xiaoyu Bot had completed nearly 300 sales orders by December 2025 The milestone suggests growing commercial traction ahead of formal mass production It serves as a demand signal between validation-stage deployments and broader production rollout
Source - 2025-07-08 - Funding - Xiaoyu Zhizao raises RMB100M-scale Series A+ led by Didi
Reporting described the financing as 亿元级, meaning RMB100 million-scale rather than an exact RMB100 million. Didi led the Series A+ and Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund made a follow-on investment. The company is developing embodied-intelligence systems for industrial welding and manufacturing.
Source - 2025-01-07 - Funding - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) raises A+ round from iFlytek Ventures
Xiaoyu Bot completed an A+ round led solely by iFlytek Ventures. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics platform.
Source - 2025-01-01 - Deployment - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) completes lighthouse customer validation and first batch delivery
Company timeline says two lighthouse customers completed first-batch deployment and delivery in January 2025 The event marks an early commercial validation milestone with named lighthouse-type customers It indicates movement beyond testing into initial real-world customer rollout
Source - 2024-12-10 - Funding - Xiaoyu Zhizao completes CNY100M-level Series A
The source uses the Chinese magnitude phrase 亿元级, so no exact transaction amount is stored. The financing followed earlier backing from Xiaomi Group, robotics professor Wang Tianmiao and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence; those earlier backers are not attributed to this Series A.
Source - 2023-06-01 - Funding - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) raises angel round backed by BAAI and Li Wanqiang
Company timeline shows Xiaoyu Bot raised an angel round in June 2023 Investors shown on the timeline are BAAI and Li Wanqiang The event indicates continued early backing following the company's seed financing
Source - 2023-03-01 - Funding - Xiaoyu Bot (小雨智造) closes seed round backed by Xiaomi and Wang Tianmiao
Company timeline shows Xiaoyu Bot raised a seed round in March 2023 Investors shown on the timeline are Xiaomi and Wang Tianmiao The round appears as one of the company's earliest financing milestones after formation
Source - 2023-02-01 - Company Formation - Xiaoyu Bot marks February 2023 company founding milestone
The company timeline shows Xiaoyu Bot was established in February 2023. The milestone marks the starting point of the company's embodied-intelligence and robotics development path. Xiaoyu Zhizao is a Beijing industrial embodied-AI robotics company developing a “one brain, multiple forms” architecture for factory and commercial robot applications.
Source - 2023-01-01 - Company Formation - Xiaoyu Zhizao founded in Beijing to develop general AI robots
Xiaoyu Zhizao was founded in January 2023 as Beijing Xiaoyu Zhizao Technology Co., Ltd. The company describes itself as focused on research and development of general artificial-intelligence robots. Its founding team includes members from technology companies including Xiaomi, Huawei, Microsoft and ByteDance.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- D-Robotics
Compute Partner - Xiaoyu Zhizao and D-Robotics adapted Xiaoyu's industrial manipulation model to Sunrise S600 ahead of welding validation.