Motion Brain
About
About Motion Brain
Motion Brain develops generative AI models and edge software intended to serve as a common control layer across different robot bodies. The MotionGPT family maps text instructions into motion sequences and supports action description, prediction and transition, while the LL3DA work combines three-dimensional perception, language and reasoning.
Its training-centre stack handles dense 3D scene description, question answering, scene parsing and task planning for embodied-data workflows. Commercial targets include service robots and industrial systems performing loading, inspection, transport and sorting. The company is also working on model compression and device-side deployment so perception, planning and motion generation can run locally on varied robot hardware.
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Funding
- 2026-07-26 - Pre-A extension - Motion Brain closes near-RMB100 million Pre-A extension
Motion Brain completed a Pre-A extension described as nearly RMB 100 million, two months after its RMB 300 million Pre-A round. - source: 36kr.com
- 2026-05-14 - Pre-A - $43.9M - Motion Brain closes RMB 300 million Pre-A round
Motion Brain announced completion of an RMB 300 million Pre-A financing to develop its World Motion Model, upgrade the MotionGPT model family and expand commercial deployment. - source: 36kr.com
Investors
- Chuanghehui Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-26
- Gengxin Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-14
- Green Technology Bank Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-14
- Huafu Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-14
- Jinyue Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-26
- Leo Group - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-14
- Minzhao Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-14
- Xuhui Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-26
- Yingjue Rongyao - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-05-14
Team
- Mu Zelin - Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads the company and commercialization of its embodied robot-brain platform.
- Chen Tao - Co-founder and Chief Scientist - Leads the research direction behind the company's World Motion Model programme.
- Zhang Yimin - Co-founder and Technical Committee Chair - Provides technical leadership across embodied AI, computer vision and model deployment.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-08-19 - Funding - Motion Brain closes nearly RMB 500 million Pre-A+ round
Participants include Shenzhen Press Group Yiben Fund, Orient Securities, Shaanxi High-Tech Industrial Investment, Anyu Fund, Tianmeng Investment and Jianyuan Tianhua, alongside follow-on capital from Chuanghehui, Xuhui and Gengxin. The company plans further work on robot-native models, edge intelligence and adaptation to domestically produced compute platforms. Its World Motion Model approach covers motion representation, generation and control across different robot embodiments, supported by internet video, motion-capture and physical-robot training data.
Source - 2026-07-26 - Market Signal - Motion Brain says near-RMB500 million Pre-A+ financing remains in closing
36Kr gives a near-RMB500 million target for a financing that was still closing. No closing date, completed proceeds or investor list was disclosed for the Pre-A+ process. The item is classified as a market signal until the company confirms completion.
Source - 2026-07-26 - Funding - Motion Brain closes near-RMB100 million Pre-A extension
Investors named for the extension were Jinyue Investment, Chuanghehui Capital and existing shareholder Xuhui Capital. 36Kr describes the extension as nearly RMB 100 million and does not disclose exact proceeds. Motion Brain develops a motion-centric embodied-AI stack centred on its World Motion Model.
Source - 2026-05-14 - Funding - Motion Brain closes RMB 300 million Pre-A round
The company described the round as five-times oversubscribed and ultimately upsized. Named investors included Green Technology Bank Capital, Minzhao Fund, Leo Group, Huafu Capital, Yingjue Rongyao and Gengxin Capital. Capital is allocated to model development, tooling and physical-AI deployment in urban service and industrial scenarios.
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Relations
Relationships
- Unitree
Embodied AI Cooperation - Motion Brain is reported to have an embodied-AI cooperation with Unitree.