Differential Robotics
About
About Differential Robotics
Differential Robotics develops autonomous flying robots for inspection, mapping and exploration in complex environments. Its platforms combine onboard perception, navigation and decision software for work in mines, tunnels, utility corridors, forests and rail infrastructure.
The company also provides education and research aircraft alongside industry-focused systems such as the P300 Pro. Navigation mode, endurance, payload and autonomy remain specific to the aircraft and operating environment.
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- NVIDIA
Inbound - Compute & Control - Differential Robotics Non-Convex Alpha integrates an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB core board
Source - Livox
Inbound - Perception - Differential Robotics C5 integrates a Livox Mid-360 lidar
Source - NVIDIA
Inbound - Compute & Control - Differential Robotics C5 integrates an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB module
Source - Livox
Inbound - Perception - Differential Robotics Non-Convex Alpha integrates a Livox Mid-360 lidar
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Funding
- 2026-09-04 - Series A2 - Differential Robotics completes Series A2 financing
Differential Robotics completed a Series A2 described as several hundred million RMB, led by Puhua Capital. - source: ebs.publicnow.com
- 2026-04-08 - Series A1 - Differential Robotics raises hundreds of millions of RMB in Series A1 funding
Differential Robotics completed a Series A1 financing round described as hundreds of millions of RMB. - source: chinaflashmarket.com
- 2025-09-17 - Pre-A+ - Differential Robotics completes Pre-A+ financing round
Differential Robotics completed a Pre-A+ round led by Huaying Capital with additional robotics and strategic investors participating. - source: finance.sina.com.cn
Investors
- 5Y Capital - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-09-17 - latest 2026-04-08
- Baidu Ventures - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-09-17 - latest 2026-04-08
- Shang Qi Capital - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-09-17 - latest 2026-04-08
- Shenzhen Capital Group - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-09-17 - latest 2026-04-08
- CCTV Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-08
- Changshi Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-17
- HLC - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-09-04
- Huakong Fund - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-08
- Huaying Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-17
- Lenovo Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-08
- Lightspeed Luminous - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-17
- Long Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-08
- Luminous Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-08
- Oriental Fortune Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-08
- Puhua Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-09-04
- Shougang Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-17
- Yangtze River Delta Digital Culture Industry Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-09-04
- Yinxinggu Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-17
Team
- Gao Fei - Founder - Leads Differential Robotics' aerial embodied-intelligence strategy and P300 autonomous flying robot commercialization.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-09-04 - Funding - Differential Robotics completes Series A2 financing
Investors included HLC, the Yangtze River Delta Digital Culture Industry Fund and existing backers. The proceeds will support product development, technical iteration, recruitment and expansion into additional operating scenarios. The company develops autonomous aerial robots, general-purpose flight intelligence and multi-aircraft coordination systems.
Source - 2026-04-08 - Funding - Differential Robotics raises hundreds of millions of RMB in Series A1 funding
Differential Robotics completed a Series A1 round described as hundreds of millions of RMB. The company says its P300 Pro and related autonomous flying robots can operate without GPS, external communications, external compute or manual control. Funding coverage names Huakong Fund as lead investor, with Lenovo Capital, CCTV Fund and several returning investors participating.
Source - 2025-10-22 - Product Launch - Differential Robotics previews P300 Pro for China Mining Conference
Differential Robotics listed P300 Pro as a new autonomous flying robot product tied to the China Mining Conference. The company positions the product around autonomous aerial work in industrial and mining environments. The official news archive places the item on October 22, 2025.
Source - 2025-09-17 - Funding - Differential Robotics completes Pre-A+ financing round
The Pre-A+ round was led by Huaying Capital. Shenzhen Capital Group, Shang Qi Capital and Changshi Capital participated, with returning investors including Lightspeed Luminous, 5Y Capital, Yinxinggu Capital, Shougang Fund and Baidu Ventures. The source gives only a combined near-RMB 200M disclosure across Pre-A and Pre-A+.
Source - 2025-03-13 - Demonstration - Differential Robotics demonstrates P300 GPS-free autonomous exploration
Researchers demonstrated P300 takeoff, obstacle navigation, flight video return and high-definition scanning data capture. The product is described for mining, forestry, chemical, construction, urban management and emergency-response work.
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Context tags
- Aerial autonomy technology stack - Stack Layer - Differential Robotics develops autonomous flying robots.
- Aerial mapping robot OEM - Stack Layer - P300 is positioned around autonomous aerial robot operation.