Robotics capital moves — 3–9 August 2026
Funding rounds, acquisitions and other capital transactions across robotics, autonomous systems and their enabling technologies.
Major funding rounds
Hadrian raised $1.37 billion in Series D equity financing at a $7.87 billion valuation. The advanced-manufacturing company will use the capital for new factories, research and additional production capabilities serving defence, aerospace and other industrial customers.
Its production model combines skilled manufacturing workers with AI software, automation and robotics to produce precision parts and increasingly complete systems. Expanding the factory network adds domestic manufacturing capacity for customers whose delivery schedules depend on reliable parts production. The disclosed amount is new equity, with the valuation stated separately.
Moove raised a $250 million Series C at a $2.1 billion valuation, led by Mubadala and co-led by Woven Capital and Ion Pacific. BlueCrest, Sona Asset Management and The Raptor Group also participated.
The company finances and operates vehicle fleets and the infrastructure behind autonomous mobility. Funding supports fleet ownership and Nest depots for charging, maintenance and orchestration, while Moove planned to expand its autonomous-vehicle workforce from approximately 150 to 500 by year-end.
Acrab raised a $130 million Series B with returning investors Vertex Ventures SEA & India and Vertex Growth and institutional investors from Europe and Southeast Asia. The company had previously disclosed more than $350 million in cumulative funding.
Its computing platform combines purpose-built silicon, edge AI and software orchestration, including the GELIX 1-powered Agent Box. Capital supports product scaling, partner development and the next computing platform as it prepares industrial deployments. Revenue during 2026 remained an expectation.
PokeBot announced a pre-A in the approximately $100 million range, around four months after its formation. The financing follows an earlier angel round and supports development of general-purpose embodied intelligence for home robots.
Its programme targets manipulation, storage, tidying and cleaning in domestic environments. Founder Xu Huazhe previously co-founded Galaxea. The funding develops the models and robot platform needed to perform household tasks amid variable objects and layouts.
DISCOVER Robotics completed a $100 million angel+ at a reported post-money valuation of at least $1 billion. IDG, LinkX, SummitView, Fortune Capital, Meridian Capital, Joyoung and local industrial capital participated, with existing shareholders reinvesting.
The consumer robotics company was incubated from Tsinghua’s Institute for AI Industry Research. Its programme combines embodied-intelligence models, robot engineering and consumer-product development. This angel+ is a separate investment from the more-than-$100 million angel round disclosed in July.
Demark Precision raised RMB420 million in a C round led by Furong Investment, with industrial and financial investors including Changxing Industrial Group, Nanhu Equity Fund, Huayi, Vision Plus, Deqing, Huaan Jiaye and Guoxin. Yunqi invested again.
The company machines precision parts and functional structural assemblies for equipment manufacturers. Funding supports process research for robotics hardware, manufacturing capacity and commercial expansion, extending its precision-production business into robot components.
Aurelius Systems closed a $40 million Series A co-led by Draper Associates and KAS Venture Partners, with investors including General Catalyst, Hanwha, Outlander, Alumni Ventures, BVVC, Detroit Venture Partners and Decisive Point.
Funding advances Archimedes, its autonomous laser counter-drone system, and expands production and operations. The company plans greater vertical integration to secure critical components and accelerate customer deliveries, following platform trials and an integration partnership with American Rheinmetall.
Fysics completed a several-hundred-million-yuan A1 co-led by TEDA Science and Technology Investment, Oceanpine and Fudan Sci-Tech. New and returning investors participated across the financing. Capital supports its Physical AI technology and industrial applications.
Its stack combines the Fysics differentiable physics engine, MoziSim robot-training environment, OmniFysics models, Fysiverse world modelling and FysiData. These systems link simulation, training data and model development, providing tools for testing physical interactions before deploying robot policies.
AIROBO announced its first financing of several hundred million yuan, with the funds already delivered. Participating industrial, financial and strategic investors were unnamed. Proceeds develop the operating platform, city networks and property applications.
Its software manages maps, dispatch, safety and operating data across robots from different manufacturers. AIROBO was working with property operators including Longfor and Greentown on delivery, cleaning and patrol demonstrations, connecting robots with building access, elevators and charging infrastructure.
Taoshi Intelligent raised RMB140 million from investors including Guochuang Group, Haichuan Juyi, Hangzhou Zhongshen and Xinzhi Capital. The announcement did not identify a lead investor. Capital adds precision machining and testing equipment.
Its actuation modules serve industrial automation and robotics. Taoshi planned to expand annual module capacity from approximately 500,000–700,000 to 1 million–1.5 million and reported supply agreements covering 100,000 joint modules. Those agreements are separate from completed deliveries and the planned capacity expansion.
Additional funding rounds
Atlas Motion emerged from stealth with $11.5 million led by Greycroft, with Also Capital, Enea Capital, Mana Ventures, Sunflower, Ravelin and individual defence-technology investors participating.
The company develops motors and actuators for drones, robots and other defence platforms, designing in California and manufacturing in the Philippines. It reported 14 customers and capacity for approximately 10,000 motors monthly. Funding supports a second Philippine facility, recruitment and the Vector factory-orchestration system.
Avatar Robotics raised a $6.5 million seed led by AlleyCorp, alongside disclosure of an earlier pre-seed led by defy.vc. Other backers included Headline, Refashiond and individual investors.
Its industrial robots combine remote human operation with learned autonomy for picking, packing, kitting, sorting and material movement. Avatar reported packing, sorting and helping ship more than 900,000 products in customer environments since December 2025. Operating data feeds model training as funding expands the deployment business.
Vexev raised $6 million, bringing total funding to $19 million, with new and returning investors backing regulatory work, manufacturing and US commercialisation. The company is seeking FDA clearance for VxWave.
VxWave combines robotics, ultrasound and AI to automate upper-limb vascular imaging, initially for dialysis access monitoring. In a multisite US Renal Care study, non-specialist staff achieved a 94% scanning success rate with the investigational system. That clinical result precedes regulatory clearance and wider commercial rollout.
Solinas Integrity raised a $5.5 million A1 led by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and co-led by Mela Ventures. Luthra Group joined returning investors SBI Ventures, Rainmatter and 8X Ventures.
Its robots inspect and clean underground water and wastewater infrastructure, with AI software supporting asset records and maintenance decisions. Solinas reported work across more than 35 cities and 15 Indian states. Funding expands Indian operations, Middle East and Southeast Asian activity and new inspection and cleaning equipment.
Exclaim Robotics emerged from stealth with a $4.95 million pre-seed backed by Founderful and Playfair. The Zurich company will develop autonomous equipment for maintenance inside AI data centres.
Its proposed mobile platform targets precise rack-side tasks such as reconnecting cables, cleaning or replacing optical components and reseating drives. Funding supports robot development and staffing as it works toward physical service operations in dense data-centre environments.
Fenghuolun Yingtu
Fenghuolun Yingtu completed a RMB30 million seed+ led by Gaoxin Capital, with Huayuan Capital, Angel Society and returning investors Xinwei Group and DNA Fund participating.
The company develops proactive-interaction models for intelligent terminals and robots, deciding when a system should engage with people or act. Funding supports model research, real-world interaction data, production of its Xiaojing terminal and development of a robot-partner ecosystem.
Physen AI completed a tens-of-millions-yuan angel round led by a fund under Yingke Zhide, with Shanjing No. 1, Mingyao Huichuang, Leading Optoelectronic and SwitchBot participating. Funding supports equipment production, delivery and its data platform.
Its Three-Ring collection system combines head-mounted visual information, arm-mounted force measurements and motion sensing during human activity. Synchronising those signals supplies physical-interaction demonstrations for robot training across different embodiments.
Fangshi Robotics completed a tens-of-millions-yuan A+ from Jinan Quehua Sci-Tech Investment. Capital supports a new production base and manufacturing expansion to strengthen delivery and overseas sales.
Its construction robots cover floor work, wall treatment and tile and stone laying. The company combines robot hardware, sensing and task planning around construction processes, using project experience to improve equipment stability and deployment as it scales production.
Shuye Technology raised tens of millions of yuan in a pre-A led by Topo Life Sciences Investment with Origin Capital participating. Proceeds support research, market expansion, recruitment and working capital.
The company develops Physical AI tools for life-science laboratories. Its VLA Operon architecture coordinates laboratory robots and instruments through multiple agents, connecting physical experiment execution with machine-readable data so automated workflows can be monitored and improved.
Guanrui Huitu Robotics
Guanrui Huitu Robotics completed a tens-of-millions-yuan angel investment from Yuanyu Fund. The Wuhu startup was formed in June 2026.
Its initial programme develops autonomous vehicles for defined operating environments, including unmanned tractors and patrol vehicles. The investment backs early vehicle engineering and commercial development around those specific transport and security applications.
MaxStable raised tens of millions of yuan in an angel round led by Xieli Capital. Proceeds establish a high-altitude testing laboratory, develop its engineering software and prepare production and initial projects.
Its AIMP mobile platform, MaxStable Control OS and modular tools target elevated inspection and maintenance. The W series covers wind-turbine blades and towers, while the T series targets tanks and industrial structures, combining robot positioning with inspection and repair tools for hazardous work.
EagleSight Dynamics disclosed a tens-of-millions-yuan A round, following earlier seed, angel and pre-A financing. Capital supports inventory and market development for Eagle X, recruitment and further research.
The company builds bird-like aircraft propelled by flapping wings. Its Vortrix fluid-simulation engine supports flight-policy development, with real-flight data feeding subsequent training. Funding develops both the consumer aircraft and the simulation and control systems behind later designs.
Ommo Technologies raised tens of millions of dollars in an A round co-led by VMS Group and an unnamed fund, with Kangjun Capital participating. Capital supports product iteration and production infrastructure.
Its spatial-tracking system uses a rotating permanent magnet and small magnetic sensors to measure six-dimensional position and orientation without requiring optical line of sight. Ommo is applying that technology to robot manipulation, motion-data capture and medical instruments, including confined or visually obscured environments.
Backswing Ventures invested in Isengard Industries alongside A3 Management Group and other strategic investors. The round size was undisclosed. Funding develops precision-strike and counter-UAS systems and the manufacturing needed to produce them at scale.
Isengard reported agreements and partnerships with allied military customers across several regions. Capital expands operational capacity and supports a first US base, with Florida under evaluation. The location remained a plan rather than an operating factory confirmed by the financing announcement.
Warpify
Warpify’s operating company Shenzhen Guangnian Linghang completed a pre-A from Zhongguancun Zhongnuo Fund. The amount was undisclosed. Capital supports international markets, commercial capabilities and further platform development.
The company coordinates robot selection, integration, training, deployment, maintenance and local service. Its infrastructure business connects robots with industrial customers and the support needed to operate them, with the financing expanding those deployment projects.
Acquisitions
Agile Robots
UndisclosedAgile Robots acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based XNG Automation, a 200-person specialist in factory and intralogistics integration. Terms were not disclosed. XNG’s work spans machine vision, assembly systems and special-purpose machinery, with customers including Bosch and Toyota.
The transaction pairs Agile’s robot hardware and AI software with local engineering and customer-delivery capabilities. It expands an Indian operation that already includes a Chennai production facility and Bengaluru regional headquarters opened in 2024. Agile intends to use XNG’s integration team to introduce more of its systems into Indian manufacturing operations.
ZenaTech
UndisclosedZenaTech acquired Galena-Benchmark Engineering, its 27th Drone-as-a-Service acquisition and first operating location in Idaho. The transaction extended its network to a thirteenth US state, with terms undisclosed.
The surveying and civil-engineering business brings customer relationships in government, construction and land development. ZenaTech plans drone surveying and 3D construction monitoring through the acquired operation, followed by potential agriculture, forestry, utility and wildfire services.
Strategic investments
PaXini raised RMB1 billion in strategic financing, taking disclosed cumulative funding to RMB3.5 billion. Backers included an unnamed large consumer-electronics and semiconductor company, BOCI Investment and Kunpeng Fund, with existing shareholders reinvesting.
The company develops tactile sensors, embodied-perception systems and humanoid robots. It reported consumption of nearly one million internally developed tactile chips during the previous year. The investment supports deeper application of its sensing and data technology in Physical AI systems.
Kaiwang Data raised more than RMB100 million co-led by Beijing Yizhuang Industrial Upgrading Fund, Huafang Capital and Tianji Capital. Robotics companies including Luming, Songyan, X Square and AGIBOT-affiliated MiFeng participated alongside financial investors.
Its data services span definition, collection, annotation and trading for autonomous driving, world models and embodied AI. Funding expands its integrated platform, world-model expertise and physical-data collection across commercial, industrial and domestic environments.
Oshkosh made a strategic equity investment in NeXtera Robotics, with the amount undisclosed. The collaboration links NeXtera’s autonomous construction technology with connected equipment from Oshkosh subsidiary JLG.
NeXtera’s Didge platform combines mobile robots, computer vision and analytics for safety monitoring, quality checks, progress tracking and documentation. Connecting it with JLG’s ClearSky fleet system aims to give contractors a shared view of equipment and wider job-site activity.
Ricoh became a shareholder in iXs through the RICOH Innovation Fund. The investment amount was undisclosed. The companies plan to combine Ricoh’s customer relationships and data expertise with iXs’ field engineering.
iXs supplies robots, AI, XR and 3D-data tools for infrastructure maintenance. The investment strengthens collaboration around facility inspection and management, supporting wider deployment of its technology across social and industrial infrastructure.
BiomX acquired a 10% interest in Motomea through cash and restricted shares, alongside an exclusive licence for drone-testing applications. An option to acquire control remained unexercised.
Motomea develops electric-motor and powertrain test technology for development, production validation and predictive maintenance. The agreement gives BiomX rights to commercialise specified drone-testing uses, adding a technical business through a minority stake rather than a completed takeover.
Mixed financing packages
Sol.One secured €2 million in equity and debt led by Leviora Capital, stating a €750 million valuation without identifying its pre- or post-money basis. The company did not disclose the split between financing instruments.
The Belgian drone developer began fitting out an 8,000-square-metre factory near Ghent, with Saboteur production moving to the site as manufacturing expanded. It also reserved a Euronext ticker for a prospective listing. Reserving that symbol does not constitute an IPO.
TriOrb added ¥300 million in a second B-round close comprising equity from JBIC and Toyota Tsusho and debt from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The split was undisclosed, and cumulative financing reached ¥4.53 billion.
Its TriOrb BASE mobility system supports transport and flexible manufacturing layouts. Funding advances mass production, US expansion and hiring, while cooperation with Toyota Tsusho targets deployment in factories and production lines that can be rearranged as requirements change.
Debt and credit facilities
Carvolix agreed up to €30 million in structured debt from Claret Capital across four tranches, including an immediate €10 million draw. Later funding is conditional, including a second €10 million tied to FDA approval of Tavipilot. The package includes convertible bonds and warrants.
Funding supports commercialisation, industrialisation and market access for its cardiology robot Tavipilot and Kalios implant programme. The full facility ceiling is distinct from the initial cash drawn and from an equity financing.
ATOM agreed a ¥1.5 billion loan from Mizuho Bank following its separately disclosed ¥3 billion seed round in May. This financing is bank debt.
The Japanese company develops humanoids for manufacturing and logistics. Proceeds support its Physical AI foundation model and component co-development with Japanese suppliers, alongside construction of Atom Foundry as a dedicated physical-data collection centre.
Listings and IPO filings
Unitree set its STAR Market IPO price at RMB150.80 for approximately 40.45 million new shares, establishing an approximately RMB6.1 billion offering size and RMB61 billion implied post-issue value. Online subscription was scheduled for August 10, after this edition’s cutoff. The pricing disclosure was not a completed stock-market debut.
Its robots include quadrupeds and humanoids, with the offering adding a public-market route to finance development and expansion. The filing also disclosed DeepSeek’s approximately RMB140.8 million strategic allocation within the IPO, separate from a private venture round.
The South China Morning Post reported that X Square Robot submitted a confidential Hong Kong IPO filing, with Morgan Stanley and Huatai Securities as sponsors. The company and Morgan Stanley declined comment. No offering amount or completed fundraising was announced.
X Square develops robot foundation models and semi-humanoid manipulation platforms. The reported filing marks a potential public-market step for its embodied-AI business, while remaining distinct from a confirmed offering or listing.
Private funding disclosures
Reimagine Robotics emerged from stealth and disclosed pre-seed backing from Fly Ventures, firstminute capital and angel investors for its first development phase. It was preparing a new fundraising process, rather than announcing a newly closed round.
The former DeepMind team builds robots that workers teach and correct directly on the job. Deployments included 3D-printer tending and a three-robot hard-drive disassembly cell. Reimagine reported reducing prototyping and testing of new behaviour from approximately a day to ten minutes in the disassembly project.
Related companies & products
- Hadrian
- Moove
- Acrab
- PokeBot
- DISCOVER Robotics
- PaXini
- Demark Precision
- Fysics
- AIROBO
- Taoshi Intelligent
- Kaiwang Data
- Aurelius Systems
- Atlas Motion
- Avatar Robotics
- Vexev
- Solinas Integrity
- Exclaim Robotics
- Sol.One
- TriOrb
- Physen AI
- Fangshi Robotics
- Shuye Technology
- MaxStable
- EagleSight Dynamics
- Ommo Technologies
- NeXtera Robotics
- iXs
- Isengard Industries
- Mingti Technology
- Reimagine Robotics
- Unitree
- X Square Robot
- Agile Robots
- ZenaTech
- Motomea
- Carvolix
- ATOM Humanoid
