By futureTEKnow | Editorial Team
China’s Shenzhen-based EngineAI Robotics Technology has recently secured a substantial $139.3 million in fresh funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of its humanoid robots. This impressive capital influx, raised through two funding rounds — a pre-Series A++ and a Series A1 — is led by notable investors including Rocket Capital, JD.com, CATL Capital, and several strategic private equity firms.
Founded in late 2023, EngineAI is rapidly establishing itself as a leader in general intelligent humanoid robots that operate across diverse scenarios such as scientific research, education, industrial manufacturing, and logistics. The company’s robots feature proprietary joint modules that push the limits on torque, rotational speed, and explosive power, enabling lifelike and agile movements, including complex dances, front flips, and sprinting with millimeter precision.
Their technical edge lies in overcoming the challenging Sim2Real (simulation to reality) gap—translating simulated robot behaviors into fluid, real-world physical actions—achieving significant performance breakthroughs unseen in many competitors.
EngineAI blends reinforcement learning with traditional robotic control systems to enhance both accuracy and reliability, creating humanoid robots capable of dynamic, high-speed maneuvers.
The financing led by Rocket Capital (backed by the prominent EV maker XPeng) and e-commerce giant JD.com highlights growing investor confidence in EngineAI’s trajectory. Other participants include CATL Capital, Tsinghua Holdings Capital, Yintai Holdings, and long-term supporters like SenseCapital and Highlight Capital.
This capital will be pivotal for EngineAI to:
Scale up mass production, transitioning from prototypes to commercial-ready robots
Diversify product lines with humanoid models suited for various industries and consumer applications
Pursue real-world deployments that leverage embodied intelligence for enhanced robot-environment interactions.
EngineAI’s open ecosystem approach — combining open-source hardware with profit-sharing — seeks to boost developer engagement and increase adoption speed, setting a new commercial model for humanoid robotics in China.
EngineAI’s funding surge takes place amid a broader boom in Chinese robotics. Shenzhen is emerging as a global hub for humanoid and embodied AI, with firms like UBTech Robotics and Dobot also gaining momentum. The country’s robotics market is forecast to top $100 billion by 2030, driven by enterprise demand in manufacturing, logistics, and service sectors.
Recent megadeals across Chinese embodied AI startups underscore the fierce race to dominate next-generation robotics technologies, with EngineAI’s latest round being one of several $100 million+ investments
EngineAI’s fresh $139 million funding equips it to accelerate its cutting-edge humanoid robots toward mass-market availability. The company’s blend of advanced robotics engineering, innovative learning techniques, and strategic partnerships positions it well within China’s rapidly evolving robotics landscape — a space set to transform both industrial automation and daily human-robot interaction within the near future.
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