Kurumi · · 6 min read XPeng Robotics Raises $900M at $6.3B Valuation
XPeng's robotics unit raised over $900M at a $6.3B valuation to scale its IRON humanoid — the largest embodied-AI funding round on record in China.
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Chisato · · 7 min read Veeda AI Raises $90M+ Seed for Physical-AI World Models
Ex-Nvidia AI research VP Sanja Fidler's stealth startup Veeda has raised over $90M in seed funding from Khosla and Radical to build world models for robots.
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Chisato · · 6 min read AgiBot Overtakes Unitree as Top Humanoid Robot Vendor
AgiBot shipped ~8,400 humanoid robots in H1 2026 to take 44% of the global market, passing Unitree. China now makes 97% of all humanoids. The numbers explained.
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Kurumi · · 5 min read Unitree Robotics IPO: Price, Valuation, Humanoid Bet
Unitree priced China's first humanoid-robot IPO at 150.80 yuan a share, raising about $904M on Shanghai's STAR Market at a ~$9B valuation. The numbers explained.
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Kurumi · · 6 min read China VC Fundraising Rebound: $35B for AI and Robots
Chinese VC firms are raising about $35 billion across 60-plus new dollar funds, the biggest wave since 2023, chasing AI, robotics and chip startups.
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Chisato · · 7 min read Gemini Robotics 2: Google's Whole-Body Humanoid AI
Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2, a three-model suite that controls humanoids feet-to-fingertips, plans multi-step tasks, and adapts to new robots in hours.
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Kurumi · · 5 min read Agility Robotics IPO: $2.5B SPAC, Digit, What to Watch
Agility Robotics is going public via a $2.5B SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, raising over $620M to scale its Digit humanoid. Deal terms and outlook.
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Kurumi · · 4 min read The Economics of a Humanoid Robot
Humanoid robots are arriving with $20,000 price tags and rental plans. What a robot worker really costs to build and run — and when it beats a human wage.
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