AI² Robotics raises $735M at $3B valuation for wheeled humanoid robots

Shenzhen-based AI² Robotics has raised $735 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, according to reports. The funding round was backed by a mix of state, corporate, and financial investors. The company is developing wheeled humanoid robots, positioning it in China's competitive embodied AI sector. The capital injection is expected to accelerate product development, manufacturing scale-up, and overseas market expansion. As one of the largest funding events in China's humanoid robotics space, it signals growing investor confidence in Chinese suppliers' ability to commercialize general-purpose humanoid platforms.