Dynamic Overview
▣ Figure AI secures over $1 billion in Series C funding▣ Dyna Robotics completes $120 million in new funding round▣ Yixing Robotics raises hundreds of millions in seed funding▣ UK company Humanoid launches new humanoid robot▣ Zoomlion releases embodied intelligence large model and multiple humanoid robots
▣ Zhizhen Robotics signs strategic cooperation agreement with Dolon Technology
▣ Luxshare Technology collaborates with Kepler Robotics
▣ Figure partners with Brookfield to develop humanoid robot dataset
▣ Elon Musk responds to rumors of 10,000 Tesla robot orders
Investment and Financing
Figure AI secures over $1 billion in Series C fundingOn September 16, US humanoid robot company Figure AI announced it has completed over $1 billion (approximately 7.1 billion RMB) in Series C funding. Following this round, Figure’s valuation reached $39 billion (approximately 277.4 billion RMB).This round was led by existing shareholder Parkway Venture Capital, with participation from Nvidia, Intel Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce, T-Mobile Ventures, Align Ventures, Tamarack Global, Brookfield Asset Management, and Macquarie Capital. (Read more: Record-breaking! Figure secures $1 billion in funding, valuation nearing $40 billion!)
Dyna Robotics completes $120 million in new funding round
On September 16, Silicon Valley embodied intelligence robotics company Dyna Robotics announced it has completed a new funding round of $120 million. This round was led by Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital, with participation from Salesforce Venture, Nvidia, Amazon, Samsung, and LG Technology Ventures.Following this round, the company’s valuation surpassed $600 million (approximately 4.27 billion RMB). (Read more: Nvidia, Amazon, and Samsung all bet on this Silicon Valley embodied intelligence dark horse, valuation skyrockets to $600 million!)
Yixing Robotics raises hundreds of millions in seed funding
Recently, Suzhou Yixing Robotics Co., Ltd. officially announced it has completed hundreds of millions in seed funding. This round attracted various capital forces: including market investors such as BV Baidu Venture Capital and Tongchuang Weiye, as well as industrial capital like Galaxy General and Landai Technology, and investment partners like the China-Singapore Group. According to the company’s disclosed information, it was founded by Li Xingxing, with Pan Yunbin serving as chairman.
New Products
UK company Humanoid launches humanoid robotHMND 01 Alpha
The UK startup Humanoid launched the country’s first humanoid robot designed for industrial scenarios on Thursday, aiming to secure a place in the rapidly growing AI robotics sector. Named HMND 01 Alpha, this robot features a wheeled design, stands 220 cm tall, can move at a speed of 7.2 km/h, and can carry over 15 kg. It will first undergo factory testing to collect feedback to help improve its functionality. The company plans to launch a Beta version in the third quarter of next year.
Zoomlion releases embodied intelligence large model and multiple humanoid robots
Recently, Zoomlion released a cloud-based embodied intelligence large model, toolchain, and five self-developed humanoid robots at the 2025 Internet Yuelu Conference. These robots demonstrated practical capabilities in complex terrain navigation, logistics sorting, and precision operations, with core components such as planetary joints and cycloidal joints developed in-house, achieving a 100% localization rate for key controllers. The technical team revealed that the training efficiency of the platform improved by 40%, and development costs were reduced by 35%.
Zoomlion focuses on high-end equipment manufacturing, covering four major sectors: construction machinery, agricultural machinery, fire-fighting equipment, and financial services, making it a globally competitive world-class equipment manufacturer. It is reported that it has already laid out the humanoid robot industry in 2024 and has developed multiple products.
Market Applications
Zhizhen Robotics signs strategic cooperation agreement with Dolon Technology, deploying 2000 robots over three years
On September 12, Zhizhen Robotics and Dolon Technology officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. Both parties will fully integrate their core advantages in scenario resources, technology research and development, and market channels to jointly promote the large-scale application and commercialization of embodied intelligence robots in vertical fields such as public security law enforcement, traffic management, and commercial retail.They have reached a framework procurement cooperation intention: within the next three years, they will procure no less than 2000 embodied intelligence humanoid robots for key field scenario implementation based on project progress and market demand. (Read more: 2000 units delivered in three years! Another humanoid robot company signs a big deal)
Luxshare Technology collaborates with Kepler RoboticsOn September 17, Luxshare Technology, a Chinese enameled wire manufacturer, announced that it has partnered with two collaborators to develop AI-embedded household service robots, which will be sold in Europe and the United States. Luxshare’s robotics division, Ningbo Junwu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., signed a cooperation agreement with Kepler Robotics and a leading cross-border e-commerce company, aiming to sell no less than 1 million robots within the next three years. Luxshare will establish a joint venture controlled by Junwu Intelligent to manage its own brand of embedded AI household robots.
Figure collaborates with Brookfield to develop humanoid robot dataset
On September 17, Figure announced a partnership with Brookfield.This collaboration will cover Brookfield’s extensive real estate investment portfolio, including over 100,000 residential units, 500 million square feet of commercial office space, and 160 million square feet of logistics facilities, to collect human video data. This data will be used to train Figure’s proprietary VLA model Helix. Figure has already begun data collection in the Brookfield environment and plans to expand the project in the coming months. As part of the agreement, Brookfield has participated in Figure’s Series C funding. The two parties will also explore broader infrastructure cooperation, including support for GPU data centers and the potential deployment of humanoid robots within Brookfield’s global business scope.
Elon Musk responds to rumors of 10,000 Tesla robot orders
In response to recent reports that US plant-based pharmaceutical company PharmAGRI signed a letter of intent with Tesla to deploy up to 10,000 Optimus Gen3+ humanoid robots in its self-operated farms and prescription drug production processes, Musk briefly replied on social media: “False.”
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Body
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