大晓机器人
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
An embodied AI company spun out of SenseTime, developing world models (Kairos/Kaiwu) and ACE R&D paradigm for robotic intelligence, with edge-deployed AI brains for robots. 大晓机器人 was founded in 2025. The company is led by Liu Chunxiao (刘春晓). Based in Shanghai, China. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $300.0M. Latest round: Angel. Key investors include Ant Group (蚂蚁集团), SenseTime Guoxiang Capital (商汤国香资本), Geely Capital (吉利资本), Shenzhen Capital (深创投), Qiming Venture Partners (启明创投), Legend Capital (联想创投), Dachen Caizhi (达晨财智), Hony Capital (弘毅投资), Shanghai Science & Technology Innovation Fund (上海科创基金), Mubix (沐曦股份), Goldview Capital (金景资本), Fosun Ruizheng (复星锐正).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $300.0M
Value proposition
Building the world's most advanced open-source world models for embodied intelligence, enabling robots to understand physics, predict outcomes, and execute actions in real-time on edge devices — eliminating cloud dependency and enabling true autonomy.
Products and solutions
Kairos/Kaiwu World Model 3.0 (开悟世界模型3.0) - open-source world model for embodied AI, ACE R&D Paradigm (ACE具身研发范式) - human-centric embodied AI development framework, A1 Embodied Super Brain Module (具身超级大脑模组A1) - edge-deployed AI module for robots, Kairos-HomeWorld - full-house 3D world generation framework, ACE-Brain-0 open-source foundation model, Robotic dog product "大晓同学" (Daxiao Classmate), ACE-Ego VLA model - open-source embodied manipulation model (released June 2026)
Unique value
Only company with an edge-deployed world model (Kairos-4B) that achieves global #1 benchmark results while running on domestic Chinese chips, using 1/7 the parameters of competitors — enabling affordable, real-time embodied intelligence without cloud dependency.
Target customer
Robot manufacturers (humanoid, quadruped); Enterprises in warehousing/logistics (instant retail / flash warehouse); Security & public safety (police patrol); Retail & pharmacy; Hospitality; Academia (research partners); Smart home
Industries served
Embodied AI / Robotics, Intelligent retail warehousing (前置仓/闪购仓), Security & public safety (公安巡检), Pharmaceutical/logistics, Tourism & hospitality, Smart home, Energy & transportation
Technology advantage
First global 'Understand-Generate-Predict' unified architecture for world models (same architecture as NVIDIA Cosmos 3.0); Kairos-4B with only 4B parameters outperforms 28B-parameter models (1/7 params, better performance); First world model capable of edge-deployed real-time robot control (eliminates cloud latency); Human-centric ACE paradigm with environmental data collection (100K+ hours of real-world human video); Achieved #1 in four global embodied AI benchmarks (RoboTwin 2.0, LIBERO-Plus, WorldModelBench Robot, DreamGen); Full domestic GPU stack adaptation (Mubix, BirenTech, Sugon); ACE-Ego VLA model achieved 72.8% on RoboCasa GR1 TableTop benchmark, #1 globally
How they differentiate
Unlike hardware-focused robotics companies, Daxiao is a pure 'AI brain' play — no hardware manufacturing. Their ACE paradigm is human-centric vs. robot-centric. Only company with edge-deployable world model running on domestic Chinese GPUs. Open-sourced the world model (Kairos 3.0) while achieving global #1 benchmarks. Spin-out of SenseTime with world-class AI talent (two top-5 Chinese computer scientists globally).
Main competitors
NVIDIA (Cosmos world model), Alibaba (Wan 2.2 world model), PI (world model), Abot, Lingbot, Galaxy General (银河通用), Xinghait (星海图), Zixiang Robot (自变量机器人), Zhiyuan Robot (智元机器人)
Key partnerships
SenseTime (parent/collaborator), Sugon/中科曙光 (scaleX supercluster), Biren Technology/壁仞科技 (GPU adaptation), Mubix/沐曦股份 (GPU adaptation), Zhiyuan Robot/智元机器人 (embodied partnership), Galaxy General/银河通用 (industrial & commercial solutions), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanyang Technological University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Titan Robot/钛虎机器人, Insta360/影石
Notable customers
Xuhui Public Security (徐汇公安巡检), Pharmacy/picking operations (药房拣货), Instant retail warehousing (前置仓/闪购仓)
Major milestones
2025-12: Company officially launched, Released ACE R&D paradigm, Kairos world model 3.0, A1 brain module, Partnerships with Sugon, Biren, Mubix, 2026-02: Angel round ($150M+) led by Ant Group, 2026-03: Open-sourced ACE-Brain-0 foundation model and Kairos 3.0-4B, 2026-04: Robotic dog 'Daxiao Classmate' debuted, company moved to Shanghai Fuxing Island, 2026-06: Angel+ round ($200M+) from Geely Capital, Shenzhen Capital
Growth metrics
Achieved unicorn status within months of founding; $300M+ total funding in H1 2026; Global #1 in 4 embodied AI benchmarks; 30K+ real home floorplans dataset
Market positioning
Positioned as the leading 'brain' provider for China's embodied AI ecosystem — the world model platform layer, analogous to what NVIDIA Cosmos is globally but with full domestic compute stack. Fastest company to achieve unicorn status in China's embodied AI space (within months of founding).
Geographic focus
China (primary), with global ambitions
Patents and IP
ACE R&D paradigm (proprietary); Understand-Generate-Predict unified world model architecture; Kairos-HomeWorld full-house 3D generation framework; Open-source releases: Kairos 3.0 (HuggingFace), ACE-Brain-0
About Liu Chunxiao (刘春晓)
Unknown — Liu Chunxiao is legal representative; no public profile found for CEO role
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