D-Robotics
Category: AI Chips / Semiconductors
Chinese robotics development infrastructure company (spun off from Horizon Robotics) building Sunrise computing chips and RDK developer kits plus a full-stack software platform for embodied AI and humanoid robots. D-Robotics was founded in 2024. The company is led by Wang Cong (王丛). Based in Shenzhen, China. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $770M. Latest round: Series C. Key investors include Mirae Asset, Meituan, Hillhouse Capital (高瓴), 5Y Capital (五源), Linear Capital (线性), Dunhong Asset (敦鸿), Plum Ventures (梅花创投), Synstellation Capital, Didi, Meituan Longzhu, Hefei Guotou.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $770M
Value proposition
Provides the integrated hardware-software "brain" infrastructure for AI robots — proprietary Sunrise chips (5-128 TOPS BPU AI acceleration), RDK developer kits, operating systems and open-source algorithms — so robotics makers can build everything from humanoids to logistics AMRs without building compute from scratch.
Products and solutions
Sunrise chip series (S600 embodied-AI chip launched Nov 2025, X3/X5/S100 computing platforms), RDK robotics developer kits (RDK X3, X5, S100), DGP (D-Robotics Gravity Program) end-to-end support program, open-source algorithm library (200+ algorithms), RDK Studio software.
Unique value
Full-stack, hardware-software integrated robotics compute infrastructure with a proprietary BPU AI acceleration engine (5-128 TOPS), 8M+ cumulative Sunrise chip shipments, and a large developer ecosystem (100,000+ developers, 500+ universities, 20+ countries).
Target customer
Robotics developers, makers, universities (500+), and embodied-AI companies building humanoid, quadruped, home-service, companion, and logistics AMR robots; enterprise robotics OEMs.
Industries served
Embodied AI / humanoid robotics, industrial wheeled robots, consumer electronics manufacturing, logistics AMR, home/companion robots, education & research.
Technology advantage
Proprietary Sunrise BPU (Brain Processing Unit) AI acceleration engine spanning 5-128 TOPS; "类人" (human-like) big-brain/small-brain heterogeneous architecture integrating CPU+BPU+MCU; 8M+ chip shipments; large open-source developer ecosystem and 200+ pre-built algorithms.
How they differentiate
Unlike robot makers (Unitree, Deep Robotics), D-Robotics sells the compute infrastructure itself — chips + dev kits + software — positioning as the "brain for every robot" and the "Wintel of the robotics era," with a massive open-source developer community and a cost-effective domestic chip alternative to NVIDIA Jetson.
Main competitors
Rockchip (瑞芯微), Allwinner (全志科技), Black Sesame Technologies (黑芝麻智能), Horizon Robotics (parent, autonomous-driving chips), NVIDIA Jetson ecosystem
Key partnerships
Horizon Robotics (parent/spin-off origin), Meituan (investor & strategic partner), Guanghetong / Fibocom (co-development of robot solutions), UBTECH, FOURIER, Astribot, TARS, Spirit AI, X Square Robot, PaXini Tech, Booster Robotics (embodied-AI customers).
Notable customers
UBTECH (优必选), FOURIER (傅利叶), Astribot (星尘), TARS, Spirit AI, X Square Robot, PaXini Tech, Booster Robotics
Major milestones
Founded early 2024 as spin-off of Horizon Robotics AIoT division, Sunrise S600 embodied-AI chip launched Nov 2025, 8M+ chip shipments, $400M Series C (Sep 2026) — largest China robotics round in four years.
Growth metrics
8M+ cumulative Sunrise chip shipments; 20+ embodied-AI customers for Sunrise S600 within 6 months; 100,000+ developers, 500+ universities, 20+ countries; revenue grew several times YoY in H1 2026; DGP program backed 500+ robotics innovators.
Market positioning
Leading Chinese provider of robotics development infrastructure and embodied-AI computing chips; one of the most heavily funded Chinese robotics startups of 2026, with the largest China robotics funding round in four years.
Geographic focus
China (Shenzhen HQ) with global reach — 100,000+ developers across 20+ countries; expanding internationally via RDK developer ecosystem.
Patents and IP
Proprietary Sunrise chip architecture and BPU AI acceleration engine; RDK developer kit platform; open-source robotics algorithms.
About Wang Cong (王丛)
Ex-Horizon Robotics (地平线) — led the AIoT & robotics business unit (product R&D, marketing, sales) from 2018 until it was spun off as D-Robotics in early 2024; B.S. Computer Science, Beijing University of Technology; Ph.D., Wright State University (USA).
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Official website: https://en.d-robotics.cc/