Delta Intelligence
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
A humanoid robot foundation model company developing native Humanoid Foundation Models (HFMs) with a proprietary 3D world engine for full-body loco-manipulation, incubated by the Beijing Institute of General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI). Delta Intelligence was founded in 2026. The company is led by Ma Xiaojian (马晓健). Based in Beijing, China. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $84.0M. Latest round: Angel. Key investors include GL Ventures (Hillhouse Capital), Fosun RZ Capital, Meridian Capital (华映资本), Huagai Capital, Lenovo Capital, Yuanhe Holdings (元禾控股), Plum Ventures (梅花创投), Haiwang Capital (海望资本), Zhuhai Sci-Tech Industry Group, Jiaoyuan Assets (交源资产), Beijing Institute of General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI), Leju Robotics.
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $84.0M
Value proposition
Building native humanoid foundation models from the ground up for full-body intelligence, using a proprietary 3D world engine that processes point clouds and Gaussian splatting directly, enabling true full-body loco-manipulation across different robot platforms.
Products and solutions
Delta D1 (head-mounted full-body panoramic data collection device), Humanoid Foundation Model (HFM) with "brain + cerebellum + force-position hybrid" three-layer architecture, Native 3D world engine for spatial understanding, Industrial Dataset 2.0 (co-released with CAICT)
Unique value
Only company building a native 3D world engine-based humanoid foundation model with full-body panoramic data collection (Delta D1) that enables cross-platform whole-body coordination, rather than patching 2D vision models onto humanoid robots.
Target customer
Humanoid robot OEMs (Unitree, Zhiyuan/Agibot, Leju, Xinghaitu); Industrial manufacturing (FAW Hongqi); Energy sector (China Southern Power Grid); Research institutions
Industries served
Industrial manufacturing, Energy (power grid inspection), Automotive (production line collaboration), Electronics (SMT tray sorting), Home services
Technology advantage
Proprietary native 3D world engine processing point clouds and Gaussian splatting; Full-body data collection without requiring robot hardware; Standardized cross-body adaptation workflow enabling rapid deployment across Unitree, Zhiyuan, Leju, and Xinghaitu platforms; "Brain + Cerebellum + Force-Position" three-layer collaborative architecture
How they differentiate
Native 3D world engine (not 2D vision-based); "Brain + Cerebellum + Force-Position Hybrid" three-layer architecture; Full-body panoramic data collection device (Delta D1) that captures complete human skeleton data; Cross-body adaptation across multiple humanoid platforms; Incubated by BIGAI with world-class UCLA PhD founding team
Main competitors
Physical Intelligence (US, pi0 foundation model), Skild AI (US, omni-bodied robot foundation model), AgiBot (China, humanoid robot + foundation model)
Key partnerships
Unitree Robotics (cross-body adaptation), Zhiyuan/Agibot (strategic OEM partner), Leju Robotics (strategic OEM partner), Xinghaitu (strategic OEM partner), Wujitech/舞肌科技 (strategic cooperation on full-body dexterous manipulation data, Aug 2026), China Information and Communication Research Institute (CAICT) - co-released Industrial Dataset 2.0, FAW Hongqi (production line collaboration), China Southern Power Grid (substation inspection)
Notable customers
FAW Hongqi (production line), China Southern Power Grid (substation inspection)
Major milestones
Founded January 2026, Incubated by BIGAI, Completed 6 funding rounds in 6 months (Feb-Jul 2026), Released Delta D1 head-mounted data collection device, Co-released Industrial Dataset 2.0 with CAICT, Completed real-world task validation at FAW Hongqi and China Southern Power Grid, Achieved cross-body adaptation on Unitree, Zhiyuan, Leju, and Xinghaitu platforms, Aug 2026: Strategic partnership with Wujitech on full-body dexterous manipulation data standards
Market positioning
Early-stage but fast-growing humanoid robot foundation model provider in China, positioned as the middleware layer between humanoid hardware OEMs and real-world industrial applications, competing with global players like Physical Intelligence and Skild AI while leveraging China's manufacturing ecosystem.
Geographic focus
China (primary), with potential global expansion
About Ma Xiaojian (马晓健)
Ex-Google Robotics Researcher; Ex-NVIDIA Research Scientist; BIGAI Researcher. BS in Computer Science from Tsinghua University; PhD from UCLA. Focused on large-scale machine learning and embodied AI foundation models.
