DexForce
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
Develops Sim2Real and Embodied AI platforms, including high-precision 3D cameras and vision software, to guide industrial robots in complex tasks like bin-picking, assembly, and inspection. DexForce was founded in 2021. The company is led by Kui Jia. Based in Shenzhen, China. Team size: 100. Total funding raised: Over RMB 1.0 billion. Latest round: Series B. Key investors include Lenovo Capital, NewMargin Ventures, Zhen Fund, Green Pine Capital Partners, X H Capital.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Team size
- 100
- Total funding
- Over RMB 1.0 billion
Value proposition
Enabling flexible automation for complex, high-dexterity tasks that previously required human labor, thereby reducing costs and increasing throughput.
Products and solutions
DexForce W1 Pro Wheeled Humanoid Robot, Industrial 3D Cameras (DexSense/DF-G1 Series), AI-powered Vision Software (Dex-Engine/DexVerse), EmbodiChain Development Platform, Robotic Solutions for Bin-Picking, Depalletizing, and Inspection
Unique value
Core technology in 'Sim2Real' and 3D generative AI, allowing robots to train in a virtual environment and transfer skills to the real world with high accuracy.
Target customer
Large-scale manufacturers, particularly in electronics assembly, automotive parts, and logistics.
Industries served
Electronics Manufacturing, Automotive Components, Logistics & Warehousing, New Energy
Technology advantage
A proprietary 'Embodied Large Model' architecture that fuses multimodal sensor data (vision, touch, force feedback) with cloud-based continual learning, allowing rapid adaptation to new tasks.
How they differentiate
Focuses on multi-modal embodied intelligence, including tactile sensing for high-dexterity environments, whereas competitors often concentrate on vision-based manipulation or single-task automation.
Main competitors
Agibot, Covariant, Flexiv Robotics
Key partnerships
Foxconn Technology Group, BYD Electronics, Tsinghua University
Notable customers
Foxconn Technology Group, BYD Electronics
Major milestones
Completed Series A1 & A2 financing rounds totaling several hundred million yuan in July 2025. Launched DexForce W1 Pro wheeled humanoid robot in 2025. Named to Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list (August 2025). Deployed 1000+ projects across 50+ industries with 99.9% task success rate. Completed a Strategic Financing round led by Lenovo Capital in May 2024. Secured nearly $10M in a Pre-A+ financing round in March 2022.
Growth metrics
Deployed 1000+ projects across 50+ industries; achieved 99.9% task success rate at millimeter/sub-millimeter precision using 100% synthetic data; named to Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2025.
Market positioning
Positioned as a solution for complex, 'last-mile' factory tasks where flexibility and dexterity are critical, going beyond traditional automation.
Geographic focus
Primarily China and East Asia, with stated intentions for future global expansion.
Patents and IP
Several patents filed related to tactile sensor arrays and adaptive grasp planning algorithms (details are not yet public).
About Kui Jia
Professor Kui Jia is the Founder and CEO of DexForce. He is a leading academic in the fields of computer vision and machine learning, currently serving as a Professor at the School of Data Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. His research is foundational to the technologies being developed at DexForce, particularly in the areas of 3D vision and embodied AI. His dual role as an academic and an entrepreneur allows him to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world applications, driving the company's innovation in industrial robotics.
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Official website: https://dexforce.com/