How much funding has Xiaomi Robotics raised?

Xiaomi Robotics has raised $70M in total funding. Their latest funding round was Strategic Investment. Key investors include 亦庄国投 (Yizhuang State Investment) via 北京屹唐创欣创业投资中心, Xiaomi Group (parent).

What does Xiaomi Robotics do?

Xiaomi Robotics operates in the Robotics / Embodied AI sector. Xiaomi Group's dedicated robotics subsidiary building embodied foundation models and humanoid robots (CyberOne, Tieda) for factory and general-purpose applications. Building general-purpose humanoid robots powered by world-leading embodied foundation models (VLA models) that unify digital reasoning with physical action, deployed first in Xiaomi's own EV factory for real-world manufacturing validation.

When was Xiaomi Robotics founded?

Xiaomi Robotics was founded in 2023. It is based in Beijing Yizhuang (Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area), China.

How much funding has Xiaomi Robotics raised?

Xiaomi Robotics has raised $70M in total funding. Key investors include 亦庄国投 (Yizhuang State Investment) via 北京屹唐创欣创业投资中心, Xiaomi Group (parent).

Who is the CEO of Xiaomi Robotics?

曾学忠 (Zeng Xuezhong) is the CEO of Xiaomi Robotics. The company was founded in 2023.

What funding stage is Xiaomi Robotics at?

Xiaomi Robotics is currently at the Active stage.

How many employees does Xiaomi Robotics have?

Xiaomi Robotics has approximately 101-500 employees.

Xiaomi Robotics

Category: Robotics / Embodied AI

Xiaomi Group's dedicated robotics subsidiary building embodied foundation models and humanoid robots (CyberOne, Tieda) for factory and general-purpose applications. Xiaomi Robotics was founded in 2023. The company is led by 曾学忠 (Zeng Xuezhong). Based in Beijing Yizhuang (Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area), China. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $70M. Latest round: Strategic Investment. Key investors include 亦庄国投 (Yizhuang State Investment) via 北京屹唐创欣创业投资中心, Xiaomi Group (parent).

Founded: 2023
Headquarters: Beijing Yizhuang (Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area), China
Team size: 101-500
Total funding: $70M

Value proposition

Building general-purpose humanoid robots powered by world-leading embodied foundation models (VLA models) that unify digital reasoning with physical action, deployed first in Xiaomi's own EV factory for real-world manufacturing validation.

Products and solutions

CyberOne full-size humanoid robot (2022), CyberDog/CyberDog 2 quadruped robots, "Tieda" factory humanoid robot, Xiaomi-Robotics-0 and Xiaomi-Robotics-1 open-sourced Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation models, Xiaomi-Robotics-U0 unified embodied synthesis model, open-sourced post-training pipeline.

Unique value

Leverages Xiaomi's massive consumer-electronics scale, in-house EV factory as a real-world deployment testbed, and open-sourced embodied foundation models (100K+ hours of real-world manipulation data) to achieve factory-grade reliability (98% assembly success, 76-second cycle).

Target customer

Xiaomi's internal manufacturing operations (EV factory in Beijing Yizhuang) initially; expanding to broader manufacturing automation and service robotics scenarios.

Industries served

Manufacturing / automotive assembly, embodied AI research, service robotics.

Technology advantage

Embodied Foundation Models / VLA models pre-trained on 100K+ hours of real-world manipulation trajectories; open-sourced models and post-training pipelines on GitHub/HuggingFace; high-power-density actuators; integration with Xiaomi's own EV manufacturing line for continuous real-world validation.

How they differentiate

Unlike pure-play humanoid startups, Xiaomi Robotics combines a global consumer-electronics parent, an in-house EV factory for real-world deployment, and open-sourced embodied foundation models — a vertically integrated path from R&D to factory-scale validation.

Main competitors

UBTech Robotics (优必选), Unitree Robotics, Tesla Optimus, Fourier Intelligence (傅利叶), AgiBot.

Key partnerships

亦庄国投 (Yizhuang State Investment, strategic investor), Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (北京人形机器人创新中心, co-founded with UBTech and others), Beijing Yizhuang Economic-Technological Development Area.

Notable customers

Xiaomi's own EV factory (Beijing Yizhuang) — internal deployment, Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.

Major milestones

2022: CyberOne humanoid unveiled by Lei Jun, 2023-04: Beijing Xiaomi Robotics Technology Co. founded (registered capital ¥50M), 2024-06: moved to Xiaomi EV factory in Yizhuang, 2024-07: ¥500M strategic investment from Yizhuang State Investment, 2026: deployed humanoid robots in EV factory assembly (98% success, 76-sec cycle), open-sourced Xiaomi-Robotics-0/1 VLA models.

Growth metrics

Legal entity insured employees: 268 (2025 annual report / Tianyancha); Robotics BU ~200 people (Aug 2026 Chinese media); QCC staff band 200-299.

Market positioning

A major Chinese player in embodied AI / humanoid robotics, positioned as Xiaomi's sole bionic-robot R&D and industrialization entity, with state-backed Yizhuang investment and a planned ¥2B (5-year) general humanoid robot innovation project.

Geographic focus

China (Beijing Yizhuang), with global ambitions via Xiaomi's international footprint.

Patents and IP

Open-sourced Xiaomi-Robotics-0/1 VLA models and post-training pipeline on GitHub/HuggingFace; CyberGear micro-actuators; Xiaomi holds 100+ robotics patents.

About 曾学忠 (Zeng Xuezhong)

Ex-ZTE Executive Vice President; Ex-UNISOC (紫光展锐) CEO; Ex-UNIS Group Global EVP; Tsinghua University (BS Physics 1996, EMBA 2007). Currently Xiaomi Group Senior VP & President of International Business, legal representative of Beijing Xiaomi Robotics Technology Co.

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Official website: https://robotics.xiaomi.com/