Xingyuanzhi Robot
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
Beijing-based embodied AI brain company developing a universal, cross-robot embodied intelligence platform, incubated by Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI/Zhiyuan Institute) Xingyuanzhi Robot was founded in 2025. The company is led by 刘东 (Liu Dong). Based in Beijing, China. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $140M. Key investors include 中科创星 (China Science & Innovation Star), 高瓴 (Hillhouse), 元禾原点 (Yuanhe Origin), 元生创投 (YuanSheng Ventures), 赛富基金 (SAIF Partners), 凯联资本 (Cathay Capital), 松禾资本 (Green Pine Capital), 创东方 (CDF Capital), 华控基金 (Huakong Fund), 中车资本 (CRRC Capital), 北工投资 (Beijing Industrial Investment), 国君创新投 (Guotai Junan Innovation).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $140M
Value proposition
Building a universal "embodied brain" that enables any robot to understand, plan, and act in the physical world through multi-modal spatial intelligence, with full edge-side deployment on proprietary 2070 TOPS compute platforms
Products and solutions
RoboBrain (通用具身大脑 - universal embodied brain), RoboBrain Pro (专业版 - professional edition), T5 Edge AI Compute Platform (2070 TOPS, based on NVIDIA Jetson Thor), 具身大小脑协同架构 (Embodied Big Brain + Little Brain architecture), 具身交互世界模型 (Embodied Interactive World Model)
Unique value
Only company combining (1) a cross-robot high-generalization universal brain, (2) proprietary 2070 TOPS edge compute platform for full on-device LLM inference (no cloud dependency), and (3) incubation from Beijing Zhiyuan Institute (BAAI) with direct access to world-class AI research talent and RoboBrain IP
Target customer
Robot OEMs and manufacturers (humanoid, quadruped, industrial robots); energy/power companies for inspection and maintenance; government/municipal for巡检 (inspection),导览导购 (guided shopping), and public service robots
Industries served
Robotics (humanoid, quadruped, industrial), Energy & Power (inspection, facility maintenance), Government/Municipal (public service, inspection, guided tours), Warehousing & Logistics (shelf picking, loading/unloading), Healthcare (elderly care), Food Service (restaurant service)
Technology advantage
Full-stack embodied AI tech stack: multi-modal perception & digital reconstruction, multi-modal embodied world model, perception-decision-planning integrated model for navigation & manipulation; "Embodied Big Brain + Little Brain" architecture (Big Brain for language, planning, reasoning; Little Brain for motion control); Proprietary T5 edge compute platform (2070 TOPS, NVIDIA Jetson Thor-based) enabling real-time on-device inference; Soft-hardware integrated delivery model reducing deployment cost and barrier
How they differentiate
Unlike US competitors (Skild AI, Physical Intelligence, Field AI) that focus primarily on software/cloud-based brain models, Xingyuanzhi pursues a "soft-hardware integrated" strategy with proprietary edge compute (2070 TOPS) enabling full on-device deployment without cloud dependency. Also benefits from BAAI incubation giving direct access to China's top AI research talent and the RoboBrain IP portfolio. Has already achieved commercial deployment with 70%+ of China's top embodied AI companies as customers.
Main competitors
Skild AI (US), Physical Intelligence / PI (US), Field AI (US)
Key partnerships
智元机器人 (Zhiyuan Robot/Agibot - strategic investment & product integration, G2 robot uses Xingyuanzhi brain), NVIDIA (Jetson Thor platform - largest global customer), 北京亦庄机器人 (Beijing Yizhuang Robot - strategic partnership, ¥500M+ order target over 3 years), 浙江中力机械 (Zhejiang Zhongli Machinery - world's largest electric forklift company, joint embodied loading/unloading solution), 北京智源研究院 (BAAI/Zhiyuan Institute - incubation & joint lab), 北京大学 (Peking University - co-founder穆亚东)
Notable customers
智元机器人 (Agibot/Zhiyuan Robot - G2精灵 robot uses Xingyuanzhi brain), 浙江中力机械 (Zhongli Machinery - world's largest electric forklift manufacturer), 北京亦庄机器人 (Beijing Yizhuang Robot), Multiple unnamed top energy/power groups for inspection and facility maintenance
Major milestones
2025-08-01: Company founded, incubated by Beijing Zhiyuan Institute (BAAI), 2025-09: ¥200M Angel round closed within 1 month of founding, 2025-09: Strategic partnership with Beijing Yizhuang Robot (¥500M+ 3-year order target), 2025-10: Xingyuanzhi brain deployed on Agibot's G2精灵 industrial robot, 2025-11: Partnership with Zhongli Machinery (world's largest electric forklift company) for embodied loading/unloading, 2025-12: ¥100M+ Angel+ round closed, 2026-06: Pre-A round closed, cumulative ¥1B raised, Co-founded "Embodied Interactive World Model Lab" with BAAI
Growth metrics
Raised ¥1B (~$140M) cumulative in 10 months from founding; covers 70%+ of China's top embodied AI companies as customers; largest global customer of NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform; strategic partnership targeting ¥500M+ in orders over 3 years with Beijing Yizhuang Robot
Market positioning
Leading Chinese startup in the "embodied brain" layer of the robotics stack — positioned as the software-defined intelligence layer that sits above robot hardware, analogous to what Android/iOS did for smartphones. Seen as "下一个智谱" (the next Zhipu AI) of the embodied AI space in China.
Geographic focus
China (primary), with global ambitions. Competes with US-based embodied AI brain companies (Skild AI, Physical Intelligence, Field AI) for the emerging global embodied intelligence market.
Patents and IP
IP inherited from Beijing Zhiyuan Institute (BAAI) RoboBrain program; co-founded "Embodied Interactive World Model Lab" with BAAI in June 2026
About 刘东 (Liu Dong)
Ex-JD.com Head of Intelligent Driving (京东智能驾驶总经理), led full-stack R&D and commercialization of JD's autonomous driving products
Official website: https://xyz-eai.com/