Secures Hundreds of Millions in Orders, with Large Central and State - owned Enterprises as Clients: Shenzhen Humanoid Interaction Robot Company Raises Tens of Millions in Financing | Hardcore Krypton Exclusive

Author | Huang Nan

Editor | Yuan Silai

Hard Kr has learned that Digital Huaxia (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Digital Huaxia") recently completed an angel + round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan. This round was exclusively invested by Tongchuang Weiye. The funds will be used to increase investment in technology R & D and product optimization and iteration, and further improve the production and delivery speed. Previously, "Digital Huaxia" completed an angel round of financing last year, with investors including Zhiyuan Robotics. Huajun Capital serves as the long - term financial advisor.

"Digital Huaxia" was established on March 12, 2024, focusing on the large - scale commercial use of AGI robots. Based on the Juhao® Embodied Intelligence Interaction Platform as the core, it has built an embodied intelligence interaction system. Its core robot products have three series, namely the humanoid robot "Xialan", the general humanoid robot "Xiaqi", and the IP series robot "Star Ranger".

Xialan® Humanoid Robot (Image source: Digital Huaxia)

The founder, Shen Jian, has more than 20 years of management experience in leading IT enterprises and experience in handling projects worth billions. He once led the Xinchuang business of a leading company to grow from 0 to 10 billion, ranking first in the industry's market share for three consecutive years. Many core members are from top universities such as Peking University, Zhejiang University, Wuhan University, the University of Science and Technology of China, and Columbia University. They have many years of R & D experience in the field of humanoid robots and possess commercialization experience and customer resources.

Currently, simulated humanoid robots are no longer just a fantasy in science - fiction works and are gradually entering real life. They highly simulate the human form, with a head, torso, and limbs. This anthropomorphic structure gives them a natural sense of closeness, enabling them to better integrate into human activity spaces.

Meanwhile, with the advancement of sensor technology, precise mechanical design, and advanced control algorithms, these robots can accurately perceive information about the surrounding environment. For example, visual sensors can keenly identify the shape, color, and position of objects, while force and tactile sensors can help them perceive the force and touch when in contact with the outside world. Coupled with the understanding and decision - making of natural language instructions, they can then complete a series of complex actions, such as walking flexibly and grasping objects precisely.

Xiaqi® General Humanoid Robot (Image source: Digital Huaxia)

According to a report by Hengzhou Chengsi, although the current market size of humanoid robots in China is small, it is growing rapidly. It is expected to reach $3 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate of up to 19.7%. Among them, interactive service robots account for the largest proportion, and the PMF research indicators have obvious advantages compared with other application fields.

Shen Jian pointed out to Hard Kr that compared with industrial scenarios where machines replace human labor, robots have shown significant technological advantages and stronger commercialization potential in the field of interactive services. Their technology is more mature and can rely on advanced technologies such as voice recognition and natural language processing to provide a natural, smooth, and personalized human - machine interaction experience. Moreover, with the improvement of people's living standards and the change of consumption concepts, the demand for interactive services is increasing day by day. Humanoid robots have stronger flexible adaptation capabilities to multiple scenarios, and the market potential is huge.

Based on the strategic layout of "1 + 3+3", "Digital Huaxia" has built a Juhao® Embodied Intelligence Interaction Platform. As its core technological foundation, Juhao® integrates functions such as multi - modal perception, emotional insight, and human - like vertical domain intelligence. It can automatically generate vivid expressions and postures based on semantics, providing intelligent support for various robot products.

On the product side, "Digital Huaxia" has divided three product lines from the perspective of scenarios, including the Xiaqi® General Humanoid Robot series, the Xialan® Humanoid Robot series, and the Star Ranger® IP series of robots. The Xiaqi series is targeted at industries such as industrial manufacturing, supermarket services, and transportation hubs, providing functions such as reception and guidance, and intelligent health care; the Xialan series features high appearance, high intelligence, and high emotional quotient, and has been applied in multiple scenarios such as government service halls, commercial services, and exhibition hall endorsements; the Star Ranger series focuses on creating a robot cultural IP with Chinese characteristics.

Among them, Xialan® is centered around precision bionic technology. Based on important breakthroughs in facial bionic technology, it can imitate most human expressions. The robot is equipped with a precision control system with 29 active degrees of freedom and several passive degrees of freedom, enabling precise expression on the face and neck.

Together with the company's self - developed emotional quotient model, the Xialan® robot has multi - modal interaction capabilities. It is equipped with high - definition cameras and microphone arrays, enabling accurate face tracking, lip shape detection, and sound source localization. In terms of motion control, by optimizing the control algorithm and motion strategy, the robot can move autonomously in complex and dynamic environments.

Xialan® Humanoid Robot (Image source: Digital Huaxia)

As its third key product, Star Ranger® is positioned as a high - value, high - EQ, and easy - to - use commercial robot. It is the first dual - form humanoid robot in the industry that combines the main body with wheels, supporting free switching to cope with complex environments. In the "Flying Soldier Mode", it is additionally equipped with a dedicated split - type wheeled chassis, with functions such as 3D map construction, path planning, intelligent obstacle avoidance, and guiding and following. It can cover an area of more than 10,000 square meters and adapt to different indoor floors such as tiles, wooden floors, and carpets.

"One of the biggest problems currently faced by bipedal robots is stability and battery life, which directly affects their implementation in complex commercial environments," Shen Jian said. "The dual - form design of Star Ranger® is our optimal solution to this problem at present."

Hard Kr has learned that Star Ranger® can achieve a battery life of more than 10 hours and can charge automatically. During use, it supports elevator linkage and can autonomously complete cross - floor tasks. It is expected to be widely used in high - frequency patrol scenarios such as shopping malls, exhibition halls, and office buildings.

Through the "hands - on" teaching function, users can easily record and reproduce the robot's actions, and non - technical personnel can quickly complete action choreography (Image source: Digital Huaxia)

Currently, "Digital Huaxia" has built a business model covering three dimensions. On the one hand, it focuses on customer IP and provides customized development services for key accounts to meet their personalized needs; on the other hand, through the joint operation model, it cooperates with solution integration customers to jointly expand the customer market; in addition, in terms of its own IP, it will launch a series of robot products with cultural heritage characteristics.

For example, in the retail field, recently, "Digital Huaxia" has reached a strategic cooperation with Rebecca, a leading hair products company. The Xialan® humanoid robot has been introduced into Rebecca's stores as a display model. Wigs are customized for "Xialan" and special products are developed to improve the robot's image and scene adaptability. At the same time, it has also increased the store's exposure and attracted a lot of user attention.

According to Shen Jian, since the beginning of this year, "Digital Huaxia" has won hundreds of millions of yuan in orders. Customers include leading ICT manufacturers, local power grids, leading banks, large state - owned enterprises and central enterprises, and many universities. The products have now started small - scale delivery, and it is expected that thousands of humanoid robots can be delivered this year.

Views from the investor:

Cheng Jian, the investment director of Tongchuang Weiye, said that with the launch of Tesla's OPTIMUS, the field of embodied robots has become the next trillion - level industrial track, and no investment company can afford to miss it. However, embodied robots still face many doubts and criticisms, mainly because they lack actual implementation scenarios.

Currently, there are two main application scenarios for embodied robots: one is to enter factories, and the other is to interact with humans. Digital Huaxia has chosen the latter and successfully created robots with facial expression interaction functions. We not only value Digital Huaxia's R & D ability but also have full confidence in its ability to implement scenarios. The company's founder, Shen Jian, has rich industrial background and experience, showing mature strategies in customer expansion and product implementation. Tongchuang Weiye is willing to accompany Digital Huaxia's long - term growth and help it build the best facial expression interaction robots in China and even the world, setting a new benchmark for the industry's development.