Yun Shen Chu Technology has completed over 500 million yuan in Series C financing, with Light Capital serving as the financial advisor.
On December 9th, Hangzhou Deep Robotics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Deep Robotics) announced the completion of a Series C financing round exceeding 500 million RMB. This round of financing was co-led by China Merchants Bank International and Huaxia Fund. Funds under China Telecom and China Unicom participated in the strategic investment. Multiple institutions such as Yunhui Capital, SMIC Juyuan, Zhejiang University Foundation, and Shoucheng Holdings followed the investment. Existing shareholders such as Fortune Capital, Qianhai Ark, CCTV Media Convergence Fund, Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund, and Huaying Capital continued to increase their stakes in this round. Light Source Capital continued to serve as the financial advisor.
This round of financing not only provides sufficient capital for Deep Robotics' technology R & D, capacity expansion, and market expansion. Through this financing, the company is deeply bound with investors with distinct industrial attributes, constructing a new ecosystem of "technology - industry - scenario" collaborative development. This will strongly promote the commercialization and large - scale implementation of embodied intelligent robots in various industries, achieve in - depth integration of industrial resources and technological innovation, and accelerate the transformation of technological achievements into actual productivity.
A full - family photo of Deep Robotics' products
"We are grateful for the continuous trust and support from our new and old shareholders, and we especially thank our customers for their long - standing choice and support. This year has been a year of rapid development for Deep Robotics. The company has achieved rapid performance growth, launched the wheeled - legged quadruped robot Lynx M20 and the industry - level humanoid robot DR02, established a pilot base for embodied intelligence, and completed the joint - stock reform. In this round, we have received support from multiple well - known investment institutions and strategic investors. We believe that with everyone's joint efforts, we will soon achieve the next milestone. "Zhu Qiuguo, the founder and CEO of Deep Robotics said. Regarding this round of financing, it will be used to further increase R & D investment, introduce more outstanding talents, and strengthen the R & D of quadruped robots and humanoid robots. "We will take this financing as an opportunity to promote the embodied intelligence technology from'single - point breakthrough' to'systematic empowerment', make robots truly become intelligent assistants in various industries, and contribute to the Chinese solution for the embodied intelligence industry."
Focus on innovation, continuously build barriers with technology and products
Deep Robotics focuses on the innovation of embodied intelligence technology and its industry applications. It is a national high - tech enterprise dedicated to the R & D, production, sales, and service of quadruped robots, humanoid robots, and core components. The company adheres to independent innovation and has built a full - link technology system of "perception - decision - execution". Its core new technologies such as multi - modal environmental perception, cross - scenario embodied navigation, and AI - driven sensory - control integrated motion control have been applied and implemented in multiple new scenarios.
Since this year, Deep Robotics has continuously achieved breakthroughs in products and technology. In April, Deep Robotics officially launched the Lynx M20 - the world's first wheeled - legged robot designed for complex terrains and dangerous environments in industrial applications. It combines the speed of wheeled robots and the flexibility of legged robots. It weighs 33 kg and can be carried by a single person. It has an IP66 protection rating, can operate normally in the temperature range of - 20°C to 55°C, can climb an 80 - centimeter high platform, and supports autonomous perception, autonomous navigation, and omnidirectional obstacle avoidance. With its advanced AI motion control algorithm, the Lynx M20 robotic dog can adjust its walking posture autonomously, calmly handle extreme working environments such as rough mountain roads, muddy wetlands, and ruins, achieve full - domain operations, and break through application boundaries.
In October, Deep Robotics released the world's first industry - level all - weather humanoid robot DR02, which has an IP66 protection rating and can operate stably in a wide - temperature environment of - 20°C to 55°C, breaking the limitation that humanoid robots can only be used in controlled environments. Its walking speed reaches 1.5 m/s, and the maximum speed is 4 m/s. It can easily cross 25 - cm high stairs and adapt to various slope terrains, achieving real - time perception and intelligent decision - making in complex environments, and providing "human - like" operation capabilities for scenarios such as security patrol and factory operations.
Industry - level all - weather humanoid robot
Meanwhile, Deep Robotics officially launched the DeepVLA1.0 Visual - Language Embodied Navigation System, realizing the implementation of large - scale embodied navigation applications. DeepVLA1.0 integrates open - vocabulary semantic point clouds and large - language models, supporting precise path planning adjustment with natural language. Its topological road network connects outdoor scenes and building spaces, enabling precise "door - to - door" cross - floor navigation, providing key support for robotic dogs to enter civilian scenarios such as park inspections and building patrols, and truly integrating robots into daily production and life.
DeepVLA1.0 Visual - Language Embodied Navigation System
Deeply cultivate the industry, continuously expand application scenarios
Upholding the vision of "creating a better life through robots and AI", Deep Robotics has built a global market layout. Its business covers 34 provincial - level administrative regions in China and 44 countries and regions overseas. It has successfully implemented industry - scenario applications in fields such as power inspection, emergency fire - fighting, security patrol, industrial operation and maintenance, education and scientific research, and cultural and entertainment experiences, continuously leading the industry applications of quadruped robots.
In the past year, Deep Robotics has continuously deepened its industry applications and further expanded the depth of industry applications. In the field of power inspection, Deep Robotics' intelligent power solution for quadruped robots has provided an effective answer to the traditional problems in power operation and maintenance. In nearly 30 substations of China Southern Power Grid, Deep Robotics' robotic dogs have become "super employees". With the excellent integration of scenario adaptability, mobility, and intelligent perception system, they not only effectively cover areas that are difficult to reach or have safety risks in manual inspections but also help power stations save about 70% of operation and maintenance costs and improve operation efficiency by more than 50%.
In the field of security patrol, Deep Robotics' robotic dogs are empowering front - line police operations with a new intelligent patrol paradigm. In the Chengzhong Branch of Xining Public Security Bureau in Qinghai, Deep Robotics' robotic dog security patrol solution, with its autonomous operation ability integrating shouting, identification, collection, and following, significantly improves the efficiency and safety of patrol services.
Since this year, Deep Robotics has also actively expanded and enriched more new implementation scenarios, continuously promoting the intelligent upgrading of various industries. In the Yiwu International Trade City, known as the "world's supermarket", the X30 robotic dog has become a "mobile security station", undertaking three core responsibilities: key - area patrol, fire - hazard investigation, and abnormal - behavior warning. It has become the first "24/7" technological security guard in the trade city, solving the security pain points of super - large - scale markets and helping managers achieve "full - scale dynamic control".
A robotic dog performing inspection tasks in the Yiwu International Trade City
In the Hoh Xil No - Man's Land at an altitude of 4,600 meters, Deep Robotics' robotic dog has transformed into "the world's first robotic Tibetan antelope", sneaking into the Tibetan antelope herd and migrating with them, breaking the conventional distance limit for human observation of wild animals and providing more accurate and reliable images and data for the study of Tibetan antelope behavior, which will strongly empower the protection of the "human - forbidden area" of Hoh Xil.
The X30 robotic dog transforms into a "robotic Tibetan antelope"
Meanwhile, this year Deep Robotics actively laid out the overseas market and promoted the implementation of more overseas scenarios. In a large - scale warehousing park in North America, Deep Robotics' robotic dogs were successfully deployed and put into practical use with HawkRobo's intelligent security platform, achieving full - process automation of "perception - analysis - decision - disposal" in the warehousing environment, improving the monitoring coverage ability and emergency response speed of the warehousing area. While reducing the load of manual inspections, it provides stable and intelligent operation practices for global warehousing security.
A robotic dog performing inspection tasks in a large - scale warehousing park in North America
In the extreme beach environment of the NEOM Future City in Saudi Arabia, the X30 robotic dog has established Saudi Arabia's first fully automated outdoor inspection system. It has completely replaced manual inspections in high - risk environments, transforming the original 4 - hour round - trip manual inspection into efficient and unmanned continuous monitoring, providing a replicable intelligent benchmark for global extreme - environment inspections.
A robotic dog performing outdoor inspections in the extreme beach environment of the NEOM Future City in Saudi Arabia
In the future, Deep Robotics will continue to deepen the dual - wheel - drive strategy of "independent innovation + industrial collaboration" and promote it simultaneously along two core paths. On the one hand, it will focus on core - technology research and production - base construction to strengthen the foundation for development. On the other hand, it will cooperate with industrial - chain partners to build an industrial ecosystem, create benchmark cases in more industries, and promote the in - depth integration of robot technology and industrial needs.
Qi Xiaoxiao, the Managing Director of China Merchants Bank International, said: "China Merchants Bank International has long been deeply involved in the artificial - intelligence and robotics tracks. Our leading investment in Deep Robotics in this round stems from our high recognition of the company's globally leading hardcore technology, mature and reliable products, and solid scenario - implementation ability. We particularly recognize that the team has both an excellent vision and a practical mindset. Their value commitment to 'doing difficult but right things' is highly in line with China Merchants Bank International's long - term concept of empowering hardcore technology and serving the strategy of building a science - and - technology - powerful country. We look forward to working together with them to create new industrial value."
Zhang Hui, the General Manager of Huaxia Equity, said: "This co - leading investment not only represents our high recognition of the technical strength and development potential of Deep Robotics' team but also a deep - seated strategic collaboration with industrial resources. Relying on our in - depth insights in the technology field and full - chain resources, Huaxia Equity will assist and empower the growth of excellent enterprises as a long - term companion."
Xiong Yanpin, the Co - founding Partner of Yunhui Capital, said: "The successful completion of Deep Robotics' Series C financing is not only a high recognition of the company's value by the capital market but also confirms its hardcore strength in the robotics field. The development path of Deep Robotics is highly consistent with the explosive cycle of the embodied - intelligence industry. Its full - stack self - research ability and rich industry cases have built a deep moat. In the future, Yunhui Capital will use its industrial - resource network to help Deep Robotics implement in more industries."
Quan Bo, the Vice President of Light Source Capital, said: "As a hard - technology benchmark among the 'Six Little Dragons' in Hangzhou, Deep Robotics has always used leading robot technology and extreme product resilience to continuously break the boundaries of various operation scenarios, demonstrating the sharpness of Chinese innovation on the global technology stage. We are honored to witness the company's step - by - step transformation of technological ideals into the driving force for industry transformation with solid engineering capabilities and forward - looking vision. In the future, we will continue to use Light Source's ecological network to connect Deep Robotics with top - tier capital, industrial, and scenario resources globally, and jointly explore the trillion - level market of intelligent robots."