The shoveling, loading and transfer operations at ports and mixing stations are moving towards unmanned operation: Zichuang Intelligent Machinery adopts the dual-system architecture of "brain + cerebellum", and integrates embodied intelligence into loaders.
Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery, an embodied intelligence company in the construction machinery sector, recently announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in Angel+ round financing. This round is led by Western Capital, marking the second financing completed by Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery this year after receiving investment from Yida Capital and leading industrial partners. The funds raised in this round will be mainly used for core model iteration, expansion of industry-specific datasets, and commercialization promotion of products including intelligent loaders, so as to accelerate the industrial implementation in heavy-load scenarios.
Founded in 2025, Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery focuses on physical AI and robot system integration, targeting the intelligent transformation of construction machinery and the deployment of unmanned operation equipment. Centering on equipment including drive-by-wire loaders/excavators, autonomous mobile robots and inspection robots, the company connects all links of algorithm R&D, complete machine integration, platform construction, delivery and operation & maintenance, promoting robots to evolve from "demonstration-ready" status to large-scale operation. As the company pushes forward practical operation verification in scenarios such as ports and mixing stations, its development focus is shifting from individual technological breakthroughs to multi-scenario replication.
The full name of the lead investor of this round, Western Capital, is Western Advantage Capital Investment Co., Ltd., which was exclusively funded and established by Western Securities in 2014. As the equity investment platform under the securities firm, Western Capital keeps a close eye on the hard technology and advanced manufacturing sectors. This investment also represents the further expansion of its layout in the intelligent construction machinery track.
Accelerated Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Water Transport Sector
In October 2026, the General Office of the Ministry of Transport issued the Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Application Scenarios in the Water Transport Sector, which proposes to realize unmanned operation of automated terminals, comprehensively apply technologies including Beidou satellite navigation, 5G communication and artificial intelligence, build a full-process integrated collaborative management and control platform for port mechanical equipment, and promote the unmanned development of ship berthing and unberthing, shore loading and unloading, horizontal transportation and storage yard operation. With the implementation of the policy, the intelligentization process of waterway transportation is further accelerated, and the business layout of Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery is highly consistent with this national development direction.
Intelligent Construction Machinery is Accelerating to Enter the On-site Verification Stage
In the automated operation of construction machinery, the dynamically changing relationship between equipment and materials needs to be properly handled. Focusing on the operation demands of bulk materials, Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery has independently developed a dedicated embodied intelligence large model for construction machinery operations, built an end-to-end architecture of "brain + cerebellum" dual system and a dedicated world model for construction machinery, which combines task understanding and planning, operation decision-making and underlying motion control, to promote intelligent capabilities to truly integrate into the operation workflow of construction machinery.
Supporting this system is the construction machinery exclusive data base built by Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery. Real operation data from sites including ports, mixing stations and mines keeps flowing back, and every shoveling, loading and transfer operation supplements working condition samples for the model. The more landing projects are deployed, the richer the accumulated data will be, and the generalization ability of the system will be enhanced accordingly, forming a positive iteration. After this round of financing, the company will continue to increase R&D investment and scenario expansion, further expand its technical advantages and improve the product system.
Multi-point Deployment in the Yangtze River Delta, Scenario Verification Extended to Mines
In terms of port scenarios, the unmanned loaders of Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery have been put into use at multiple inland ports in Jiangsu and achieved normal operation, undertaking high-load operations such as bulk material loading and unloading, and storage yard transfer, which not only reduces the safety risks of front-line posts, but also improves the turnover efficiency of terminals, providing a replicable sample for the construction of smart ports in the Yangtze River Delta. In the mixing station scenario, the unmanned loader has completed full-process unmanned verification at multiple mixing stations in the Yangtze River Delta, and solved industry problems such as autonomous material piling under narrow and variable working conditions.
At present, with Shanghai as its headquarters and institutions in Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang as regional pivots, the company has completed its business layout in the Yangtze River Delta, covering multiple scenarios including inland ports, thermal power plants and industrial material yards, and gradually formed an industrial ecology that integrates scenario parties, original equipment manufacturers, operation parties and industry-university-research resources.
Investor's Perspective
Western Capital stated: "Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery focuses on the intelligent upgrading of construction machinery. With profound accumulation of large models dedicated to engineering scenarios and embodied intelligence technology, it completely reconstructs the operation mode of traditional engineering equipment. This investment is an important strategic layout of Western Advantage Capital in the embodied intelligence industry. Western Advantage Capital will also give full play to its shareholder background and resource advantages, to help Xuanchuang Intelligent Machinery achieve sound development in aspects including industrial chain collaboration and market expansion."