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Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds

Wednesday, May 20, 2026Judy RiderView original
Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds
Just through mid-May, China-based robotics companies have already raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals this year, Crunchbase data shows, a sum matching total venture funding to the nation’s robotics companies in all of 2021, the peak of the funding cycle.