Chinese Robotics & AI Companies
The Chinese robotics & AI industry: 257 companies, $66B raised, 95 funding rounds, 6 publicly traded, 116 robot makers.
Sectors
- Humanoid Robotics — 86 companies, $18.2B raised
- AI Foundation Models — 65 companies, $41.6B raised
- Industrial Robotics — 57 companies, $4.6B raised
- Autonomous Vehicles — 34 companies, $5.5B raised
- Semiconductors — 29 companies, $6.8B raised
- Battery Storage — 25 companies, $6.4B raised
- AI Infrastructure — 24 companies, $23.3B raised
- Logistics Robotics — 21 companies, $350M raised
- Quadruped Robotics — 18 companies, $2.1B raised
- Space & Satellites — 10 companies, $1.4B raised
- Space Technology — 7 companies, $1.4B raised
- Renewable Energy — 7 companies, $6.3B raised
- Digital Health — 6 companies, $390M raised
- Brain-Computer Interfaces — 4 companies, $286.3M raised
- Defense Systems — 3 companies, $1B raised
- Drone Delivery — 3 companies, $0 raised
- Quantum Computing — 3 companies, $14M raised
- Cybersecurity — 2 companies, $0 raised
- Medical Imaging — 2 companies, $1.7B raised
- Urban Air Mobility — 2 companies, $4.6B raised
- Surgical Robotics — 1 companies, $100M raised
- Hydrogen Fuel Cells — 1 companies, $0 raised
- Nuclear Energy — 1 companies, $0 raised
- Prosthetics — 1 companies, $0 raised
- Drones & UAVs — 1 companies, $4.5M raised
Top-funded Chinese companies
- Alibaba Group — $21.8B (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)
- DeepSeek — $7.4B (Hangzhou, China)
- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) — $6.3B (Ningde, Fujian, China)
- Xiaomi Corporation — $4.7B (Beijing, China)
- XPeng Inc. — $4.6B (Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
- Kling AI — $2.8B (Beijing, China)
- UBTECH Robotics — $2B (Shenzhen, China)
- Cornerstone Robotics — $1.4B (Hong Kong SAR, China)
- Unitree Robotics — $1B (Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)
- Shihang Marine Robotics — $1B (Suzhou, Jiangsu, China)
Robots made in China
Frequently asked questions
How many robotics and AI companies are based in China?
The Robotics Media tracks 257 Chinese robotics and AI companies across 25 sectors, led by Humanoid Robotics (86), AI Foundation Models (65), Industrial Robotics (57).
Which Chinese robotics company has raised the most funding?
Alibaba Group has raised the most among tracked Chinese companies, with $21.8B in disclosed funding.
What are the biggest sectors for Chinese robotics and AI companies?
The most active sectors for Chinese robotics and AI companies are Humanoid Robotics, AI Foundation Models, Industrial Robotics.
Which Chinese companies make robots?
116 Chinese companies build physical robots, drones or autonomous vehicles, including Unitree Robotics, Keenon Robotics, Robotera.
Which Chinese robotics companies are publicly traded?
6 tracked Chinese robotics and AI companies are publicly traded, including Unitree Robotics (SSE: 688836), Xiaomi Corporation (HKEX: 1810), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) (SZSE: 300750).
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