China firm gets funding to mass-produce embodied-AI humanoid robots

Chinese robotics company RobotEra has secured nearly RMB 1 billion (approximately USD 140 million) in a Series A+ funding round led by Geely Capital, with participation from BAIC Capital, Alibaba Group, Haier Capital, and other global investors. This funding comes amid the company already having around USD 70 million in commercial orders for 2025, signaling strong industrial confidence in RobotEra’s vision and product line. The company’s portfolio includes a dexterous robotic hand (XHAND1), a wheeled service robot, and a full-size bipedal humanoid robot (RobotEra L7), designed for diverse applications from industrial tasks to service deployment. The RobotEra L7 humanoid robot stands about 171 cm tall, weighs 65 kg, and features 55 degrees of freedom with joint torque up to 400 N·m. It can perform dynamic athletic movements such as sprinting at 14.4 km/h, 360° spins, and breakdancing mane