November 2026 · Robotics & embodied AI · China
Humanoid robots for shoe factories and mines
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
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| 2026-11-09 | — | — | — | news.google.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-11-10.
Path Robotics builds Obsidian, a foundational physical AI model for welding, and adaptive robotic welding cells that adapt in real time to part-to-part variations.
Nidus deploys embodied intelligence (physical AI and AI-powered manufacturing systems built on robotics foundation models) in US defense factories, starting with wire harnesses.
Fuwei Intelligence (富唯智能) makes embodied-AI industrial robots: embodied-intelligence controllers, humanoid robots, mobile robots and reconfigurable flexible assembly systems…
UniX AI (Youliqi) makes embodied-intelligence humanoid robots: wheeled dual-arm humanoids (Wanda 2.0, Panther), a bipedal general-purpose humanoid (Martian) and an adaptive…
newmo runs taxis, a taxi-dispatch app, Japan-style ride share and autonomous-taxi initiatives, plus staffing for essential workers.
Humanoid robots: Wanda 2.0 wheeled dual-arm robot, Panther bipedal robot and Martian, for security, retail, household and hotel use.
