Gasgoo Munich- Xiaoyubot secured hundreds of millions of yuan in a B+ funding round, Gasgoo reported. BAIC Industrial Investment, Fosun RZ Capital, and C&D Emerging Industry Equity Investmentg led the round. Existing shareholders Huaye Tiancheng and the Guizhou Sci-Tech Innovation Angel Fund participated. Didi and Xiaomi co-founder Li Wanqiang increased their investment. Gengxin Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor and investor.
With this backing, Xiaoyubot's investors now span four major sectors. These include consumer electronics, automotive, shipping, and construction. This covers core scenarios where industrial embodied intelligence has the greatest scaling potential.
Founded in 2023, the company draws its founding talent largely from tech giants. These include Xiaomi, Huawei, Microsoft, and ByteDance.
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Founder Qiao Zhongliang was among Xiaomi's earliest employees. He formerly led MIUI research and development. He oversaw versions 9 through 12 before departing in January 2023. Co-founder and CTO Wang Wenlin previously served as general manager of Xiaomi's software platform division. He spearheaded the development of the "Xiaomi Brain." Partner Shi Jiangtong was the first manager of the structural engineering department at Xiaomi's mobile division. He later managed ecosystem chain R&D. He oversaw the manufacturing and mass production of over 100 million handsets.
As of the first quarter of 2026, the Xiaoyubot team has roughly 120 people. About half focus on model algorithms.
The company is dedicated to building a universal "one-brain, multiple-form" robotics platform for industries. It initially focuses on intelligent welding. Its mission is to leverage general embodied intelligence. This aims to liberate workers from hazardous, arduous, and repetitive labor. It ensures technology creates tangible value.
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In Qiao's view, the path to general embodied intelligence must be paved through frontline production scenarios. "This is a blue ocean market capable of closing the business loop," he argues. "It is a vast data mine that drives the data flywheel. It is the ideal breeding ground for products that lead the industry."
Its products are already in use by multiple strategic clients. They have reached the stage of mass deliveries.
Recently, Xiaoyubot signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CCSS Smart Technology (Shenzhen). The partners plan to deploy 1,000 embodied intelligence welding robots over the next year. The focus is on "embodied intelligence plus steel structure welding." The goal is to establish a benchmark for the intelligent upgrade of the construction steel structure industry.
Looking ahead, Qiao believes that shipping 5,000 to 10,000 units annually is a prerequisite for entering the first tier. Shipping 100,000 units essentially secures a spot in the final round. That is the baseline for a leading product.
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