Gasgoo Munich- The flying embodied intelligence sector is drawing fresh capital. Differential Robotics has added the Anhui Lenovo Supply Chain Venture Investment Fund — backed by Lenovo's corporate venture capital arm — as a shareholder, according to business data platform Qichacha. The startup's registered capital concurrently climbed to roughly 1.84 million yuan. The move marks Lenovo CVC's formal entry into the flying embodied intelligence space, while bolstering Differential Robotics's financial backing in the low-altitude smart technology arena.
Founded in July 2024, Differential Robotics is spearheaded by Gao Fei, a tenured associate professor at Zhejiang University's College of Control Science and Engineering, with Liu Zhiyang serving as legal representative. On a mission to put flying robots to work across industries and households, the startup focuses on developing and commercializing "flying embodied brains" and universal swarm intelligence systems.
Technologically, Differential Robotics leans on four core pillars: autonomous navigation, embodied decision-making, end-to-end control, and swarm intelligence. The company has cracked the bottlenecks of autonomous obstacle avoidance and multi-drone coordination in GPS-denied environments, building a foundation model for flying robots tailored to complex scenarios. Its P300 PRO autonomous exploration drone and similar products are already deployed in essential sectors like mining, forestry, power grid operations, municipal management, and emergency rescue.
The newly invested fund — the Anhui Lenovo Supply Chain Venture Investment Fund — closely aligns with Beijing's policy push for the low-altitude economy. The 2026 Government Work Report designated the sector as a strategic emerging pillar, accelerating the build-out of safety infrastructure like low-altitude smart connected systems. Lenovo CVC's entry isn't just a forward-looking bet on a niche tech vertical; it reflects the broader capital logic of "chain-master" enterprises reinforcing and extending national strategic supply chains.
Propelled by both industrial capital and policy tailwinds, Differential Robotics is accelerating its shift from the lab to commercial scale — positioning itself to become a key player in low-altitude smart terminals.
