Gasgoo Munich- XILECT, a chipmaker focused on embodied intelligence at the edge and jointly launched by UBTECH and MetaX, has recently closed a 500 million yuan angel financing round, giving it a post-money valuation of 4 billion yuan.
The company stated that proceeds will be channeled into developing core chips and computing platforms, building software toolchains, and expanding the R&D team. It also plans to advance joint validation with robot makers and industry clients, preparing for mass production and delivery.
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Founded in May 2026 by UBTECH, MetaX, and Fenglong, XILECT focuses on building self-reliant embodied intelligent edge chips and computing platforms. Its first in-house SoC is designed as an integrated "large-and-small-brain" processor for robots, with a development goal of surpassing NVIDIA's Thor chip.
Specifically, XILECT is anchoring its chip design in real-world robotic tasks. By front-loading the physical operational requirements of robots into the chip definition phase, the company aims to streamline the entire chain from chip verification to module delivery.
To that end, XILECT has redefined the domain control solution for its integrated chip architecture. Leveraging MetaX's expertise in GPU architecture, chip engineering, and software ecosystems—combined with UBTECH's experience in robot hardware, system integration, and application scenarios—the company is embedding actual robotic task requirements into chip design. This approach balances model execution needs with energy efficiency, interface compatibility, and system deployment right from the product definition stage, driving co-verification of chip design and robotic systems.
Currently, XILECT is advancing the architecture design of its proprietary main control chip. Initially targeting robotic applications in semi-structured environments, the company is developing a general-purpose edge computing platform centered on the perception, understanding, and autonomous decision-making needs of robots across various tasks.
Under its development roadmap, XILECT plans to provide development and verification platforms to industry partners in 2027 for adaptation and testing, with the first SoC product and accompanying embodied intelligence solution slated for launch in 2028.
