D‑Robotics raises $120M for embodied AI
D‑Robotics closed a $120 million B1 financing to accelerate its embodied AI and robotics platform and announced partnerships with Insta360 and consumer robotics maker Vbot reported. The raise is a clear VC bet on verticalized, deployment‑focused robotics platforms.
The round included strategic investors such as Didi and Meituan, according to reporting on the deal. (pandaily.com) The new funding brings the company’s cumulative capital raised to about $220 million after a roughly $100 million Series A completed in 2025. (chinatechpulse.com) D‑Robotics began as a spinoff from Horizon Robotics, a connection noted in multiple profiles of the startup. (yicaiglobal.com) Engineered around an in‑house “BPU” (Bernoulli Processing Unit) and a full device‑to‑cloud stack, the company sells two processor tiers plus a cloud library of hundreds of ready‑to‑deploy robotics algorithms. (kr-asia.com) On deployments, D‑Robotics supplied core compute for Insta360’s Antigravity A1 panoramic drone (with trial sales slated for Q4 2025 and a planned showcase at D‑Robotics’ developer conference in November 2025). (chinabizinsider.com) The firm has also tied its stack into consumer robotics — working with Vbot on a quadruped companion robot — as part of a push to become the underlying platform for humanoids, drones and service robots that some outlets have dubbed a “Wintel” for embodied intelligence. (autonews.gasgoo.com)
