The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies AI2 Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $879.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
AI2 Robotics is a Chinese Humanoid robotics company founded by Dr. Yandong Eric Guo, developing AI-powered humanoid robotic solutions including the AlphaBot 2. The company is commercializing AlphaBot 2 across industrial, biotech, and public service environments, and secured funding at a $2.8B valuation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Technology
Product
Scale
CEO
Valuationsee valuations ranking →
Applications
AlphaBot 2 architecture
AlphaBot 2 hardware
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →AI2 Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Apr 2025. Explore where AI2 Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full AI2 Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Dr Yandong Eric Guo Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Dr Yandong Eric Guocofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for AI2 Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- AI2 Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
AI2 Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every AI2 Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- Anyverse Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- CASBOTdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- DISCOVER Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Enigmadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Galaxea AIdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $879.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-06-15
$735M(reported) · $2.8B post
Investors: Baidu (lead), CRRC Capital (follow), Yusys Technologies (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in AI2 Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-06-15Series B raising $735000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2025
AlphaBot 2 at China
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for AI2 Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning AI2 Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
AI² Robotics raises $735M at $3B valuation for wheeled humanoid robots
Shenzhen’s Ai2 Robotics raised $735 million at a $2.8 billion valuation, backed by state, corporate, and financial giants. The post AI² Robotics raises $735M at $3B valuation for…
AI² Robotics raises $735M at $3B valuation for wheeled humanoid robots
Shenzhen's AI2 Robotics raised $735 million at a $2.8 billion valuation for its wheeled humanoid robots, backed by state, corporate, and financial investors.
Chinese robotics outfits AI2 Robotics, X-Square Robots secure funding at .8B valuation
Shenzhen-based AI2 Robotics raised roughly 35 million at a nearly billion valuation for its wheeled AlphaBot humanoid robots, with plans to expand production from 1,000 to 10,000…
Chinese robotics outfits AI2 Robotics and X Square Robots each secure funding at around 2.8B valuation
AI2 Robotics raised 735M at a 2.8B valuation for its AlphaBot wheeled humanoid, backed by state, industrial and financial investors.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/ai2-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/ai2-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7f2ce7b1-eea0-4aca-b39d-e90b7d0a4f5c
- Revision history: /companies/ai2-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Introducing the AlphaBot 2 with its GOVLA AI powered Alpha Brain. Kepler showcases its Forerunner K2 doing collaborative work inside of a factory. Elon Musk rev
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
AI2 Robotics draws attention at the 36th percentile but verifies reality at the 17th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +19.8, 30th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $735M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026