The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies DISCOVER Robotics: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $100.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
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Overview
Chinese embodied-intelligence company (求之科技, founded 2023) incubated at Tsinghua University's Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR). Develops consumer-grade Embodied intelligence products and software-hardware solutions for commercial services and domestic care. Its seven-axis robotic arm AIRBOT P7 was released in July 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundAngel+ post-money
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →DISCOVER Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where DISCOVER Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full DISCOVER Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Zhou Guyue Founderreported, not verified
- Guyue Zhou CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
No incidents on record for DISCOVER 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)
- DISCOVER Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
DISCOVER Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every DISCOVER 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%
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Anyverse Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- CASBOTdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Enigmadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Galaxea AIdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $100.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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)
- Angel+2026-08-05
$100M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: IDG Capital (follow), LinkX Capital (follow), SummitView Capital (follow), Fortune Capital (follow), Meridian Capital (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in DISCOVER Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundAngel+ funding round
2026-08-05Angel+ raising $100000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
AIRBOT P7 at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
AIRBOT P7 at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
AIRBOT P7 at Japan, Asia
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DISCOVER Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DISCOVER Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/discover-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/discover-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/9b051547-3269-4725-acdb-1959689b55f2
- Revision history: /companies/discover-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
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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
DISCOVER Robotics draws attention at the 85th percentile but verifies reality at the 40th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +44.5, 10th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $100M 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 4, 2026