CategoryMaritime
Overview
SEAHI Robotics (世航智能) is a Chinese marine robotics company developing autonomous underwater and surface robots for ship hull cleaning, marine ranching, seabed inspection, and offshore infrastructure maintenance. Founded in 2023 in Suzhou, the company built Cangqiong CEORION, described as the world's first marine embodied large model, enabling full-ocean-depth operations from 0 to 10,000 meters. SEAHI's robots are deployed at 20+ ports worldwide and have serviced over 1,000 vessels for clients including China Merchants Shipping and COSCO Bulk.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Founded
Fundingsee investors →
Lead Investor
Deployments
Key Customers
Singapore Programme
IP
Financial stage
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Chen Xiaobo Founder & CEO
- Cao Ying Co-founder
Founders (2)
- Chen Xiaobono longer at company
- Cao Yingno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for SEAHI 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 →
Operated deployments (3)
- Cangqiong CEORIONHong Kong, China
- Cangqiong CEORIONSingapore Port, Singapore
- Cangqiong CEORIONYantai, Shandong, China
Operator customers (1)
- SEAHI Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
SEAHI Robotics in third-party press
Funding rounds (4)
- Series A2026-06-15
$148M(reported)
Investors: GSR Ventures (lead), Vertex Growth (follow), Shanghe Momentum Fund, CITIC Group, Broad-Ocean Motor, Changshi Capital, Suzhou Venture Capital
- Pre-A+2025-10-31
Investors: Jinglue Venture Capital (lead)
- Pre-A2025-08-31
Investors: GSR Ventures (lead)
- Angel+2025-06-30
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 15, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedApr 22, 2026
Cangqiong CEORION at Singapore Port, Singapore
- Deployment recordedJul 1, 2025
Cangqiong CEORION at Hong Kong, China
- Deployment recordedOct 1, 2024
Cangqiong CEORION at Yantai, Shandong, China
Sources (4)
- SEAHI Robotics raises $148M in record Series A for marine embodied intelligence · https://app.dealroom.co/news/feed/seahi-robotics-raises-148m-in-record-series-a-for-marine-embodied-intelligence
- https://www.automate.org/robotics/industry-insights/robotics-raises-aseon-labs-h3-zoom-ornadyne-rekise-marine-seahi-robotics
- Overview: Seahi Robotics · https://seahi.com/en/index.php?c=category&id=13
- Seahi Has Completed Multiple Rounds of Financing Totaling Hundreds of Millions of yuan · https://seahi.com/en/index.php?c=show&id=108
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Sources by quality tier
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- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SEAHI Robotics.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning SEAHI Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
SEAHI Robotics raises $148M in record Series A for marine embodied intelligence
SEAHI Robotics completed a Series A exceeding 1 billion yuan ($148M), the largest single funding round in marine robotics history, led by GSR Ventures with participation from…
MPA selects six partners for in-water hull cleaning and inspection trials in Singapore
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore selected six partners including SEAHI Robotics to develop and trial robotic hull inspection and cleaning solutions, receiving close to SGD…
SEAHI Robotics receive $2.91M R&D funding from MINT
Singapore MPA selected SEAHI Robotics as one of six partners for in-water robotic hull inspection and cleaning trials in Port of Singapore, co-funded by the Maritime Innovation…
Overview — Seahi Robotics
Company overview detailing SEAHI Robotics founding in March 2023, 400+ IP rights, 20+ port deployments, and founder Chen Xiaobo awards including Jiangsu Provincial Youth Science…
Seahi Has Completed Multiple Rounds of Financing Totaling Hundreds of Millions of yuan
SEAHI Robotics completed Angel+, Pre-A, Pre-A+, and Series A rounds totaling hundreds of millions of yuan, with its Orca robot rated internationally leading by China Ministry of…
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/seahi-robotics/feed.xml
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- REST API: /v1/companies/cf649e67-eac5-4cf9-bc13-5d0888acda47
- Revision history: /companies/seahi-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Video
Harbin Engineering University alumnus Chen Xiaobo dedicates 19 years to marine robotics, building world #1 ocean robot company. SEAHI Robotics.
SEAHI Robotics raises 1 billion yuan Series A, marine embodied intelligence. Zhu Xiaohu (GSR Ventures) fifth consecutive investment.
Analysis of SEAHI Robotics Series A funding claim of 1 billion yuan, examining the capital narrative versus actual performance.
Reality vs attention
SEAHI Robotics draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the 75th percentile among maritime robots. Hype Gap -68.7, 6th widest among maritime robots.
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $148M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Aug 1, 2026