The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Spirit AI: 1 model, $280.0M raised. 5 sources back the record.
Overview
Spirit AI is a Beijing-based robotics company building a universal brain for robots using Embodied AI models, founded in 2024. The company raised $280M in Series A funding led by Chaos Investment to scale deployment of general-purpose embodied models through 'dirty data' collection. Spirit AI has partnered with Bosch on general-purpose robot 'universal brain' development, aiming to create the next generation of intelligent workforce.
Reality check
Data thesis (company-claimed)
Feb 2026: chief scientist Yang Gao (Tsinghua, UC Berkeley PhD) says 'dirty data' is key to scaling VLA models.
Training data (company-claimed)
Feb 2026: over 200,000 hours of interaction data, aiming for 1M+ by end of 2026; its wearables cut data collection cost 90% versus teleoperation.
Benchmark (company-claimed)
Spirit v1.5 topped the RoboChallenge global leaderboard in January 2026.
CATL deployment (company-claimed)
Agents on CATL production lines handle flexible wire harnesses at a 99%+ success rate, matching skilled human cycle times.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Lead investor
Partnership
Focus
Data & sources
Web sources
5
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Spirit AI has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Brain Corp1× joint6 total
Most recent
Spirit AI on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Han Fengtao (韩峰涛) Co-founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Gao Yang (高阳) Co-founder & Chief Scientistreported, not verified
- Zheng Lingyin (郑灵茵) Co-founder & COOsecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Han Fengtao (韩峰涛)cofounderfounded 2024-01-01
- Gao Yang (高阳)cofounderfounded 2024-01-01
- Zheng Lingyin (郑灵茵)cofounderfounded 2024-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Spirit AI.
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 →
Brains developed (1)
- Spirit AI Brainfoundation-model · pilot
Recent coverage
Spirit AI in third-party press
Peers
98 peers across 1 segment. Every Spirit AI competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(98)
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
- DISCOVER Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Enigmadirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names Spirit AI.
Robots and products (1)
AI systems (1)
People (3)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $280.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- 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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Spirit AI has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Brain Corp1× joint6 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2026-02-25
$280M(reported) · $1.7B post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Spirit AI’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2026-02-25Series A raising $280000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (5)
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Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Spirit AI.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Spirit AI from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Spirit’s privacy ombudsman backs Google’s $10m data deal
The privacy official in Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy has recommended approval of the sale of deidentified Spirit Airlines data to Google. In a report filed on 5 October, ombudsman…
Lawmakers Urge Google and Spirit Airlines to Pause Data Sale
A Google spokesperson told PYMNTS on Thursday (Oct. 8) that the company has already taken measures to address concerns about the company’s purchase of data from Spirit Airlines.…
Lawmakers concerned over Google’s plan to acquire AI models from Spirit Airlines data
A bipartisan group of dozens of lawmakers led by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is concerned over Google’s plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data…
Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns on Thursday about Alphabet's Google unit acquiring defunct carrier Spirit Air...
Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns on Thursday about Alphabet's Google unit acquiring defunct carrier Spirit Air...
Petition for Exemption of the Terms of the Order Limiting Scheduled Operations at LaGuardia Airport
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is granting JetBlue Airways Corporation's (JetBlue) and Spirit Airlines, LLC's (Spirit) (together, the carriers) joint petition for…
Google just got a boost in its bid to buy Spirit Airlines’ data for AI training
Google's bid for Spirit Airlines' data got a boost after a court-appointed official said the companies addressed consumer privacy concerns.
From UPS to Spirit Airlines, 2026's biggest reputation drops
Meet Spirit AI: The Chinese Startup Chasing a ChatGPT Moment for Robots
Ascendants Meet Spirit AI: The Chinese Startup Chasing a ChatGPT Moment for Robots China’s race to build capable humanoid robots is increasingly shifting from impressive hardware…
Springshot says Google’s $10m Spirit deal could include its trade secrets
A proposed sale of Spirit Airlines data to Google has drawn an objection from aviation software company Springshot, which says some of the assets may not be Spirit’s to sell.…
Petition for Exemption and Other Relief
On July 23, 2026, JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) and Spirit Airlines, LLC (Spirit) (together, the carriers) petitioned the Department of Transportation (the Department) and…
China’s Spirit AI bets on smarter robot brains
Spirit AI CEO Han Fengtao says robots can already handle office tasks “unimaginable half a year ago,” from delivering paper to shredding documents. He told Bloomberg’s Minmin Low…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/spirit-ai.md
- RSS feed: /companies/spirit-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d743f660-6a44-416f-8bcc-ae2236a96a6c
- Revision history: /companies/spirit-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
This video showcases the latest robotic capability developed by Spirit AI. The robot is given a vague command "tidy the living room". Based on this instruction,
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
Spirit AI draws attention at the 71st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among brain robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $280M 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: Oct 18, 2026