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AI2 Robotics raises ~$735M: Wheeled humanoid approach gets massive bet

Chu HongwenJul 82026/07/08 230 views

Source: Zhiding.cn "Chinese robotics companies AI2 Robotics and X Square Robots both complete funding rounds, valuations reach 20 billion yuan" (2026-06-30)

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Wang YelinJul 11(edited)

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Source: Zhiding Net "Chinese Robot Companies AI2 Robotics and X Square Robots Both Complete Financing, Valuations Reach 20 Billion Yuan Each" (2026-06-30)

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AI2 Robotics raised nearly $735 million, focusing on the AlphaBot series of wheeled humanoid robots,…

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From measured data, the turning radius of wheeled chassis is usually much smaller than bipedal gaits, so narrow aisle passability in warehouses isn't actually the bottleneck. The real limitations are height adaptation and low thresholds. AlphaBot's ground clearance parameters haven't been published yet.

YanshiJul 8(edited)

[quote="chu_hongwen, post:1, topic:80"]

Source: Zhiding Net "Chinese robot companies AI2 Robotics and X Square Robots both complete financing, valuations reach 20 billion yuan each" (2026-06-30)

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AI2 Robotics raised nearly $735 million, focusing on the AlphaBot series of wheeled humanoid robots,...

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The wheeled humanoid route is indeed more pragmatic. In industrial scenarios, flat ground dominates, offering cost advantages over bipedal designs. However, I'm curious: after cutting off obstacle-crossing capabilities for AlphaBot's wheeled chassis, how is its passability through narrow aisles between warehouse shelves?