Robbyant, the embodied Artificial Intelligence division of Ant Group, has begun seeking external funding, becoming the fourth unit of the fintech giant to step up capital-raising efforts.The unit said it was in talks with investors on Monday. As Ant Group’s “core initiative in embodied intelligence”, a Robbyant spokesperson said it would remain focused on developing a general-purpose “robot brain”, investing in technologies designed specifically for embodied AI and accelerating commercial deployment.Established in late 2024, the division was seeking about 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) in its maiden fundraising round and aimed to complete a second round by the end of this year, Chinese business media outlet LatePost reported on Monday.
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Ant Group’s embodied AI arm Robbyant kicks off external funding
Robbyant, Ant Group's embodied artificial intelligence division, has initiated external funding efforts, marking the fourth Ant Group unit to seek capital. The company is reportedly in discussions with investors and aims to raise approximately 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) in its initial fundraising round.
Wency ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-03 · 12:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Robbyant, Ant Group's embodied artificial intelligence division, has initiated external funding efforts, marking the fourth Ant Group unit to seek capital. The company is reportedly in discussions with investors and aims to raise approximately 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) in its initial fundraising round. Established in late 2024, Robbyant's stated focus is on developing a general-purpose "robot brain" and accelerating the commercial deployment of embodied AI technologies. The division intends to complete a second funding round by the end of the year.
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Robbyant was established in late 2024.
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Robbyant is focused on developing a general-purpose 'robot brain' and investing in embodied AI technologies.
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Robbyant, the embodied AI division of Ant Group, has started seeking external funding.
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The division is seeking approximately 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) in its first fundraising round.
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Robbyant aims to complete a second funding round by the end of this year.
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