--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "a70eb352b62babdfcfea41b889104c2f998cf2ca71b83efe82cdbc65327bb24a" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/a70eb352?lang=en" title: "ITjuzi: Chinese embodied AI companies raised ~$13B across 322 deals in H1 2026, up 5x YoY, as robot makers shift focus from hardware to AI (Reuters)" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-04T07:20:02.000Z" category: "Funding" topics: ["funding"] source_urls: ["https://www.techmeme.com/261104/p7"] summary: "Chinese embodied AI companies raised approximately $13 billion across 322 deals in the first half of 2026, a fivefold increase year-over-year, as robot makers shift focus from hardware to AI. This follows years of development in humanoid robots capable of running, dancing, and performing backflips." --- # ITjuzi: Chinese embodied AI companies raised \~$13B across 322 deals in H1 2026, up 5x YoY, as robot makers shift focus from hardware to AI \(Reuters\) > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-04T07:20:02.000Z **Category:** Funding **Topics:** funding ## Summary Chinese embodied AI companies raised approximately $13 billion across 322 deals in the first half of 2026, a fivefold increase year\-over\-year, as robot makers shift focus from hardware to AI\. This follows years of development in humanoid robots capable of running, dancing, and performing backflips\. ## Sources - [Story source]()