CHASING Raises $14M Series C for AI Robotics
💡$14M funding boosts AI underwater robotics – vital for embodied AI practitioners
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What Changed
Secured nearly RMB 100M ($14M) in Series C funding
Why It Matters
This funding accelerates AI integration in underwater robotics, potentially enhancing automation in maintenance and inspection tasks. It signals growing investor interest in embodied AI applications beyond terrestrial robots.
What To Do Next
Explore CHASING's industrial ROV demos for AI vision integration in harsh environments
Key Points
- •Secured nearly RMB 100M ($14M) in Series C funding
- •Shenzhen-based underwater robotics firm
- •Advances AI-powered pool cleaners
- •Expands industrial ROV technologies
🧠 Deep Insight
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🔑 Enhanced Key Takeaways
- •CHASING Innovation, founded in April 2016 in Shenzhen, employs over 300 staff with more than 80 in R&D, drawing core team expertise from Huawei, BYD, and CSIC.[1]
- •The company has secured five rounds of funding prior to this Series C, including a $500,000 Indiegogo campaign for its first GLADIUS drone in 2017, and exports over 80% of products to more than 100 countries.[2]
- •CHASING holds over 300 patented inventions, has developed 12 ROV models across 7 generations, and maintains 100+ global after-sales outlets.[5]
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