Ex-DJI Engineer Raises Millions for Soft Robots
💡Unitree backer funds ex-DJI soft robots with 5:1 payload for safe home AI
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What Changed
Angel round led by Dexun Investment (Unitree investor), with continued backing from Qiji Chuangtan.
Why It Matters
This funding signals investor confidence in flexible robotics as a path to safe embodied AI for homes, challenging rigid robot dominance and accelerating human-robot coexistence tech.
What To Do Next
Prototype tendon-driven actuators targeting 5:1 payload ratios for safer embodied AI arms.
Key Points
- •Angel round led by Dexun Investment (Unitree investor), with continued backing from Qiji Chuangtan.
- •Founded March 2025 by HKU PhD Peng Rui, ex-DJI embedded engineer with 10+ years experience.
- •Tech achieves 5:1 payload-to-weight ratio, 35kg per joint, 10M+ bend cycles, modular Lego-style assembly.
- •Nonlinear control algorithms and distributed sensors enable mm-precision tasks with 95% success rate.
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