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DISCOVER Robotics

China
Wuxi
Founded 2023
Last updated: August 5, 2026

Full Name

Discover Robotics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.

About

DISCOVER Robotics is an embodied-intelligence robotics company founded in 2023 and incubated by the Institute for AI Industry Research at Tsinghua University. Founder and chief scientist Zhou Guyue previously worked on computer vision, robotics, manufacturing and products at DJI. The company develops the AIRBOT robot family together with the ORION embodied foundation model, LOOP data-closed-loop system and DISCOVERSE simulator, spanning robot design, mechatronics, motion control, perception, navigation, simulation and machine learning. Its products and solutions serve research, education, data collection, automation and future consumer-service applications. The company disclosed more than USD 200 million across two large 2026 angel rounds and was described publicly as a consumer embodied-intelligence unicorn, although no exact valuation was disclosed.

Technical Overview

Company Stage
Mass Production
Focus Application
Research
Robot Products
1

Contact Information

Address
11F, Building 1, 530 Building, Binhu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Social Links
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Robot Products

AIRBOT MMK2

AIRBOT MMK2

Released 2024

Mass Production

Funding History

Total $100M
RoundAmountValuationDateInvestorsSource
Angel+$100M-Aug 2026Wuxi state-owned capital, IDG Capital, Xinglian Capital, SummitView Capital, Fortune Capital, Joyoung, China Capital Vision, Wuxi Binhu District Industrial GroupSource
AngelUndisclosed-Jul 2026Legend Capital, Beijing Information Industry Development Fund, Lenovo Capital, Yunbo Capital, Puhua Capital, Lingang Sci-Tech Venture Capital, Ambrum Capital, Gengxin CapitalSource
Series AUndisclosed-Jul 2025Beijing Information Industry Development Fund, Lenovo CapitalSource

Development Timeline

2021
DISCOVER Lab was established at Tsinghua University in July, creating the research base from which DISCOVER Robotics was later incubated.
2023
The company was incorporated on January 13 and was incubated by Tsinghua University's Institute for AI Industry Research.
2023
The DISCOVER Team won the English Breakfast robot competition at ICRA in May.
2024
The AIRBOT product series was released in February; AIRBOT MMK2 was publicly launched on September 13.
2024
The DISCOVERSE high-fidelity robot simulator was released in November.
2025
The company released the LOOP data-closed-loop system and a third-party financing database reported an undisclosed A round backed by Beijing Information Industry Development Fund and Lenovo Capital.
2026
The ORION embodied foundation model was released.
2026
The company announced an Angel round of more than USD 100 million in late June/early July to accelerate consumer embodied-robot product deployment and mass production.
2026
On August 3, the company announced a USD 100 million Angel+ round and was described publicly as a new consumer embodied-intelligence unicorn.
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