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TARS

China
上海
Founded 2025
Last updated: May 31, 2026

Full Name

Shanghai Tashi Zhihang Technology Co., Ltd.

About

TARS is an AI-driven embodied intelligence technology company. Its mission is to build trustworthy super embodied intelligence systems centered on physical world AI and general-purpose robotics, enabling high-performance AI to be integrated at scale into human production and daily life. The company's vision is to become a global leader in the field of embodied intelligence. TARS is the only company in the industry that simultaneously possesses embodied intelligence large model capabilities, core robotics R&D capabilities, and mass production capabilities for integrated hardware and software. In March 2025, TARS completed a $120 million angel round of financing, setting a record for the largest angel round in China's embodied intelligence industry. TARS's founding team is widely regarded as a "dream team" in the industry: CEO Dr. Chen Yilun is a leading figure in China's embodied intelligence and autonomous driving technology and industry. He previously served as Chief Scientist of Intelligent Robotics at the Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR) of Tsinghua University, CTO of Autonomous Driving at Huawei, and Chief Computer Vision Engineer at DJI. Chief Scientist Dr. Ding Wenchao, a former Huawei "Genius Youth," is a young scientist in the field of embodied intelligence and a researcher at the Robotics Institute of Fudan University. Chief Architect Chen Tongqing holds a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, is a Chief Scientist for major national projects, and formerly served as Head of Huawei's ADS Intelligent Navigation Department and Chief Technical Expert in Spatial Perception. Chief Strategy Officer Vincent, an expert in multimodal learning and a serial entrepreneur, has led multiple startups to achieve leapfrog growth. As head of investment and financing, he efficiently organized and completed the angel round financing.

Technical Overview

Company Stage
Demo
Focus Application
Industrial
Robot Products
2

Contact Information

Address
Floor 21, Building 2, No. 391 Guiping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Robot Products

T 1

T 1

Released 2025

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A1

A1

Released 2025

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Funding History

Total $697M
RoundAmountValuationDateInvestorsSource
Pre-A$455M-Apr 2026GL Ventures, HongShan/Sequoia China, Meituan Strategic (Co-Lead); CICC Capital, Kailian Capital, Oriental Fortune Capital, Junshan Investment, Meituan Longzhu; Qiming, Linear, BlueRun, XiangHe, Hongtai (follow-on); TCL Ventures, Beijing Robot Fund, Shanghai GuotouSource
Angel+$122M-Jul 2025Qiming Venture Partners, Linear Capital, BlueRun Ventures, XiangHe Capital, Hongtai Fund (follow-on)Source
Angel$120M-Mar 2025Qiming Venture Partners, Linear Capital, BlueRun Ventures, XiangHe Capital, Hongtai FundSource

Development Timeline

2025
TARS was officially founded on February 5, 2025 as an AI-driven embodied intelligence company focused on physical-world AI and general-purpose robotics.
2025
Completed a US$120 million angel round, setting a major early-stage financing benchmark for China's embodied intelligence sector.
2025
Completed a US$122 million angel+ round, bringing cumulative disclosed angel-stage financing to more than US$240 million within five months of founding.
2026
At AWE 2026, TARS presented AWE 3.0, a general embodied foundation model for real-world work, and showcased its full-stack product capabilities offline.
2026
Its self-developed A1 robot earned a Guinness World Records title for the most sub-millimeter wire harness assemblies completed by a robot in one hour.
2026
Completed a US$455 million Pre-A round led by GL Ventures, HongShan and Meituan Strategic, with proceeds planned for embodied foundation models and global talent expansion.
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