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Chinese Robotics Startup PokeBot Raises Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Published: Aug. 5, 2026  7:38 p.m.  GMT+8
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A PokeBot robot performs a clothes-folding task. Photo: PokeBot
A PokeBot robot performs a clothes-folding task. Photo: PokeBot

Chinese embodied AI startup PokeBot said that it has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in a pre-A funding round led by Shunwei Capital and Matrix Partners.

The fundraising reflects strong investor bullishness about the future of humanoids as robot developers race to deploy their products in various application scenarios like manufacturing and logistics.

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