AI2 Robotics raises Series B funding to advance AlphaBot, embodied AI

AI2 Robotics has developed VLA models for its AlphaBot 2 robot. Source: AI2 Robotics

AI2 Robotics this week reportedly raised CN¥1.2 billion ($144.7 million U.S.) to continue developing embodied AI. The company said it plans to use the funding to advance its model toward general-purpose humanoid robots.

Dr. Yangdong Eric Guo founded Shenzhen, China-based AI2 Robotics in 2023. The startup (not to be confused with the Allen Institute for AI or Ai2) said its AlphaBot wheeled humanoid...