Jiateng Robots, a veteran Chinese mobile-robot company, said it has closed a strategic funding round worth tens of millions of yuan, 12 years after its last major raise. The round was led by H&T Intelligent Control, with Daohe Fund and Jinmu Capital following.
An industrial round, not a financial one
The investor line-up is built for supply-chain synergy. H&T Intelligent Control is a listed leader in intelligent control, the “control brain” behind end devices, and it develops core robot components such as servo motors and joint controls. Daohe Fund’s limited partners include Orient (Orion), Leju Robot and Daohe’s own capital. Together, Orient, Leju and Jiateng form what they call a fuller industrial chain around “chassis plus body plus control system plus industrial scene.”
The three already crossed paths in 2025, when they set up Shenzhen Heju Zhikong to develop and build humanoid-robot control systems. This investment is another convergence on the robotics track.
Two decades of shop-floor data
Founded in 2002, Jiateng is an early mover in mobile robots, holding 700-plus patents and software copyrights and focusing on AGV development, production and sales, with full-plant intelligent logistics solutions. It has released six generations of AGVs, more than 500 models spanning tow, lift, side-fork and omnidirectional forklift, covering 5 kg to 220 tonnes, and its AGV annual capacity reaches 10,000 units. In October 2025 it won orders for over 1,000 AGVs from two new-energy giants.
Unlike pure robot startups, Jiateng’s edge is deep industrial scene experience: over 2,000 delivered industrial projects and 270 million hours of accumulated shop-floor runtime. In embodied intelligence, device R&D alone is not enough. Only by combining massive industrial data, scene know-how, control systems and chassis technology can a device run stably in a factory. That data and experience is Jiateng’s moat.
The physical base for embodied robots
Jiateng pins its position on the “physical base” of industrial embodied intelligence. Its self-developed iCORE embodied base is a core mobile-base supplier and one of the few chassis suppliers able to meet embodied-robot makers’ export requirements. The base turns 360 degrees on the spot, carries up to 100 kg, and uses VLA and VLM models to handle material handling, line feeding and sorting, compatible with humanoids, AGVs, AMRs and unmanned forklifts.
The base is now in volume shipment at 150 to 200 units a month, with annual capacity targeted above 100,000. With Leju Robot and others, Jiateng is running proof-of-concept trials of a 15 kg dual-arm humanoid in industrial scenes. Its products ship to more than 30 countries and regions, with over 20,000 AGVs deployed worldwide and overseas revenue above 60 per cent, serving top names across transport, manufacturing, power and electronics including GAC, Toyota, Volkswagen, Huawei and Midea.
Editor’s note: This is an adapted translation of the original OFweek report. It has been trimmed and restructured for readability for an international business audience.