The Shenzhen-based humanoid robot maker has raised more than $890 million, completed a joint-stock reform in April 2026 and secured a three-year deal to deliver over 1,000 robots to HKC Corporation.
AI² Robotics, a Shenzhen-based humanoid robot maker founded in April 2023, is considering a Hong Kong IPO after rising to a valuation of roughly $3 billion in about three years. The company, founded by Yandong Guo, develops wheeled humanoid robots called AlphaBot and an AI system called the Alpha Brain VLA model for industrial use. Its financing accelerated from a Series B round of about $144 million at a valuation of roughly $1.45 billion to a June 2026 raise of between $735 million and $738 million, lifting its valuation to about $2.8 billion to $3 billion. Total funding now exceeds $890 million. The company also completed a joint-stock reform in April 2026, a step in China widely viewed as preparation for an IPO, after CEO Yandong Guo said in September 2025 that he planned to take the company public within one to two years as industrial demand increased. Commercially, AI² Robotics has signed a supply agreement to deliver more than 1,000 humanoid robots over three years to HKC Corporation, a semiconductor firm, giving it a sizable industrial order book. The company has not formally confirmed an IPO filing, but its fundraising, restructuring and management comments place it alongside other Chinese robotics groups such as AgiBot and EngineAI that are pursuing Hong Kong listings.