X Square Robot raises $2.8B valuation with four funding rounds

Key takeaway

• X Square Robot, a Chinese embodied AI developer, raised funding that values the company at more than $2.8 billion（約4500億円）, bringing together strategic investors including Xiaomi and HongShan.

• The company is deploying household robots in real homes through partnerships and a family trial program, using operational data to improve its foundation models.

• This move from staged testing to real-world deployment may indicate that practical embodied AI systems are beginning to function in complex home environments.

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FAQ

What makes X Square Robot's approach different from traditional robot automation?

X Square Robot uses end-to-end embodied AI foundation models rather than traditional rule-based automation, enabling robots to adapt to changing environments and generalize across a wide range of tasks. Its WALL-B model trains perception, language, action, and physical prediction within a unified network, rather than using separate modular components.

Where can you currently experience X Square Robot's household robots?

The company has partnered with 58.com to deploy AI-powered cleaning robots in Shenzhen and Beijing, where robots work in real residential environments. Since May, X Square Robot also runs the "X Family Member Program," where robots live with users' families for up to one month as household companions.

Who invested in the Series C round?

IDG participated in the Series C round. HongShan and Xiaomi have backed X Square Robot in multiple previous rounds; the financing also includes strategic and financial investors from leading technology companies and industrial partners.