D-Robotics Secures $120 Million B1 Round to Power the Future of Embodied AI

D-Robotics announced on March 16, 2026, the successful completion of a $120 million B1 financing round. This latest capital injection brings the company total funding to $220 million following a previous $100 million Series A in 2025. The round was led by industry giants DiDi Global and Meituan Longzhu, signaling strong interest from the mobility and delivery sectors. The company, which spun off from autonomous driving specialist Horizon Robotics in 2024, intends to use the funds to scale its full-stack robotics platform. This includes expanding its hardware and software offerings which are designed specifically for embodied intelligence. By providing a standardized computing foundation, D-Robotics aims to lower development hurdles for the entire industry.

Strategic investors such as BAIC Capital and the Joyoung Family Office joined the round alongside existing backers like GL Ventures and 5Y Capital. This diverse investor pool reflects the converging interests of automotive, home appliance, and venture capital firms in the future of intelligent machines. The company focuses on the internal computing platforms of the robot rather than the physical body itself.

D-Robotics currently offers a tiered computing infrastructure ranging from 5 to 560 TOPS, allowing developers to choose power levels suited to their specific applications. Its technology already powers high-profile consumer products like the Narwal Xiaoyao 002 vacuum and the Insta360 Antigravity A1 drone. These partnerships demonstrate the practical commercial viability of its chip plus operating system strategy.

With more than 100,000 developers already using its platform, the company is positioning itself as the industry greatest common denominator. By leveraging proven BPU architecture, it bridges the gap between early research and mass production. The goal is to establish a dominant ecosystem similar to the Windows-Intel alliance of the PC era.