Funding news · Sep 20, 2026
GENISOM AI (智身科技) Raises Series B Led by Stone Venture
GENISOM AI (智身科技) Closes Series B Led by Stone Venture
GENISOM AI (智身科技), a Chinese embodied-intelligence robotics company, has raised a Series B round led by Stone Venture. The round was announced on September 20, 2026.
The company did not disclose the size of the round.
What GENISOM AI Does
GENISOM AI builds embodied-intelligence robotics hardware and software. Its product line spans:
- Quadruped robots
- Humanoid robots
- Medium-sized robot platforms
- CHAMP high-power-density joint modules
- Full-stack embodied-AI software, including its GSD autonomous-navigation system
The company was founded in 2023 and is based in China.
Team Background
GENISOM AI's core team came from the CyberDog quadruped program at Xiaomi, according to the company. Team members also bring engineering backgrounds from Huawei and DJI.
That lineage is notable for an embodied-intelligence company: the CyberDog program was a high-profile consumer-robotics effort, and the founding team's experience there speaks to both hardware integration and the software stack required to make legged robots move and navigate reliably.
Manufacturing Scale
GENISOM AI reports that it has mass-produced more than 15,000 robots. It operates three production bases and four factories.
That level of output distinguishes the company from many early-stage robotics developers, which typically rely on contract manufacturing or low-volume pilot lines. Owning multiple production bases and factories gives GENISOM AI direct control over capacity and quality as it scales.
Customers and End Markets
GENISOM AI serves customers in several industrial and public-safety verticals:
- Power
- Petrochemical
- Firefighting
- Security
- Emergency response
These are demanding environments where legged and mobile robots are increasingly deployed for inspection, patrol and response tasks. The customer mix suggests GENISOM AI is focused on commercial and industrial applications rather than consumer robotics.
The Investor Syndicate
The Series B was led by Stone Venture. Additional investors in the round include:
- Wuhan Hongshan Capital (武汉洪山资本)
- Guangdong Yuecai (广东粤科)
- Neusoft Group (东软集团)
- Highpower Technology (豪鹏科技)
- Riying Electronics (日盈电子)
- Yuanjian Capital (远见资本)
- Wuzhong Financial Holdings (吴中金控)
- Wuzhong Rongyue (吴中融玥)
The syndicate combines venture capital with strategic and corporate participation. Neusoft Group is a software and IT services company, while Highpower Technology and Riying Electronics are listed manufacturers in the battery and automotive-electronics supply chains, respectively. Their involvement points to interest in GENISOM AI's hardware platform and component strategy, including its CHAMP joint modules.
Why It Matters
GENISOM AI sits at the intersection of two active themes in robotics: legged locomotion and embodied AI. The company's combination of in-house joint modules, autonomous-navigation software and existing production capacity gives it a vertically integrated position that is relatively uncommon at the Series B stage.
The Series B funding follows the company's stated milestone of more than 15,000 robots mass-produced, and the round's investor list suggests backing from both financial and strategic players across China's robotics and electronics supply chain.
What's Next
GENISOM AI has not disclosed specific plans for the new capital. The company's existing footprint - three production bases, four factories and deployments across power, petrochemical, firefighting, security and emergency response - provides the base from which any expansion would likely proceed.
For observers tracking embodied intelligence in China, GENISOM AI is a company to watch: it has a founding team with deep legged-robotics experience, a full-stack hardware and software offering, and now a Series B led by Stone Venture with a broad syndicate behind it.