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Robotics Funding News: Aug 17–23, 2026

We tracked 18 robotics deals for Aug 17–23, 2026, with $1.4B disclosed. The biggest round was Unitree Robotics' $905M IPO (Shanghai STAR Market) (China). That includes 14 funding rounds, 1 acquisition, and 3 IPOs or listings.

Week ending August 23, 2026

$1.4Bdisclosed
18deals
14funding rounds
Unitree Roboticsbiggest: $905M

Deals by country: China 10, US 4, UK 2, ? 1

Funding Rounds 14

$200M Gravis Robotics Series A (led by SoftBank) · led by SoftBank · construction autonomy / autonomous excavators · Switzerland robotics247.com
$150M Also Series D · micromobility/autonomous vehicles (adjacent) · US techfundingnews.com
$141M Zhongke Diwuji (中科第五纪) Series A1 + A2 · embodied AI · China news.pedaily.cn
$20M Limitless Labs Series A · physical AI foundation model for precision manufacturing robotics247.com
$14M Shuzi Huaxia (数字华夏) Strategic (around RMB 100M (亿元级)) · bionic humanoid robots · China news.pedaily.cn
$4.6M Oshen €4.3M · led by Concept Ventures, Lunar Ventures, Twin Track, AlbionVC · ocean robotics · UK funding.tech.eu
$1.4M Versatile RobotX €1.2M · led by British Design Fund, Innovate UK Growth Catalyst Investor Partnerships · agricultural robot · UK raising.fi
Undisclosed Peppy Pre-Seed · led by Element Ventures (lead) · robot software development · US finsmes.com
Undisclosed Current Robotics (元流) Three rounds · robotics · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed TranscEngram (忆生科技) Angel · led by Sino Biopharmaceutical (中国生物制药), Pudong Venture Capital (浦东创投) · embodied AI brain · China 36kr.jp
Undisclosed Mousen Intelligence (眸深智能) Pre-A+ · robot-native AI · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed Lingsi Intelligence (灵锶智能) Strategic · led by Zhongshan state-owned industry fund (中山国资产业基金) · robotics · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed Jaten Robot (嘉腾机器人) Strategic · mobile robots · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed Blue Point Touch (蓝点触控) Series D · force sensors · China news.pedaily.cn

Acquisitions 1

Undisclosed Unichem / Loomia acquisition · Unichem · robot skin/tactile · US therobotreport.com

IPOs & Listings 3

$905M Unitree Robotics IPO (Shanghai STAR Market) (RMB 6.1B (~$905M)) · humanoid/legged robots · China therobotreport.com
Undisclosed FORT Robotics (SPAC w/ Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp) SPAC business combination (~$557M EV) · SPAC merger (Nasdaq) · robot safety / wireless e-stop · US robotics247.com
Undisclosed ROBOTERA (星动纪元) HK IPO plan Considering HK IPO to raise US$800M-1B · humanoid robots · China thestandard.com.hk
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Robotics funding in August 2026

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