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Robotics Funding News: Feb 23–Mar 1, 2026

We tracked 18 robotics deals for Feb 23–Mar 1, 2026, with $2B disclosed. The biggest round was Wayve's $1.2B Series D (UK). That includes 16 funding rounds, 1 acquisition, and 1 IPO or listing.

Week ending March 1, 2026

$2Bdisclosed
18deals
16funding rounds
Wayvebiggest: $1.2B

Deals by country: China 10, US 2, Poland 1, UK 1

Funding Rounds 16

$1.2B Wayve Series D · led by Eclipse, Balderton, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 · autonomous driving · UK therobotreport.com
$290M Spirit AI (千寻智能) Two rounds (nearly RMB 2B (近20亿元); 約460億円) · led by Yunfeng (云锋基金), Hundun (混沌投资), HongShan (红杉中国), TCL Ventures, Synstellation, Chongqing industry FoF, Hangzhou Jintou, 360 Fund, Houxue et al. · embodied AI / humanoids · China 36kr.jp
$141M AI² Robotics (智平方) Series B (over RMB 1B (超10亿元); 約230億円) · led by Baidu (百度), CRRC Capital (中车资本), Yunbai Capital (沄柏资本), Guotai Haitong (国泰海通) et al. · humanoid robots · China 36kr.jp
$140M X Square Robot (自变量机器人) New round (several hundred million RMB (数亿元)) · led by ByteDance (participant) · embodied AI · China news.pedaily.cn
$100M ZaiNar physical AI positioning · US therobotreport.com
$32M Tytan Technologies €30M · led by NATO Innovation Fund, Lakestar, OTB Ventures, Amira · interceptor drones · Germany funding.tech.eu
$26M RLWRLD Seed 2 · led by CJ Logistics, Hanwha Asset Management, Hashed, Headline Asia, Kakao Investment, Lotte Ventures, others · physical AI models · South Korea therobotreport.com
$15M Mecademic Funding (CAD $21M) · led by BDC, Export Development Canada, Investissement Québec · compact industrial robot arms · Canada finsmes.com
$4.9M FlyFocus €4.5M · led by ffVC, NCBR Investment Fund · unmanned aircraft · Poland funding.tech.eu
$2.7M Grodi €2.5M · led by Swanlaab · greenhouse automation · Europe tech.eu
Undisclosed Zhongke Diwuji (中科第五纪) led by HongShan (红杉) · embodied AI · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed Tianyuanxing (天元兴) Angel · industrial embodied AI · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed Huaxuan Sensing (华旋传感技术) resolver sensors for robot joints · China 36kr.jp
Undisclosed Inspire Robots (因时机器人) Series C1 & C2 · dexterous hands · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed Qianjue Technology (千诀科技) Pre-A++ · embodied AI brain · China news.pedaily.cn
Undisclosed TRI TECH (吉泰智能) New round · led by local government-backed fund et al. · wall-climbing inspection robots · China 36kr.jp

Acquisitions 1

Undisclosed Intrinsic internal transfer · Google · robot software · US therobotreport.com

IPOs & Listings 1

Undisclosed Estun Automation (埃斯顿) HK listing hearing passed (A+H) · industrial robots · China news.pedaily.cn
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Robotics funding in March 2026

Amounts are as reported and shown in US dollars. How we count robotics funding.