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Spirit AI has raised close to 2 billion yuan through two recent funding rounds, highlighting increasing interest in embodied intelligence and robotics in China. Investors include Yunfeng Capital, Chaos Investment, and others from state-backed funds and private sectors.

The funds will be used to enhance embodied AI models and expand data pipelines. Spirit AI's humanoid robot 'Xiaomo' has been deployed in battery production at CATL and supports high-efficiency production, while partnerships with JD.com are underway for retail applications.