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Ant Group’s embodied AI arm Robbyant kicks off external funding

Robbyant, the embodied artificial intelligence division of Ant Group, has begun seeking external funding, becoming the fourth unit of the fintech giant to step up capital-raising efforts. The unit said it was in talks with investors on Monday. As Ant Group’s “core initiative in embodied intelligence”, a Robbyant spokesperson said it would remain focused on developing a general-purpose “robot brain”, investing in technologies designed specifically for embodied AI and accelerating commercial...

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Published: 3 August 2026
Source: SCMP Tech (HK/CN)
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 4 August 2026

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