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ITjuzi: Chinese embodied AI companies raised ~$13B across 322 deals in H1 2026, up 5x YoY, as robot makers shift focus from hardware to AI

After years of building humanoid robots capable of running, dancing and performing backflips, Chinese companies are pouring resources into a different challenge …

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