
West Lake Robotics Technology
A civilian intelligent robot company.
Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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* | CNY100m | Early VC | |
Total Funding | 000k |
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West Lake Robotics Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. is an AI-driven robotics company established on June 8, 2021, in Hangzhou, China. The company originated as a key technology transfer project from Westlake University's artificial intelligence and robotics sector. Its founding team includes Dr. Wang Donglin, who also serves as the deputy director of the AI department and director of the Machine Intelligence Lab at Westlake University. Dr. Wang holds degrees from Xi'an Jiaotong University and a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary, with over a decade of experience in AI and information signals. His research, which forms the theoretical backbone of the company, focuses on robot-embodied intelligence through deep reinforcement learning and meta-learning.
The company engineers and develops legged robots with general behavioral intelligence, leveraging deep learning and robotics theory. These robots are designed to operate across a wide array of sectors, including vertical industries like power, construction, and animal husbandry, as well as service industries such as shopping malls and airports. The education and scientific research market is another key target segment. The firm's business model appears to be centered on selling its proprietary robotic hardware and providing integrated intelligent solutions, including software and support. West Lake Robotics has developed an end-to-end embodied large model, enabling a single model to adapt to various robot forms and learn thousands of tasks without individual training.
Financially, West Lake Robotics is venture capital-backed, having completed an Angel+ funding round of nearly 100 million CNY (approximately $13.7M USD) on January 9, 2025. This round was led by Jinko Group's CVC Jinneng Fund and Benchi Capital, with continued participation from earlier investors. The capital is allocated towards advancing the end-to-end embodied intelligence model, iterating on humanoid robot products, and scaling commercial operations to fulfill client deliveries. The company has iterated through multiple generations of its quadruped robots and plans to deploy them in various scenarios.
Keywords: legged robots, embodied intelligence, deep reinforcement learning, quadruped robotics, humanoid robots, artificial intelligence, robotics solutions, machine intelligence, service robots, industrial robots, patrol robots, robotics technology, Hangzhou, Westlake University, venture capital, AI robotics, general behavioral intelligence, autonomous systems, computer vision, motion planning