Chinese robot makers raise $13B as the industry pivots from bodies to brains

China's embodied-AI sector pulled in a record haul in the first half of 2026 as humanoid builders race to make their machines actually useful China’s robot makers have spent years teaching humanoids to run, dance and do backflips on conference stages. Now they want the machines to fold laundry and move boxes, and investors are paying to find out if they can. The country’s embodied-AI sector raised $13 billion in the first half of 2026, according to Reuters.

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