As 2026 dawns, the embodied AI sector is experiencing a surge in activity. Independent Variable Robotics has announced the successful closure of a Series A++ financing round, raising a staggering 1 billion yuan. This round was led by ByteDance and Sequoia China, with significant contributions from a host of premier institutions and local platforms.

Prior to this, Independent Variable Robotics had already secured multiple rounds of financing throughout 2025. In a remarkable feat, the company has amassed over 3 billion yuan in total financing within a little over two years since its inception.

Established in December 2023, Independent Variable Robotics is dedicated to the development of its proprietary 'General Embodied AI Large Model.' The company is helmed by founder Wang Qian and co-founder Wang Hao, both of whom boast impressive academic credentials. Independent Variable Robotics's self-developed 'WALL-A' series VLA operational large model is progressing in parallel with two generations of embodied robots, Quantum One and Quantum Two. This innovative approach aims to establish a sustainably evolving foundation for embodied AI, consistently drawing the interest of both the capital market and the industrial sector.