On February 10, 2026, news broke that Daxiao Robot, a subsidiary of SenseTime, had successfully completed its angel round of financing. This funding round was spearheaded by Ant Group, and saw participation from a range of prominent investors, including Qiming Venture Partners, Golden Scene Capital, Hony Capital, Legend Capital, and Hanyuan Assets—the mother fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Additionally, SenseTime Guoxiang Capital, an existing shareholder, further increased its stake in the company. The raised capital will be strategically allocated to drive technological advancements within the 'human-centric' ACE embodied full-stack R&D framework. This will involve accelerating the collection of environmental data, propelling the development of the Enlightened World Model 3.0, facilitating the widespread deployment of embodied super brain modules, and venturing into commercial sectors such as energy, transportation, and cultural tourism.
