Embodied AI enterprise Force Robot has recently unveiled its equity-based acquisition of Atomix, a logistics robotics specialist, and successfully secured a fresh round of strategic funding. Among the investors are renowned names like Zhipu, Stepfun, and SenseTime. Atomix, boasting an annual revenue nearing one billion yuan, commands a prominent stance in the logistics robotics sector. This acquisition paves the way for Force Robot to gain direct entry into pivotal application arenas such as logistics, offering vital backing for the training and commercial validation of its embodied large models. Tang Wenbin, the founder and CEO of Force Robot, highlighted that the merger fosters a profound synergy between models and scenarios. The evolution of embodied large models necessitates a transition from manually curated data to harnessing real-world data from industrial settings. The abundant data trove provided by Atomix will act as a pivotal catalyst to fuel this transformation, aiding Force Robot in spearheading the large-scale deployment of embodied AI. Looking ahead, Force Robot is poised to forge a globally preeminent general-purpose embodied large model.
