Chinese humanoid robot startup Robot Era has completed a pre-Series A funding round, securing approximately 300 million yuan (around US$42.17 million).

This funding will accelerate R&D aimed at creating next-generation humanoid robots.

This financing round was led by investors including Alibaba, Crystal Stream, and Vision Plus Capital, with additional backing from the state-supported Chengdu Orinno Capital.

Existing shareholders, such as Lenovo Capital and Golden Resources, also contributed to this round of funding.

The funds will improve the company’s embodied intelligence technologies, increasing both commercial viability and research capacity.