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Sequoia backs 22-year-old's startup building flapping wing robots

Yingkong Zhivi, a startup founded by four Shanghai Jiao Tong University PhD students, has secured tens of millions of RMB in a Pre-A funding round. The company is focused on developing embodied intelligence flapping wing robots. This funding round was led by Yuanhe Origin, marking a significant investment in the field of bionic robotics. AI

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IMPACT This funding could accelerate advancements in embodied AI and bionic robotics, potentially leading to new applications in areas like drone technology and biomimicry.

RANK_REASON Startup secures significant pre-A funding round for embodied intelligence robotics.

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Sequoia backs 22-year-old's startup building flapping wing robots

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  1. Pandaily TIER_1 · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    This 22-Year-Old SJTU PhD Is Building Flapping Wing Robots — and Sequoia Just Backed Him

    Yingkong Zhivi, founded by four Shanghai Jiao Tong University PhD students, has raised tens of millions of RMB in a Pre-A round led by Yuanhe Origin, becoming the world's first company focused on embodied intelligence flapping wing robots.