DeepSeek Invests $20.8M in Unitree IPO
AI startup DeepSeek has invested $20.8 million into robot manufacturer Unitree's IPO to foster a partnership in humanoid robotics. The collaboration aims to combine DeepSeek's AI model expertise with Unitree's mechanical engineering to improve autonomous robot navigation.
Why it matters
This investment signals a growing trend of integrating advanced AI reasoning into physical robotics, a key step toward commercializing humanoid workers.
Artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is putting its money where the metal is, dropping $20.8 million into robot maker Unitree’s landmark Shanghai public offering, according to a stock-exchange filing reported by Reuters.
The investment gives DeepSeek 933,399 Unitree shares, equal to 2.31% of the shares allocated through the IPO’s strategic placement.
The two Hangzhou-based companies also agreed to jointly develop AI models for humanoid robots .
The deal links DeepSeek’s strength in AI models with Unitree’s expertise in mechanical engineering, motion control and embodied intelligence. Under the agreement, Unitree will give preference to DeepSeek for model-training services and technical solutions, while DeepSeek will favor Unitree when buying robots or pursuing embodied-AI applications, according to Reuters .
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