CATL Invests 1.1 Billion Yuan to Support Galaxy General Robotics Development: A Breakthrough in Embodied Intelligence Industrialization
Financing Overview and Investor Background
On June 23, 2025, Galaxy General Robotics Co., Ltd. announced through official channels the completion of a new round of strategic financing amounting to 1.1 billion yuan. Notably, this innovative company, established only two years ago, has raised over 2.4 billion yuan in total funding within the past 24 months, demonstrating strong recognition from the capital market for embodied intelligent robotics. This round of financing was led by CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited), a global leader in power batteries, with its strategic investment platform CATL Capital also participating.
In addition to industrial capital, this round attracted heavyweight investors including National Development Bank's subsidiary Guokai Kechuang, Beijing’s government-led robotics industry investment fund, and internationally renowned investment firm GGV Capital among others. This diversified investment portfolio combining industrial capital with state-owned and international funds reflects both the commercial value of the project itself and national policy support for the integration development of artificial intelligence and robotics. It is noteworthy that participation from National Development Bank may indicate that this project has been included under national strategic emerging industries support categories.
Technical Positioning and Business Progress of Galaxy General
Founded in May 2023 and headquartered at Zhongguancun Science Park in Haidian District, Beijing, Galaxy General focuses on developing embodied multimodal large model technology for general robots. The core technical team comprises AI experts from top universities and research institutions worldwide who have deep expertise in key technological areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, and motion control. Their unique “brain-body-environment” collaborative intelligent architecture successfully integrates large language models with physical robots. In terms of commercialization progress, Galaxy General has achieved significant breakthroughs; it launched the world’s first humanoid robot smart retail solution in March 2025 featuring a modular design wheeled dual-arm robot called GalBot capable of fully automated operations within unmanned stores covering an area of up to 50 square meters. Technical details reveal that a single robot can accurately manage over 5 thousand product categories across more than six thousand independent lanes with over ten thousand items' inventory while performing complex tasks like real-time stocktaking, smart restocking, sorting orders, and packaging products. Remarkably, the entire system deployment cycle for new stores has been shortened to less than twenty-four hours—this standardized “plug-and-play” solution lays a foundation for rapid replication. Currently, nearly ten stores are operating regularly across Beijing, and it is expected that by the end of 2025 there will be over one hundred stores nationwide.
Industry Cooperation and Strategic Layout
In industrial manufacturing, Galaxy General demonstrates strong resource integration capabilities; In June 2025,the company reached deep cooperation agreements with global industrial giant Bosch Group: on one hand establishing joint ventures through Bosch's venture capital platform Boryuan Capital; on another hand signing tripartite strategic memorandums with Bosch China exploring robotic applications within smart manufacturing scenarios.This cooperative model not only gains technological support from leading international enterprises but also ensures smooth commercialization channels. Simultaneously,Galaxt Genral co-founded Wuxi Tianqi Galaxy Robot Co., Ltd.with listed company Tianqi Shares which completed business registration on May26th.The joint venture focuses on embodied intelligent applications specificto automotive manufacturing scenes,andhas already provided customized solutionsfor several complete vehicle manufacturersand power battery factories.Accordingto insiders,the flexible assembly robotic systems developed have improved efficiencyby40%while reducing defect ratesby65%on certainnew energy vehicle production lines.In client relations,Galaxt Genral cooperateswith well-known automakers suchas Mercedes-Benz,ZhiKe Automotive,and Hyundai Motors focusing primarilyon automation upgradesin production linesand logisticsintelligent enhancements.Particularlyin thenew energy vehicle sector,theirrobotic systems assistautomakersin tackling challenges associatedwith“diverse varietiesandsmall batches,”enabling transitions towardsflexiblemanufacturing processes. n ### Industry Trends & Capital Dynamics n Globally observingthedevelopmentoftheroboticsindustry ,2025is seenas“theyearofhumanoidrobotcommercialmassproduction”.Authoritative agencies predictthatglobal humanoidrobotmarket sizewill exceed500billionyuanwithinthat year ,with compound annual growth rate remainingabove60%overthenextfiveyears .This explosivegrowthmainlybenefitsfromthree majortechnologicalbreakthroughs :enhancedcognitiveabilitiesofmultimodalbigmodels,maturehigh-precisionmotioncontrolalgorithms,andindustrialapplicationsofnewpower systems.Captial markets respondenthusiastically ; As per statisticsuntilMay31st ,232023223financingeventsoccurredgloballyinthefieldofrobots,totaltransactionamountreaching23232billionyuan .Amongthem,inovativeenterprisescombininglarge-modeltechnologywithem-bodiedintelligencearemostfavoredbycapitalistsaveragingoverthree timestraditionalrobots’fundraising amounts.Thisinvestmentpreferenceindicatesfirmconfidence inthe"smart+physical"integration direction . n ### Battery Enterprises'Strategic LayoutAs criticalsupportersoftheroboticsindustry,powerbatterycompaniesactivelylayoutinthisevolvingfield.TakingCATLasanexample,itspowerbotstrategyexhibitsdiversifiedcharacteristics:firstsettingupdedicatedR&Dteamsdevelopingcorecomponentslike mechanicalarms ; secondlycollaboratingwithTsinghuaUniversityestablishingjointlaboratories tacklingapplicationspecifictechnologies ; finallyinvestinginindustrieschaincompanieslikeGalaxyGeneral,FulinPrecisionEngineering,QianxunIntelligenceviafinancialmeansconstructingancompleteecological layout.XinWanda adoptsdifferentiatedinvestmentstrategies :completingangelroundinvestment intoBeijingAmioRobotTechnologyduringJune202525 focusingonservice robots; forming specialfundsinFebruarytogetherwithXinhangCapital planning investmentsincludingBaoshideamongindustrialrobotfirms.Thisdual-trackmodel encompassingearly-stageincubation plusmatureinvestmentshelpsmitigate riskswhilecapturingopportunitiesatdifferentdevelopmentphases.GanfengLithium takesa differentapproach concentratinginnovationonthebattery-poweredsolutionsforrobots.Its specializedbattery packsfeature7Chigh-rate discharge capability supportingcontinuousoperation exceeding3hours alongsinglecharge range reaching15kilometers.Withmodulardesign adaptablebasedoncustome requirementsitcurrently collaboratesmorethan10domesticrobotmanufacturers.. n ### Market Competition&Future OutlookThecompetitionwithintheroboticstrackisdrawing increasingnumbersofheavyweightplayersbesidesprofessionalinvestmentinstitutions.Globalautomakersarealso entering themarket throughvariousmethods:Tesla continuesiteratingOptimushumanoidbots;Toyota intensifiesresearchinto service robots; domestic firms likeBAIC,SASAC,BYD strategically investinthekeysegmentsalongtheir supply chains.Suchmulti-partycompetitionforecasts intensecontests ahead.Nevertheless,a clear understandingmustbe acknowledged regardingtherequirementsofcapitalstrengthandtechnicalaccumulationfortherobotindustry.Developmentcostsofa singlehumanoid robotoftenexceedtenmillion,yuan transitioningfromlaboratoryscaleto massproduction necessitates overcomingchallenges relatedtosupply chain management,cost control,andscene adaptation.Expertssuggestrelatedenterprisesshouldestablishrationalinvestmentassessmentmechanismsavoidingblindfollowingcausingresourcewaste.Lookingahead,sustainedadvancementsintechnologiessuchas5Gcommunication，edgecomputing,new-sensingsystems holdpromise enablingembodiedintelligentrobots breakthroughacrossfurtherfields.Especiallyagainstabackdrop ofincreasingpopulation aging rising labor costs manufacturingscenarios applicationvalueswill increasinglyemerge inspheres likemedicalcare,intelligentmanufacturing,economicdisasterrelief etc.WhetherinnovativeentitieslikeGalaxyGeneralcanseizetheseopportunitiesdependsnotonlyontechnology advancementsbutalsoontheabilitytowardscommercialimplementation.