On April 29, the robot leasing and service platform Tengtian ZHU announced the completion of a pre-A round financing worth hundreds of millions of yuan. This round of financing brought together industrial capital such as CP Robotics and Changxin Co., Ltd., as well as multiple listed companies including Megapulse Intelligent and Lenovo Technology. Existing shareholders, Mingjia Capital, Zhixing Investment, and Ruizhi Venture Capital, also made additional investments. The funds will focus on building nationwide fulfillment service networks, upgrading the robot asset scheduling system, and expanding the global service network.
As of mid-April, the Tengtian ZHU platform had connected and scheduled more than 4,000 robots, with its service network covering over 100 cities across the country. As embodied intelligence technology enters the deep waters of commercialization, the platform has strengthened standardized SOPs from equipment operation to after-sales insurance through its business school partner training program. It has also collaborated with PICC Property & Casualty to establish a dedicated insurance system for robots. To date, over 1,000 robots have been insured, and the first batch of insurance claims for embodied intelligent robots have been processed. This "asset + service + insurance" closed-loop model effectively addresses efficiency and compliance challenges in multi-scenario parallel deployment of embodied intelligent devices.
Industry analysis points out that the successful financing of Tengtian ZHU reflects a shift in market focus from single model development to infrastructure operations. As large-scale deployment of embodied intelligent robots approaches, a complete fulfillment and insurance system is not only a tool for reducing the entry barriers for enterprises but also a key support for driving the industry from laboratories to full-scenario applications.
