X-ORIGIN-AI Secures Hundreds of Millions in Financing to Develop AI Companion Robots

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Published inAI News · 4 min read · Dec 30, 2024

Recently, X-ORIGIN-AI announced the successful completion of an angel round financing of several tens of millions of RMB. This round was led by Alpha Community, with multiple industry investors participating in the follow-up investment, and Renchen Capital serving as the exclusive financial advisor. The funds raised will primarily be used for technology research and development, talent recruitment, and market expansion, aiming to further promote the research and implementation of its all-scenario consumer-grade AI robot products.

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X-ORIGIN-AI focuses on developing all-scenario consumer-grade AI robot products that accompany human life cycles. Its first product is aimed at children, designed to provide emotional companionship and learning support through intelligent interaction technology. This AI companion robot meets the modern family's demand for intelligent parenting tools and is expected to bring new changes to family education.

As the lead investor in this financing round, Alpha Community expresses optimism about X-ORIGIN-AI's innovative potential in the AI robot field and looks forward to the company launching more market-impacting products in the future. The X-ORIGIN-AI team stated that they will continue to increase their efforts in technology research and development, accelerating product iteration to provide consumers with a smarter and more thoughtful AI robot experience.

In this era of rapid technological development, AI robots are gaining increasing attention as part of future family life. X-ORIGIN-AI hopes to create AI products that better meet user needs through continuous innovation and improvement, promoting the growth of the intelligent companion robot market. At the same time, X-ORIGIN-AI aims to provide personalized companionship and services for users of different age groups.

Key Points:
🌟 X-ORIGIN-AI completes tens of millions in angel round financing, with funds allocated for technology research and market expansion.
🤖 The first AI companion robot aimed at children will provide emotional companionship and learning support.
🚀 Alpha Community leads the investment, looking forward to X-ORIGIN-AI launching more innovative products.

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