Cowin Capital is a venture capital firm based in China. Its humanoid robotics portfolio includes Digit Robotics.
Round size: $14M
The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing concluded with Tiangong Ultra winning the 100-meter sprint in 8.64 seconds—breaking its own records across five days—while AGIBOT dominated the overall medal table with 46 medals. The event showcased a bifurcation in humanoid robotics between sprint performance and real-world deployment skills, with AGIBOT's wins in dexterous manipulation and scenario-based tasks signaling commercial viability for deployed robots.
DIGIT Robotics has closed a 100-million-yuan (approximately $13.9 million) Pre-A strategic financing round led by industrial investors, with existing shareholder Cowin Capital increasing its stake. The funding will support mass production of the company's bionic humanoid robot series and development of the RoboEase scenario brain platform. Founded in March 2024, the company showcased its latest Xialan R03 robot at WAIC 2026 featuring over 40 facial degrees of freedom and advanced expression capabilities.
BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer, has announced plans to unveil its first humanoid robot in early August. This marks BYD's entry into the rapidly growing humanoid robotics sector, which has seen significant investment from major tech and automotive companies. No details about the robot's specifications or capabilities have been released yet.