Baidu Ventures
Baidu Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Beijing, China. Baidu Ventures has deployed $50M in robotics investments. Its humanoid robotics portfolio includes EngineAI, AgiBot. Focus areas include AIGC, 具身智能, 自动驾驶, 先进计算, 生命科学.
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Baidu Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Beijing, China. Baidu Ventures has deployed $50M in robotics investments. Its humanoid robotics portfolio includes EngineAI, AgiBot. Focus areas include AIGC, 具身智能, 自动驾驶, 先进计算, 生命科学.
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