Alibaba-backed X Square nabs $100M

October 22, 2025

Chinese startup X Square Robot from Shenzhen, backed by Alibaba Cloud, has raised a new $100 million in funding, reinforcing its ambition to bring robots into homes before Tesla and Figure. In less than two years, the company has already secured a total of $280 million in capital, confirming the massive market appetite for humanoid and service robots.

Their latest project, Wall-OSS, is the first open-source foundation model specifically developed for robotics. This model lays the groundwork for what they call “embodied artificial intelligence” — AI capable of understanding and acting in the physical world, much like a human.

X Square has also unveiled its newest robot, Quanta X2, equipped with 360-degree rotating mop heads for cleaning and advanced pressure-sensitive hands that can respond to even the slightest touch. According to the team, the goal is for “robotic butlers” to become an everyday presence in homes within the next five years.

Unlike companies such as Unitree, X Square does not yet have mass-produced products — each robot version is customized to users’ specific needs, which affects the price. However, the company plans to drastically cut costs and bring the price of a humanoid robot below $10,000 by the end of the decade.

This rapid investment momentum shows just how “hot” the humanoid robot market has become. Chinese firms, backed by major players like Alibaba, increasingly threaten the dominance of Tesla, Agility Robotics, and Norway’s 1X — and it seems the race for a robot that truly lives and works among us has never been closer to reality.

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