Chinese robot hardware startup YITA announced on October 20 that it has raised more than RMB 100 million across its seed and seed-plus rounds. Investors included Galbot, Fourier, Matrix Partners China, CCB International, SenseTime Guoxiang Capital and the L2F founder fund. Lighthouse Capital served as the company’s incubator and exclusive financial adviser.
Founded in May 2026, YITA develops force-controlled robotic arms and high-performance joint modules for embodied AI systems. Its product portfolio spans integrated actuators, compliant dual-arm systems and robot manipulation platforms, providing hardware that enables robots to regulate contact forces when handling objects. The company is building standardized components and manipulation hardware for humanoid robots and embodied AI developers. [Beijing News, in Chinese]