36Kr Exclusive | Peking University Project Incubated, China's First Native Robot "Brain Chip" Company Secures Hundreds of Millions in Funding
Beijing Vifan Intelligence Technology (Vifan Intelligence) has secured several hundred million yuan in seed funding to develop a novel "brain chip" for embodied AI robots. The company, incubated from a Peking University lab, is creating a unified chip architecture that merges traditional GPU capabilities with brain-inspired computing. This approach aims to reduce power consumption and cost compared to existing solutions like NVIDIA's Jetson series, addressing a gap in the domestic market for advanced robot core computing. AI
IMPACT This funding could accelerate the development of specialized AI chips for robots, potentially reducing reliance on foreign hardware and enabling more cost-effective embodied AI solutions.
