Yibotu / EABOT: nearly RMB 400M for heavy-duty Physical AI; company claims 100+ trucks on 60 routes
36Kr Hard Krypton reported on November 6, 2026 that Shanghai EABOT Technology (Yibotu / 易博图), founded February 2026 in Minhang, closed two consecutive rounds totaling nearly RMB 400 million. Named investors include Ge Weidong, Chentao Capital, Hony Capital, Zero One / Lingyi Auto, Xingfu Capital, and Starq Fund under Falcon Investment; per-round sizes and stages were undisclosed. Zhitong Finance via Longbridge carried matching totals on November 5.
Company claims via 36Kr: 100+ heavy trucks on 60 routes (mainly 0–300 km bulk short haul); zero-intervention tests in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia; >2M data clips/month. CTO Li Wei previously led algorithms at Inceptio. Commercial plan (company): self-operate the fleet to prove tech and cost, then sell “AI Driver Services,” later expanding to mines, ports, and heavy equipment.
Servospace take: early heavy-haul Physical AI with claimed fleet ops, but no disclosed customers, revenue, or round terms—watch whether self-operate-then-service shows unit economics.
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- 36Kr Hard Krypton (Nov. 6, 2026): Heavy-duty Physical AI startup raises nearly RMB 400M; 100+ vehicles in operation (EN)
- 36Kr (Nov. 6, 2026): Chinese original Hard Krypton exclusive on 易博图 / EABOT
- Zhitong Finance via Longbridge (Nov. 5, 2026): Yibotu completes two rounds totaling nearly RMB 400M
- 36Kr newsflash (Nov. 5, 2026): Yibotu two rounds nearly RMB 400M
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