Spirit AI

What Spirit AI does

Spirit AI (千寻智能) is a Beijing-based embodied AI company founded in January 2024 that develops Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation models and humanoid robots targeting industrial automation, retail, and logistics use cases. The company's core products are the Spirit series VLA models (Spirit v1.5 and v1.6) and the Moz1 humanoid robot. The Spirit VLA models combine vision, language, and action modalities into a unified architecture and have topped global embodied AI benchmarks including RoboChallenge (first Chinese model to surpass Pi0.5) and RoboArena (1,924 points vs. Nvidia Cosmos3-Nano-Policy at 1,881). The Moz1 robot is positioned as China's first high-performance full-body torque-controlled humanoid with 26 degrees of freedom and a 1:1 payload-to-weight ratio. Spirit AI's proprietary training approach leverages 'Dirty Data'—diverse, unstructured real-world data collected via fifth-generation wearable devices that the company claims reduce data acquisition costs by 90% versus traditional teleoperation. The company has accumulated over 200,000 hours of interaction data with a stated target of 1 million hours by end-2026.

Name

Spirit AI

Legal name

万境千寻(北京)科技有限公司

Website

https://spirit-ai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spirit AI (千寻智能) is a Beijing-based embodied AI company developing proprietary Vision-Language-Action foundation models and the Moz1 humanoid robot for industrial manufacturing, retail, and logistics customers including CATL, JD.com, and Bosch China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanoid Robots / Embodied AI

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanoid & General-Purpose Robots (HDAAAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK), Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF)

Keywords

• Embodied AI models
• Humanoid robots
• Vision-language-action models
• Industrial robotics
• Robot foundation models

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Humanoid Robot Sales (Moz1): Sale of full-force-controlled humanoid robots including Moz1 for industrial and commercial applications. Robots deployed at CATL production lines, JD.com retail environments, and other manufacturing facilities.
2. VLA Model Licensing & Technology Licensing: Licensing of Spirit VLA foundation models and underlying AI technology to partners. Open-sourced Spirit v1.5 foundation model with commercial licensing options available.
3. Industrial Deployment & Integration Services: Professional services for deploying embodied AI systems in industrial environments. Full-stack capability output including perception, decision-making, and execution systems customized for different production lines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spirit AI develops and deploys embodied AI foundation models and humanoid robots for industrial customers. Its flagship products are the Spirit VLA (Vision-Language-Action) foundation model — which gives robots cross-scene generalization and precise physical interaction — and the Moz1 full-body torque-controlled humanoid robot with 26 degrees of freedom. The company sells hardware, licenses its VLA models commercially, and provides industrial deployment and integration services to manufacturers, retailers, and logistics operators.

Product overview

Spirit AI (千寻智能) offers a unified embodied AI portfolio centered on its Spirit VLA (Vision-Language-Action) foundation model and Moz1 humanoid robot. The Spirit VLA model serves as the 'universal brain' enabling robots to understand visual inputs, process natural language commands, and execute physical actions across diverse scenarios. The Moz1 robot provides the hardware platform with 26 degrees of freedom and industry-leading torque control. Together with the Bosch partnership for industrial deployment, the company delivers an integrated 'data loop' solution: real-world data collection via wearable sensors, VLA model training and iteration, and deployment across CATL manufacturing, JD.com retail, and Bosch factory environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moz1: China's first high-performance full-body torque-controlled humanoid robot with 26 degrees of freedom and world-leading power density joints
• Spirit v1.5

Products and services

• Spirit v1.5 / v1.6 VLA Foundation Model Unified Vision-Language-Action (VLA) embodied intelligence foundation model that enables robots to perceive, interpret natural language, and execute physical actions with cross-scene generalization. Licensed commercially and offered open-source for research and enterprise use; targets industrial automation, retail, and logistics robotics applications.
• Moz1 Humanoid Robot (Xiaomo) China's first high-performance full-body torque-controlled humanoid robot with 26 degrees of freedom, world's highest power-density integrated torque-controlled joints, and 1:1 payload-to-weight ratio; equipped with high-dynamic omnidirectional wheeled chassis, 7-axis biomimetic arm, and whole-body WBC. Deployed commercially at CATL battery production lines and JD.com retail settings for industrial and commercial tasks.
• Universal Brain Platform with Bosch General-purpose robotics 'Universal Brain' platform developed jointly with Bosch China to industrialize embodied AI at scale across factories and logistics centers; bundles Spirit VLA models with Bosch industrial components and on-site deployment services for complex industrial tasks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99%+ success rate in battery connector insertion at CATL production lines
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Bosch ChinacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Strategic alliance to industrialize the 'Universal Brain' robotics platform. Partnership combines Spirit AI's VLA models with Bosch's industrial ecosystem for large-scale deployment. Establishes data loop pipeline within Bosch's China-based factories and logistics centers, integrates Bosch's sensors and actuators, and benchmarks Spirit v1.5 against global standards for complex industrial tasks.
• Shanghai HiSilicon (上海海思)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2025Partnership to achieve full-stack integration between Ascend architecture computing platform and Moz humanoid robots. Integrated Hi3519DV500 chip for high-performance binocular depth computation. Achieved autonomous innovation breakthrough in core computing power for embodied AI systems.
• Zhejiang Sci-Tech Innovation Mother FundflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Spirit AI as sole enterprise to sign strategic cooperation agreement with Zhejiang Sci-Tech Innovation Mother Fund at Global Digital Trade Expo. Partnership focuses on technology R&D, industrial implementation, and ecosystem development in Zhejiang province.
• JD.comcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2025Strategic partnership to integrate Moz robot into JD MALL's smart retail environment. JD.com provides retail deployment scenarios, customer interaction environments, and strategic investment. Spirit AI provides embodied AI models and humanoid robots for retail applications.
• CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CATL deployed Spirit AI's Moz humanoid robot at its Zhongzhou production base for battery PACK testing. Represents world's first large-scale humanoid robot deployment in EV battery manufacturing. Robot achieves 99%+ success rate in high-voltage connector insertion with nearly 1,000 batteries achieving zero-defect mass production.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Apptronik: US-based humanoid robotics company (Apollo robot) focused on industrial and commercial deployments. Comparable as a general-purpose humanoid maker with strategic enterprise partnerships (e.g., Google DeepMind, Mercedes-Benz).
• Figure AI: US humanoid robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots (Figure 01/02) with integrated AI. Direct competitor combining proprietary VLA-class models with a humanoid hardware platform, targeting industrial deployment.
• Fourier Intelligence: Shanghai-based humanoid robotics company (GR-1/GR-2) focused on general-purpose humanoids for industrial and rehabilitation applications. Direct competitor in the Chinese humanoid robotics market.
• Unitree Robotics: China's leading humanoid and quadruped robotics company, the most direct domestic competitor to Spirit AI's Moz1. Competes on both humanoid hardware price/performance and underlying embodied-AI capabilities.
• Physical Intelligence: US-based embodied AI foundation-model company developing Pi0/Pi0.5 VLA models that Spirit AI explicitly benchmarks against. Operates in the same 'universal brain' category with a comparable software-first, hardware-agnostic strategy.
• 1X Technologies: Norway/US humanoid robotics company (backed by OpenAI) building the Neo humanoid robot. Competes in the same general-purpose humanoid + embodied-AI category with both model and hardware development.
• UBTech Robotics: Hong Kong/Shenzhen-listed humanoid robotics company (Walker series). Competes with Spirit AI in commercializing humanoid robots for industrial and service applications, with established mass-manufacturing capabilities.
• AgiBot (Zhuji Dynamics): Shanghai-based embodied AI and humanoid robotics startup, a direct Chinese peer. Develops both VLA-class foundation models and humanoid platforms targeting industrial and household applications.

Broad incumbents

• Tesla (Optimus): Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program represents a broad incumbent with massive capital, in-house AI compute, and manufacturing scale pursuing general-purpose humanoids. Indirect but significant competitive force in the same end market.
• Boston Dynamics: Established humanoid robotics incumbent (Atlas platform, Hyundai-owned). Operates in the same humanoid category but with a research-grade, hydraulic-actuation heritage now shifting toward commercial applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spirit-embodiedai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors36 records

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M&A

Investments

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