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Recently, Differential Robotics (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Differential Robotics") announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in angel and angel+ round financing within a month. The angel round was co-led by 5Y Capital and First Journey Capital, while the angel+ round was led by Lightspeed China Partners, with participation from 5Y Capital, First Journey Capital, BV Baidu Ventures, and Hangzhou West Science & Technology Innovation Corridor Seed Fund. Seed-round investor Ginkgo Valley Capital also continued to increase its investment. The funds will accelerate innovation in aerial embodied intelligence, intelligent evolution of swarm aerial robotics, and talent team development.
Founded in July 2024 by renowned robotics scholar Professor Gao Fei of Zhejiang University, Differential Robotics is committed to its mission of enabling aerial robots to "connect all industries and fly into every household." The company aims to build a world-leading general-purpose aerial robotics platform and swarm system to drive intelligent upgrades in homes, industries, cities, and natural environments.
The company's offerings are anchored in multi-source sensor fusion positioning, with autonomous real-time obstacle avoidance as a key feature and efficient exploration of unknown environments as a standout capability. Targeting complex, hazardous, and GNSS-denied scenarios, Differential Robotics provides fully autonomous integrated solutions for drone-based surveying, inspection, and mapping for industrial users. Its flagship smart autonomous drones integrate multi-source data fusion and autonomous decision-making, achieving breakthroughs in autonomous navigation and dynamic obstacle avoidance in GNSS-denied environments. The system supports rapid adaptation of over 20 types of industry payloads, significantly improving operational efficiency in high-risk scenarios.
The product lineup includes indoor industrial drones, fully automated drone nests, and IoT information management platforms. These solutions are widely deployed in smart mining, smart industry, emergency management, and other fields.
