en.Wedoany.com Reported - On April 9, 2026, Kepler Robotics announced the completion of a Series A++ financing round exceeding 100 million yuan. This round was led by SAIF Partners, with strategic investments from Nuoli Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Minbai Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. Bolstered by this dual support from capital and industry, Kepler has clarified its strategic focus on deep upgrades: comprehensively concentrating on the development of embodied intelligence "brains" and the force-tactile data acquisition track. Simultaneously, the company unveiled China's first native, full-stack force-tactile data acquisition solution adapted for the VTLA (Visual-Tactile-Language-Action) all-perception model, aiming to propel industrial-grade humanoid robots from hardware implementation towards full-perception intelligent evolution.

This data acquisition solution consists of a native all-perception force-tactile data acquisition system and the KEPLER VTLA all-perception model, designed to address the missing physical interaction capabilities in robots. Compared to traditional data systems primarily focused on vision, this solution incorporates force-feedback exoskeleton and tactile-feedback glove technologies, enabling humanoid robots to perceive pressure, friction, and force direction. This allows for adaptive operations in precision tasks such as assembly and plugging/unplugging. Data shows that after integrating force-tactile data, the system's task success rate in industrial scenarios increased from 60% to nearly 86%. In a POC verification for precision assembly at an automotive factory, the success rate reached 98%.

Kepler's CEO, Song Hua, stated, "The company is accelerating its upgrade towards an 'intelligent brain,' strengthening data and model capabilities, and continuously improving the deployment efficiency and operational precision of robots in complex industrial scenarios." The funds from this financing round will be used to continuously iterate the force-tactile data acquisition solution, build a global network for acquiring real industrial data, and advance the commercial opening of related solutions. By constructing high-quality industrial physical interaction datasets, Kepler aims to address the bottleneck of data scarcity in the field of embodied intelligence, assisting China's humanoid robot industry in achieving more efficient decision-making and execution in the real physical world.

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