Embodied AI startup founded in February 2025 by former Huawei, Baidu and DJI executives, building physical-world AI and general-purpose robotics.
Founders
Chen Yilun(China · ♂)— A Tsinghua and University of Michigan engineer who led autonomous-driving and machine vision at Huawei and DJI, he co-founded TARS in 2025 as CEO to build embodied-AI humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics.
Li Zhenyu(China · ♂)— The former president of Baidu's Intelligent Driving Group who built the Apollo self-driving platform and Apollo Go robotaxi, he co-founded TARS in 2025 as chairman to bring autonomy expertise into embodied robotics.
Ding Wenchao(China · ♂)— One of Huawei's first elite 'Genius Youth' recruits who developed Fudan University's first humanoid robot, he co-founded TARS in 2025 as chief scientist.
Team & hubs
Funding history
Date
Round
Amount
Jul 2025
Seed
Chinese embodied AI startup TARS closed a $122M Angel+ round led by Meituan's strategic investment arm, bringing total funding to $242M just months after its founding.
$122M
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