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    {
      "company": "ZhiCheng AI",
      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.zhicheng-robot.com",
      "status": "active",
      "what_it_builds": "ZhiCheng AI (Zhicheng Yingda (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.) builds full-size bipedal humanoid robots (TR series, latest TR6) for industrial, commercial, research and home use, plus a wheeled dual-arm industrial robot (XR1, an upgrade of the TR4 line) for handling, loading/unloading, inspection and assembly in automotive, 3C electronics and logistics settings; it also develops its own 'Chengling' physical-world AI model.",
      "what_it_builds_source": "https://tidenews.com.cn/news.html?id=3560746",
      "founded_year": "2024",
      "founded_source": "https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/market-industry/2070509416628404225",
      "funding_usd": null,
      "funding_basis": "disclosed rounds",
      "funding_source": null,
      "funding_note": "Press (Gasgoo/autonews, citing a Chinese report) confirms a 2026 financing round led by Plum Ventures, Xineng Capital, Danbei Ventures and Xiaochi Capital, but no amount was disclosed, so it cannot be summed; mark press-reported, amount unknown. No earlier rounds or amounts found. Company also reports (same source) near-RMB-1.5bn in customer orders, which is revenue/order backlog, not equity funding, and is excluded. funding_usd left null for lack of any disclosed amount.",
      "latest_funding_date": null,
      "valuation_usd": null,
      "latest_model": "TR6",
      "latest_model_year": "2026",
      "latest_model_source": "https://tidenews.com.cn/news.html?id=3560746",
      "units_shipped": null,
      "units_shipped_source": null,
      "units_shipped_note": "No published figure for humanoid or XR1 units delivered/sold/shipped was found; sources mention only order/contract value (nearly RMB 1.5bn) and commercial partnerships, not unit counts, so left empty.",
      "as_of": "2026-11-03"
    }
  ]
}