Sudu Tech
苏度科技
Sudu Tech (苏度科技, also rendered Sudo/SurgeTech) is a Chinese embodied-AI company whose leadership pairs Fudan academic firepower with operator experience: co-founder, chairman and CTO Su Hao is a Fudan University distinguished professor and inaugural dean of its Institute of General Physical Intelligence, while co-founder and CEO Han Zheng has been the company's public face at forums like the World Robot Conference . Its flagship claim is the self-developed Sudo R1 system, debuted in April 2026 with a reported 98% first-attempt grasp success rate using zero real-world training data and zero-shot generalization , and it has moved toward industrial deployment through joint development with CATL around battery manufacturing and logistics scenarios . The cap table is unusually stacked for a young startup — as of end-2025, backers include CATL's Puquan Capital, Alibaba, Hillhouse, China Life, Oasis Capital (Pre-A), Tencent, Ant Group, IDG, BlueRun Ventures, and Yunqi Capital as an early investor , with BlueRun describing it as a $2 billion startup .
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Coverage
10 Q&As: A Deep Dive into the Divisions Surrounding Embodied Robots | Yunqi Capital X Crossing
The Battle for Data, the Battle for Intelligence, the Battle for Scenarios
Is OpenAI Astra a Crushing Blow to Embodied Models? Seven Takes from Two Roundtables
After Astra's Debut, Do Embodied AI Companies Still Have a Moat?
10 Q&As: A Deep Dive into the Divides in Embodied Robotics — A Conversation with the Founders and Chief Scientists of Sudu Tech, Ant Group's Lingbo, Independent Variable Robotics, and Poke Robotics
Where does the data come from? How is the model built? Where does it get deployed?
When Embodied Artificial Intelligence Reaches a Crossroads: A Conversation with Sudu Tech, Ant Group's Lingbo, Independent Variable Robotics, and Poke Robotics — Four Frontline Perspectives
Moving Forward Along New Coordinates｜Vital Monthly
Advisory Vitality
Into Reality, a New Odyssey for Robots | BlueRun Ventures' WRC Observations
Chinese robotics entrepreneurs are writing a new narrative for robots.
Cicadas singing everywhere — answering summer's call together | Quarterly
Embrace the next season of harvest.
The Other Half of AGI
"She is everywhere."
Autumn's First Whispers, Wanwu's Harvest | Vital Monthly
Counselor Vitality
From AI New Species to AI New Ecosystem | BlueRun Ventures at WAIC 2026
Moving Together Toward New Frontiers of Capability
Yunqi Capital WAIC Recap | Four Days That Weren't Enough, and Where AI Is Headed Next
The future belongs to the doers.
suho's WAIC Keynote: The Mission of Physical Intelligence Is to Give People Back to People | Oasis Vitality
On the afternoon of July 17, the main forum of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance was held in Shanghai.
Redefining the Boundaries of Intelligence Through Action | Vital Monthly
Total Funding Exceeds 1.5 Billion Yuan: VAST and Lxson Secure Additional Financing
Reunderstanding the World Through a New Paradigm | Vital Monthly
Counselor Vitality
The Long Summer Begins, Systems Take Shape — Vital Monthly
Recording the Changes of April
After Breaking Ground, Growth Follows | Quarterly
The stage is set. Your entrance awaits.
Zero real-world training data, nearly 100% success rate! Sudu Tech debuts self-developed system #Sudo R1 | Oasis Vitality
Unlocking a New Paradigm in Embodied Artificial Intelligence
$2 Billion Startup SurgeTech's Debut in Embodied AI Is a Blockbuster: Zero Real-World Data, Zero-Shot, 98% First-Attempt Grasp Success Rate | BlueRun Ventures Family Headlines
Sudo Tech's Embodied Model #Sudo R1 Makes Its Debut
