Yaodong Yang
杨耀东
Yaodong Yang is an assistant professor at Peking University's Institute for Artificial Intelligence and chief scientist at Proto-Sentient Intelligence (灵初智能), a general-purpose embodied intelligence company focused on VLA (Vision-Language-Action) models and reinforcement learning . He also leads the PKU-PsiBot Embodied Dexterous Manipulation Joint Laboratory, a collaboration between Peking University and Proto-Sentient Intelligence . In August 2025, his team won one of only two ACL 2025 Best Paper awards given to China-based research groups, alongside DeepSeek's Wenfeng Liang . Proto-Sentient Intelligence, where Yang serves as chief scientist, raised a 2 billion yuan seed round with backing from Hillhouse and BlueRun Ventures as of early 2026 . Related coverage: Yang is cited in ZhenFund and Linear Capital pieces on the broader embodied intelligence and agent startup landscape .
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Coverage
What model is the world?
"Big Club's Game"
BlueRun Ventures-Backed Lingchu Intelligence Raises 2 Billion Yuan in Seed Round, Tackling "Dexterous Manipulation" Challenge | BlueRun Family
Bringing Robots Into Factories, Onto the Market
In the AI Era, There Are Only Builders — No Seats on the Sidelines | Quarterly
Let's go.
Z Hub Tech Enterprise Series × Blueprint Talks — Embodied Intelligence Special Successfully Held: Exploring New Opportunities for Embodied Intelligence Industry Deployment
Deepening the integration of technology, industry, and capital.
Welcome to Register: 2025 World Robot Conference Project Roadshow and Investment-Matching Session | BlueRun Ventures × Shoucheng Capital
Face to Face with a Robot
A Conversation with Lingchu AI CEO Qibin Wang: On Robotics Technology Roadmap Choices, and the Key Breakthroughs for VLA Capabilities | BlueRun Ventures Family Headlines
Peng! Play Mahjong with a robot!
Only Two in China! Yang Yaodong's Team from the Peking University-Lingchu AI Joint Lab and DeepSeek's Wenfeng Liang Win ACL 2025 Best Paper | BlueRun Ventures Family Headlines
Continuously Challenging the Frontier of Innovation
A Multimodal Symphony: How Can Technology and Products Advance Together? | BlueRun Ventures x Volcano Engine Event Recap
The Future Evolution of Multimodality
Psi R1 from Lingchu AI Becomes First Embodied Intelligence Model to Achieve Vision-Language-Action Multimodal Coordination | BlueRun Ventures Portfolio Spotlight
Accelerating the Deployment of Embodied Robots in High-Value Scenarios
Stop Talking About DeepSeek R1 in the Abstract — Ten Founders Put Open-Source Models to the Test | BlueRun Ventures Perspectives
True knowledge comes from practice.
DeepSeek Is Far More Than an Open-Source Victory | BlueRun Ventures
Open source doesn't just make technology more transparent — it drives progress across the entire industry.
Luchen Tech Closes New Funding Round | BlueRun Ventures Family
Dedicated to "unleashing AI productivity."
Multimodal DeepSeek is here! Yang Yaodong's team collaborates with HKUST to release Align-DS-V, powering Lingchu's DS-VLA alignment and expansion | BlueRun Ventures Family Headlines
Based on Align-DS-V, the Peking University-Lingchu Joint Lab has already begun deeper exploration in the VLA (Vision Language Action Model) space.
BlueRun Ventures and Hillhouse Lead Investment in Lingchu Intelligence, Marking the Dawn of the Embodied Intelligence Era Through Reinforcement Learning | BlueRun Ventures
Building an Industry-Leading General-Purpose Operating Agent
SRO! How Embodied Intelligence Tech Is Going Industrial, From the BlueRun Ventures Forum at the World Robot Conference
From the Lab to the Real World
