One Brain, Multi-Form: A New Paradigm for Embodied AI
Shanghai-based Elite Robot announced that its proprietary embodied AI model "Yuanqi Primo" has completed pilot verification, its wheeled humanoid robot Centaur-G1 has entered joint customer testing, and combined with its earlier 600 million RMB (approx. $83M) Series D+ funding round, the company has officially established a closed loop of model, hardware, and scenario co-evolution under its "One Brain, Multi-Form" technology strategy.
From AI, For AI: Targeting the AI Industry Chain
Elite Robot has pioneered the "From AI, For AI" innovation philosophy for 2026, anchoring embodied AI robot applications to the full AI industry chain. The core of this strategy is the "One Brain, Multi-Form" technology framework that has guided the company's development from the beginning:
- First Form — Collaborative Robot: Already deployed in over 500 real-world scenarios across automotive, 3C electronics, medical, and new retail industries, with a continuously expanding product portfolio
- Second Form — Centaur-G1 Wheeled Humanoid: Entered joint customer testing phase, designed for complex operational scenarios requiring both mobility and manipulation
- Additional Forms: Multiple robot morphologies under active development
System-Level Capability for Real-World Deployment
"Embodied AI is not a single-point technology problem; it is a system engineering challenge," said Wu Min, head of Elite Robot's Embodied AI Division and CTO of Maixing Intelligent Robot. "When you enter real-world scenarios, the ultimate test is system-level capability."
Industry observers note that Elite Robot's model-hardware-scenario co-evolution loop provides a replicable path for embodied AI commercialization — a critical step as the industry moves from concept validation to large-scale deployment.
