GigaAI Launches Maker H01, Setting the Stage for Physical AGI
China’s robotics sector is accelerating again, and GigaAI is now one of the most watched companies in the space. Backed by Huawei and powered by three rapid funding rounds in only two months, the company is preparing to introduce its first wheeled humanoid robot, the Maker H01. The robot is built specifically for the emerging field of Physical AGI, and its debut arrives at a moment when global investment in embodied intelligence is reaching new heights.
GigaAI recently closed a Series A1 round worth more than 100M RMB, which is roughly 14 million USD. The round was led by Huawei Hubble and clearly signals strong confidence in GigaAI’s long term strategy. Huawei is also exploring strategic cooperation with the company across multiple business lines, which indicates that GigaAI is becoming a key player in China’s wider AGI and robotics ecosystem.
A World Model Approach to Embodied Intelligence
At the core of GigaAI’s mission is a commitment to World Models. This approach is gaining worldwide support from major leaders such as NVIDIA, Google, and Tesla. World Models are designed to overcome three persistent problems in robotics: the high cost of data, the gap between simulation and the real world, and the inaccuracies that come from relying on traditional simulators.
GigaAI believes that combining World Models with Vision Language Action systems and Reinforcement Learning will dramatically boost real world reliability. Founder and CEO Dr. Huang Guan predicts that the synergy of these technologies will eventually reach a 95 percent success rate across 90 percent of one hundred common tasks. This level of consistency would mark a major leap forward for practical, everyday robotics.
The Coming ChatGPT Moment for the Physical World
Dr. Huang expects a breakthrough within the next two to three years that will resemble the effect of ChatGPT on the digital world, but this time it will happen in the physical world. As large scale world models improve, robots will be able to reason, act, adapt, and generalize in ways that go far beyond the limits of traditional automation.
GigaAI is already working with global automotive giants and top research centers to bring Physical AI into real applications. These partnerships focus on autonomous driving, industrial operations, service robotics, and practical embodied agents that can interact fluidly with human environments. The Maker H01 is GigaAI’s next major platform for this work, offering a mobile and versatile base that can train and validate their world model architecture at scale.
Why Maker H01 Matters
The race to build practical humanoid robots is heating up quickly. GigaAI’s momentum shows that China intends to be a major force in the Physical AGI era. With Huawei’s support, deep industry collaborations, and an unwavering focus on world model development, GigaAI is positioning itself at the center of the next robotics revolution.
Whether the industry reaches its ChatGPT moment in two years or slightly longer, one thing is now clear. Physical AI is accelerating, and the Maker H01 is designed to ride the wave that is coming.
