# ViTai Robotics

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/vitai-robotics

- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Website: vit.ai
- Latest round: Angel (Apr 15, 2025)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Founded in 2024 and based in Shanghai, China, Shanghai ViTai Technology Co., Ltd, trading as ViTai Robotics, operates as a robotic system developer that focuses on the research, development, and manufacturing of robot bionic perception systems. Its core team comes from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its founder Rui Li began his research in robotics and computer vision in 2005. In June 2026, it closed a pre-series A funding round.

The company focuses on the research and development of robot bionic perception systems. Its main product is the GelFinger, a gripper with tactile sense based on the visual GelSight sensor technology. It is a robot bionic fingertip and tactile end effector product with high-resolution tactile perception, multi-dimensional force detection, and flexible object manipulation capabilities.

The company generates revenue by providing robot bionic perception systems and robot bionic fingertip and tactile end effector product.

The company will use the pre-series A funding to support the continuous iteration of visual-tactile perception technology, the implementation of actuators, the closed loop of visual-tactile data acquisition and models, and the expansion of the R&D team.

## Funding rounds

- Angel, Apr 15, 2025 — Plum Ventures, Vertex Ventures China, Welight Capital, Y&R Capital, iCANX Fund

## Investors

- Plum Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/plum-ventures) — Angel
- Vertex Ventures China (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vertex-ventures-china) — Angel
- Welight Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/welight-capital) — Angel
- Y&R Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/y-r-capital) — Angel
- iCANX Fund — Angel