Octopus Dynamics is focused on building a unified system for embodied intelligence aimed at physical AGI and has proposed the SYNTH Deep Thought architecture as its core technology framework. SYNTH encompasses three pillars: SYNAction (an end-to-end manipulation architecture called REMA that layers high-, mid- and low-frequency control), SYNWorld (a Vision–Force–Tactile World Foundation Model integrating visual, force and tactile modalities) and SYNData (an Omni-modal Physical Data System, OPDS, for scalable multi-modal data capture). The company intends to use its recent financing to accelerate R&D, construct its data system and expand technical hiring. Founded in January 2026 by Du Dalong, the team includes researchers and engineers from Horizon Robotics, Baidu, Microsoft, Alibaba, ByteDance, NIO, XPeng and Li Auto. Leadership highlights include Du Dalong’s Tsinghua background, his role as an early employee at Horizon Robotics, and a prior co-founded company, Jianzhi Robotics, which was acquired at the end of 2025. The company emphasizes end-to-end execution cycles in real environments and claims system-level integration of model architecture, world modeling and data as central to achieving embodied intelligence.

Total raised

$50M

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1

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Equity

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Mar 2026