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Chengdu-based Kaola Youran develops a world-model foundation and multimodal large models, plus the embodied agent Geek Mind deployed on robot dogs for industrial inspection; it began with AI security solutions serving 500+ customers.
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- 2026-10-29Series B++未披露
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