Stardust Intelligence CEO: Embodied AI 'Easy to Make Money' as Retail Solutions Reach Six Cities

On October 13, Lai Jie, founder and CEO of Stardust Intelligence, said in an interview that embodied AI is a very easy industry to make money in, while outlining the company's commercialization progress.

According to Lai, the robot MART developed with Jinma Amusement has been launched, and related AI retail solutions have entered six cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, covering trendy toys, cultural products and beverages. The T-series robots released in May 2026, with T1 hardware sales already generating some gross margin, are expected to be supplemented by software services to boost profitability.

For large-scale deployment, Stardust Intelligence is working with ThunderSoft to push forward thousand-unit deployments and expand overseas through its sales network. It is also partnering with Xiangong Intelligent to extend into industrial, logistics, and research and education scenarios.

Founded in December 2022, Stardust Intelligence is known for its cable-driven technology, which is suited for light-load, highly interactive scenarios such as retail and home environments. The combined production capacity of its S and T series has reached the ten-thousand-unit level.