Robo.ai announced an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests in Neurovia AI Limited, a developer of AI-focused data processing and compression technologies, in a transaction valued at $100 million.
The acquisition will be completed entirely through the issuance of Robo.ai Class B ordinary shares and remains subject to customary closing conditions.
According to Robo.ai, the transaction is designed to accelerate the development of foundational infrastructure for physical artificial intelligence applications and machine economy systems.
Neurovia specializes in AI video compression, edge computing, and real-time data analysis technologies intended to address large-scale data transmission and processing challenges associated with AI-powered physical systems.
The company said video data is becoming a primary input source for physical AI systems, creating growing demand for low-latency compression, edge processing, cloud analysis, and real-time data management capabilities.
Following completion of the acquisition, Robo.ai plans to expand beyond traditional video codec operations and build a broader AI video data infrastructure platform supporting applications across robotaxis, autonomous vehicles, unmanned delivery systems, smart cities, drone networks, humanoid robots, AI camera systems, and smart manufacturing environments.
The companies also established an extended equity lock-up structure under which issued shares will remain fully locked for three years following closing and gradually vest over an additional five-year period.
Robo.ai said its longer-term strategy includes integrating AI hardware, video data systems, edge AI infrastructure, and blockchain technologies to support a global machine economy ecosystem.
The company is currently focused on expansion opportunities across the Middle East and Asia in sectors including smart cities, sovereign AI infrastructure, and autonomous driving systems.
