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Deals in brief: Bioniqa and Term Structure secure funding, LeapFrog announces USD 500 million climate strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more

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These three Chinese robotics firms are tapping public markets to bankroll their next phase of international growth.

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Through JoyInside and Tairos, both firms are angling to control the software layer of embodied intelligence.

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