Robo.ai and DaBoss.AI Establish Joint Venture to Launch Distributed Embodied AI Data Platform

Rhea-AI Summary

Robo.ai (NASDAQ: AIIO) and DaBoss.AI formed a Robo.ai-controlled joint venture in the UAE to build a distributed embodied intelligence data acquisition and annotation platform. Robo.ai will hold 51% equity, appoint a majority of the board, and consolidate the venture's results under U.S. GAAP.

The venture will deploy a validated dual-engine method combining embodied robotic terminals and non-embodied VR/wearable capture, target global node distribution, standardized compliance frameworks, and plans to begin commercial operations within 90 days of the agreement.

Positive

• Robo.ai will hold 51% equity and appoint a board majority
• Joint venture results to be consolidated under U.S. GAAP into Robo.ai financials
• Target to commence commercial operations within 90 days of agreement execution
• Implements a dual-engine data acquisition method for high-fidelity embodied and non-embodied datasets

Negative

• None.

News Market Reaction

-13.50%

15 alerts

-13.50% News Effect

+2.6% Peak Tracked

-21.1% Trough Tracked

-$10M Valuation Impact

$64M Market Cap

0.6x Rel. Volume

On the day this news was published, AIIO declined 13.50%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +2.6% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -21.1% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 15 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $10M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $64M at that time.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Key Figures

JV ownership stake: 51% Current share price: $0.1733 52-week high: $2.815 +3 more

6 metrics

JV ownership stake 51% Robo.ai equity stake in the DaBoss.AI joint venture

Current share price $0.1733 Nasdaq close prior to JV announcement

52-week high $2.815 Pre-news 52-week range

52-week low $0.16 Pre-news 52-week range

Network deployment timeline 90 days Planned initial deployment and start of commercial operations after agreement

JV agreement term 10 years Agreement duration described in related 424B3 filings

Market Reality Check

Price: $0.1393 Vol: Volume 5,449,912 vs 20-da...

low vol

$0.1393 Last Close

Volume Volume 5,449,912 vs 20-day average 10,672,766 (relative volume 0.51x), indicating subdued trading ahead of this JV news. low

Technical Shares at $0.1733 trade well below the $0.89 200-day MA and are 93.84% under the 52-week high of $2.815, though still above the $0.16 52-week low.

Peers on Argus

Sector peers show mixed moves, e.g., NWTN up 16.81% and EMPD up 6.58%, while VLC...

Sector peers show mixed moves, e.g., NWTN up 16.81% and EMPD up 6.58%, while VLCN is down 7.28% and LVWR down 3.33%. Scanner data flags no coordinated sector momentum around this event.

Common Catalyst Same-day peer headlines feature earnings-related updates for LVWR and an upcoming earnings date for NIU, suggesting broader fundamental news flow in the group rather than a shared AI partnership theme.

Previous Partnership,AI Reports

5 past events · Latest: Jan 28 (Positive)

Same Type Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Jan 28	AI data center JV	Positive	-3.0%	Majority-owned Tachyon9 JV to build 20 MW AI data center in UAE and beyond.
Jan 23	Reseller partnership	Positive	+2.9%	Three-year Gold Reseller Agreement targeting edge AI markets in MENA and Southeast Asia.
Nov 21	Fintech AI partnership	Positive	-5.1%	Strategic MoU with Zand Bank to link AI hardware with digital banking and tokenization.
Sep 22	Vehicle JV launch	Positive	+3.7%	RoBUS commercial vehicle JV with JW Group focused on green smart buses and coaches.
Sep 10	eVTOL JV launch	Positive	+1.9%	RoVTOL eVTOL aircraft JV in Dubai leveraging Ewatt technology and UAE assembly plans.

Pattern Detected

AI partnership and JV announcements have produced mixed reactions, with an average 24-hour move of 0.06% and a blend of positive and negative single-day responses.

Recent Company History

Over the past several months, Robo.ai has repeatedly used AI-focused partnerships and joint ventures to expand its footprint. Deals include data center JVs with Tachyon9, a Gold Reseller Agreement with The Ghazi Group targeting over $100 million in revenue opportunity, fintech collaboration with Zand Bank, a commercial vehicle JV with JW Group, and the RoVTOL eVTOL venture with Ewatt Aerospace. Today’s DaBoss.AI JV continues this pattern of UAE-centered, AI-driven infrastructure and data initiatives consolidated under Robo.ai’s control.

Historical Comparison

partnership,AI

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Average Historical Move

Historical Analysis

In the past 6 months, Robo.ai issued 5 AI partnership/JV releases with an average 24-hour move of 0.06%, showing generally modest single-day reactions.

Typical Pattern

Robo.ai’s same-tag history shows a progression from eVTOL and commercial vehicle JVs to fintech, large-scale AI data centers, and now an embodied AI data platform JV in the UAE.

Market Pulse Summary

The stock dropped -13.5% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite partnership...

Analysis

The stock dropped -13.5% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite partnership news would fit prior mixed responses, where several positive JVs saw declines, including moves of -3.02% and -5.10%. The announcement adds another majority-owned venture and operational commitment within a 90-day rollout window while the stock trades well under its $0.89 200-day MA. Existing overhang from large registered share resales in recent 424B3 filings could also shape sentiment toward incremental initiatives.

Key Terms

embodied intelligence, u.s. gaap

2 terms

embodied intelligence technical

"DaBoss.AI Inc., an embodied intelligence data technology company based in Silicon Valley."

Embodied intelligence is the ability of a physical device — such as a robot, drone, or sensor-equipped machine — to sense its surroundings, make decisions and act, using its body and environment as part of how it solves problems. Investors watch embodied intelligence because it lets machines perform complex tasks autonomously, cut labor or error, unlock new product uses and shift costs or regulation exposure — like a worker who learns by doing rather than only following remote instructions.

u.s. gaap financial

"The venture's financial results will be consolidated into Robo.ai's financial statements under U.S. GAAP."

U.S. GAAP is a set of rules and standards that companies in the United States follow to prepare their financial reports. It helps ensure that financial information is consistent and clear, so investors and others can compare and understand a company's financial health easily.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO), a Nasdaq-listed company, today announced the execution of a definitive joint venture agreement with DaBoss.AI Inc., an embodied intelligence data technology company based in Silicon Valley.

The parties will establish a Robo.ai-controlled joint venture in the UAE to create a distributed embodied intelligence data acquisition and annotation center. The center is designed to systematically address three core challenges—data scale, acquisition cost, and data compliance—faced by large AI models as they advance into the physical world, thereby accelerating the scaled deployment of the machine economy in real-world business scenarios.

The joint venture intends to integrate DaBoss.AI's industry insights from Silicon Valley with its global distributed collaboration model. Its strategic objectives are to enable AI developers by 1) enhancing delivery efficiency for clients through a global collaborative network enabling cross-geography response to data acquisition tasks; 2) expanding access to diversified scenarios through a global node network providing multi-modal datasets across various environments and conditions; and 3) developing a standardized compliance framework, leveraging UAE's strategic position to explore internationally aligned data processing protocols.

Technically, the venture will implement a validated "dual-engine" data acquisition methodology to build high-fidelity datasets. This encompasses embodied data, collected via standardized robotic terminals in controlled spaces for precise action trajectory and force feedback, as well as non-embodied data, captured at scale via VR and wearable devices to record first-person visual and motion data in complex operational scenarios.

Aiden Zhu, Co-founder and U.S. CEO of DaBoss.AI, stated: "Historically, acquiring embodied intelligence data involved capital-intensive and high-risk models. Through this collaboration, clients simply need to define the scope of the task. Our distributed network automates global deployment, hardware adaptation, data collection, and alignment. We are transforming robotic hardware into elastic, scalable global data infrastructure."

Benjamin Zhai, CEO of Robo.ai, stated: "This partnership provides access to physical world data and introduces cutting-edge acquisition technology from Silicon Valley. It enables us to serve global clients with urgent needs for high-quality embodied intelligence data in a compliant and efficient manner, supporting a strategic transition from digital to physical."

Under the agreement, Robo.ai will hold a 51% equity stake in the joint venture and appoint a majority of its board members. The venture's financial results will be consolidated into Robo.ai's financial statements under U.S. GAAP. The parties plan to complete the initial deployment of the distributed network and commence commercial operations within 90 days following the agreement's execution.

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual outcomes may differ materially from expectations — please refer to the company's SEC filings for details.

 

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SOURCE Robo.ai Inc.

FAQ

What equity stake will Robo.ai (AIIO) hold in the joint venture with DaBoss.AI?

Robo.ai will hold a 51% equity stake in the joint venture, giving it majority control. According to the company, Robo.ai will also appoint a majority of the JV board and consolidate the JV financial results under U.S. GAAP.

When will the Robo.ai and DaBoss.AI joint venture (AIIO) begin commercial operations?

The parties plan to start commercial operations within 90 days of executing the agreement. According to the company, initial deployment of the distributed network is slated to be completed and commercial activity commenced within that 90-day timeline.

How will the Robo.ai (AIIO) joint venture collect embodied intelligence data?

The venture uses a validated dual-engine approach: robotic terminals capture precise embodied data while VR and wearables record scalable non-embodied data. According to the company, this combines controlled robotic trajectory/force data with first-person visual and motion datasets.

Will Robo.ai (AIIO) consolidate the joint venture financials into its statements?

Yes. Robo.ai will consolidate the JV's financial results into its U.S. GAAP financial statements. According to the company, the 51% stake and board majority give Robo.ai accounting control requiring consolidation under U.S. GAAP.

What strategic goals does the Robo.ai and DaBoss.AI JV (AIIO) aim to achieve?

The JV aims to scale data, reduce acquisition cost, and standardize compliance for embodied AI data globally. According to the company, objectives include faster delivery via a global network, diversified multi-modal datasets, and an internationally aligned compliance framework.