The corporate has invested hundreds of millions of yuan in agricultural robotics technology producer FJ Dynamics, which already counts DJI and Dongfeng as backers.

China-based FJ Dynamics received a nine-figure amount of yuan (RMB100m = $15.3m) from internet group Tencent yesterday, according to a post on messaging platform WeChat.

FJ provides artificial intelligence-equipped robotics systems for the agriculture, forestry, fishery and construction industries that automate tasks like spraying, harvesting and transplanting crops such as rice, vegetables or tobacco.

The deal comes after Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund invested more than $14m in FJ in May this year. It will spend the Tencent funding…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.