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Personal companion AI robot establishing agentic AI viability in the consumer market.
⭐ Benchmark personal companion AI robot proving commercial viability of agentic AI
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⭐ Benchmark personal companion AI robot proving commercial viability of agentic AI
Physical AI platform using high-quality human-centric motion data for complex manipulation tasks.
⭐ Improved robot manipulation success rates from 8% to 60% using high-quality motion data; 1.8TB per operator per day
AI-powered robotic vacuum and mop systems for smart home cleaning.
⭐ Household name in consumer robotic cleaning with millions of units deployed globally
Humanoid robotics startup building AI-powered robots with record-breaking funding.
⭐ Record $455M pre-A round for Chinese humanoid robotics sector
Backed by: GL Ventures, HongShan, Meituan
Chinese humanoid robotics company building general-purpose robots for industrial deployment.
⭐ Raised $200M+ in May 2026 led by SF Group, following $143M strategic round in March, with expanding commercial deployments
Backed by: SF Group
70,000+ restaurant robots in 60+ countries
⭐ 70,000+ units in 60+ countries — largest restaurant robot fleet in the world
Backed by: Meituan, Sequoia China
Autonomous case-handling robotics system for warehouse automation
⭐ Secured $200M Series C funding with participation from Sequoia Capital China to scale autonomous case-handling robotics globally
Backed by: Sequoia Capital China
World's most affordable quadruped and humanoid robots
⭐ 10,000+ quadrupeds deployed globally — cheapest capable legged robot at $2,700
Backed by: Sequoia China, Meituan
Fastest founding-to-factory deployment in Chinese robotics
⭐ Founded 2023, in SAIC factory by 2024 — fastest humanoid deployment in China
Backed by: SAIC, Sequoia China
100,000+ indoor delivery robots in hospitals and hotels
⭐ 1,000+ hospital deployments in China alone — multi-floor autonomous delivery
Backed by: SoftBank, Alibaba
AI-powered robotics platform for industrial automation and intelligent systems.
⭐ $200M in venture funding as of May 2026
Autonomous mobile robots for warehouse and manufacturing automation
⭐ Raised $100M total with Series C close in 2021 to expand globally in warehouse automation
Rehabilitation exoskeletons + humanoid GR-1 for factories
⭐ Only company shipping both medical exoskeletons AND humanoid robots commercially
Backed by: Sequoia China, Qiming Ventures
China's most dexterous humanoid hands for factory use
⭐ Galbot hands can open any door, pick any object — tested in 50+ factory scenarios
Backed by: Meituan, Matrix Partners China
Industrial inspection quadrupeds for power plants and mines
⭐ 500+ enterprise clients — quadrupeds operating 24/7 in nuclear and mining sites
Backed by: IDG Capital, Sequoia China
Full-size humanoid targeting automotive factories
⭐ Forerunner K2 walking at 6 km/h — among fastest Chinese full-size humanoids
Backed by: Government funds