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About

Galaxea AI was founded in September 2023 by Gao Jiyang (CEO, ex-Waymo/Momenta), Xu Huazhe (CTO, assistant professor at Tsinghua's Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences), Zhao Hang (COO), and Li Tianwei (CPO); all four core founders are Tsinghua-linked, and the founding team started out in Suzhou in 2023. Its core R1 series wheeled dual-arm robots (R1 Pro priced from RMB 320,000) took No.1 global market share in 2025, serving 150+ research institutes and major companies (Huawei, BYD, etc.) and adopted by Stanford's Fei-Fei Li team, Physical Intelligence, and other international institutions; its self-developed EFM-1 embodied foundation model (based on the DP3 algorithm) achieves 85% success from 40 demonstrations. It adheres to a real-robot data-driven route (100,000+ hours of real-robot data, not simulation-based), open-sourcing the G0 series VLA models (G0 VLA once surpassed the then-SOTA; G0 Plus is the world's first out-of-the-box VLA) under the GitHub organization OpenGalaxea. In April 2026 it completed a nearly RMB 2B Series B+ at a valuation above RMB 20B - doubling in two months - making it one of the highest-valued embodied AI companies in the primary market; it works deeply with Lens Technology on mass production, targeting 10,000-unit scale in 2026.

Technical Approach

A real-robot data-driven route: insists on collecting data in real scenarios (not simulation/training-farm mode), with 100,000+ hours of real-robot data; a one-brain-many-forms architecture in which a unified foundation model drives robots of multiple forms; the Real2Sim2Real engine achieves centimeter-level 3D reconstruction of 10,000 sqm spaces from a single capture using consumer 2D cameras; builds developer influence through the open-source VLA model ecosystem (GitHub organization OpenGalaxea, with 9 repositories including GalaxeaVLA).

Commercialization（5）

• ◆Deployment scale: No.1 globally in wheeled dual-arm robot deployment, with No.1 global market share in 2025 (wheeled dual-arm category)
• ◆Developer coverage: serves 150+ research institutes and major companies (Huawei, BYD, etc.) with 90%+ developer coverage; adopted by Stanford's Fei-Fei Li team, Physical Intelligence (PI), and other international institutions
• ◆2026 target: 10,000-unit-scale ramp-up; running scenario POCs (lab automation, high-end manufacturing dexterous operations)
• ◆Half marathon: in Apr 2026, six R1 Pro units jointly took part in the start-gun ceremony at a half marathon opening
• ◆Industry synergy: hardware supply chain and large-scale manufacturing with Lens Technology (a key industrial shareholder)

Position & Strengths（3）

• ◆Industry standing: one of the highest-valued embodied AI companies in the primary market (above RMB 20B after Series B+); dubbed one of the 'Four Little Dragons of Embodied AI' (Unitree, AgiBot, Galaxea, Galbot)
• ◆Differentiation: four Tsinghua-linked core founders; DP3 algorithm data efficiency (40 demonstrations); 100,000 hours of real-robot data; an open-source VLA model ecosystem (G0 series, the world's first out-of-the-box)
• ◆Capital operations: preparing to set up an early-stage investment fund focused on data technology and downstream applications; has already invested in nearly 10 companies