| 1 |  Tesla Optimus⭐特斯拉 Optimus | Humanoid Robots | Austin, TX, USA | Optimus program launched in Aug 2021 (first AI Day) | Internal project of a listed company (NASDAQ: TSLA); does not raise separately | Not applicable (Tesla's market cap is in the hundreds of billions of USD); Musk has said Optimus could make Tesla a $25T robotics company | 15 · 2026-08-28 |
| 2 |  Galbot⭐银河通用 | Humanoid Robots | Beijing | May 2023 | Series D (a new round of over RMB 1B led by CATL completed in Aug 2026) | About RMB 21-26B (varies by source) | 15 · 2026-09-04 |
| 3 |  Boston Dynamics⭐波士顿动力 | Humanoid Robots | Waltham, MA, USA | 1992 (spun off from MIT) | 100% wholly owned by Hyundai Motor Group (announced Jul 16, 2026) | N/A (wholly owned subsidiary; SoftBank's 9.65% stake valued at ~$325M implies an implied valuation of ~$3.37B, for reference only) | 25 · 2026-09-04 |
| 4 |  ROBOTERA⭐星动纪元 | Humanoid Robots | Beijing | Aug 2023 | RMB 1B led by China Chengtong Fund in Jul 2026 (three intensive rounds between Mar and Jul) | Above RMB 10B (Mar 2026) | 10 · 2026-08-31 |
| 5 |  AgiBot⭐智元机器人 | Humanoid Robots | Shanghai Pudong (Caohejing Kangqiao Business Oasis); branches in Beijing Haidian and Shenzhen Bay | Feb 2023 | HKEX IPO process started (announced Jul 24, 2026) | Primary-market valuation over RMB 20B; HKEX target valuation HKD 40-50B (per cornerstone investors; internal hopes around HKD 80B) | 19 · 2026-09-02 |
| 6 |  Unitree Robotics⭐宇树科技 | Humanoid Robots | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | Aug 2016 | STAR Market listing (688836, Aug 19, 2026, actual proceeds RMB 6.099B) | Highly volatile post-listing: intraday market cap peaked at about RMB 444.9B on day one, about RMB 272B at the Aug 21 close, and about RMB 246.8B intraday on Aug 24 (offering market cap RMB 60.993B) | 57 · 2026-09-04 |
| 7 | 它TARS⭐它石智航 | Humanoid Robots | 21F, Building 2, 391 Guiping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai | Jul 9, 2024 (registered) / Feb 5, 2025 (formally began operating) | Pre-A (Apr 16, 2026, $455M) | Undisclosed (top tier) | 12 · 2026-09-03 |
| 8 |  Fourier Intelligence⭐傅利叶智能 | Humanoid Robots | Shanghai Zhangjiang | Jul 2015 (Shanghai Zhangjiang) | Post-Series-E strategic financing (shareholding reform completed, IPO preparation underway) | about RMB 8B | 9 · 2026-09-01 |
| 9 | 优UBTECH Robotics⭐优必选 | Humanoid Robots | Building C1, Nanshan Intelligent Park, 1001 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong | Mar 2012 | Main-board listing on HKEX (9880.HK, Dec 29, 2023) | Market cap about HKD 44.5B (Jul 2026, institutional estimates); several institutions raised target prices to HKD 184.77-190 | 19 · 2026-08-30 |
| 10 |  Engine AI⭐众擎机器人 | Humanoid Robots | Shenzhen | 2023 | Series B (Apr 2026, $200M); Series B+ (to be confirmed) | Past RMB 10B | 6 · 2026-08-31 |
| 11 |  Leju Robotics⭐乐聚机器人 | Humanoid Robots | Shenzhen (R&D) and Foshan (manufacturing and mass-production base) | 2016 | Pre-IPO round (Oct 2025, nearly RMB 1.5B); ChiNext listing application filed | ~RMB 9B (Pre-IPO post-money) | 9 · 2026-09-02 |
| 12 |  Figure AI⭐Figure AI | Humanoid Robots | San Jose, California, US | 2022 | Series C (Sep 2025, $39B post-money valuation) | $39B (Series C post-money, Sep 2025; Bloomberg had reported in Feb 2025 a $1.5B raise at a $39.5B valuation, which did not close) | 12 · 2026-08-13 |
| 13 |  Xense Robotics千觉机器人 | Components | Minhang District, Shanghai | May 17, 2024 | Pre-A (Oct 2025, RMB 100M-level) | Undisclosed | 3 · 2025-10-01 |
| 14 |  BrainCo强脑科技 | Dexterous Hands & Parts | Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang | Feb 2015 (incubated at the Harvard Innovation Lab; Chinese entity registered Dec 21, 2018) | New round (Jan 2026, about RMB 2B, the second-largest single round in global BCI) | Over $1.3B (per Aug 2025 pre-IPO fundraising reports, to be confirmed); undisclosed after the ~RMB 2B round completed in Jan 2026 | 3 · 2026-08-19 |
| 15 |  Inspire Robots因时机器人 | Dexterous Hands & Parts | Shijingshan District, Beijing | May 2016 | C1 + C2 (Feb 2026, totaling hundreds of millions RMB) | Undisclosed | 4 · 2026-08-31 |
| 16 |  D-Robotics地瓜机器人 | Components | Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong | Jan 2024 | Series B2 (Apr 2026, $150M) | About $1.5B (third-party estimate after the Series B; not officially disclosed) | 11 · 2026-09-04 |
| 17 |  MagicLab魔法原子 | Humanoid Robots | Wuxi (Liangxi Sci-Tech City) / Shanghai (operations) | Jan 2024 (incubated by Dreame Technology) | Series A (Mar 2026, RMB 500M) | Undisclosed (among the industry leaders) | 11 · 2026-09-03 |
| 18 | 零Zerith零次方机器人 | Humanoid Robots | Hefei (original notes said Beijing, to be confirmed; co-incubated by Tsinghua University and the Jianghuai Advanced Technology Collaborative Innovation Center) | Jan 2025 | New round of over RMB 100M (Apr 2026) | Undisclosed (to be confirmed) | 6 · 2026-04-01 |
| 19 |  COOWA酷哇机器人 | Vertical Applications | Shanghai | 2015 | Quiet new round over $600M; preparing a HKEX IPO (disclosed Jun 2026) | Over $3B post-money (~RMB 20.3B, reported Jun 2026) | 6 · 2026-06-22 |
| 20 |  LimX Dynamics逐际动力 | Humanoid Robots | Shenzhen | 2022 | Pre-IPO (~$200M, Jul 14, 2026) | RMB 15B (after the Jul 2026 Pre-IPO round) | 10 · 2026-09-03 |
| 21 |  WEILAN蔚蓝科技 | Quadruped Robots | Nanjing | Jan 2019 | A1 over RMB 100M (Aug 2023); no new rounds disclosed since (to be confirmed) | Undisclosed (to be confirmed) | 7 · 2026-06-19 |
| 22 | 若Roban若伴科技 | Vertical Applications | Beijing (Changping District); Shenzhen entity: Shenzhen Roban Robotics Co., Ltd. | Nov 2025 (Beijing Roban Technology and Shenzhen Roban Robotics founded in succession) | Angel (completed Mar 31, 2026) | Undisclosed (to be confirmed) | 7 · 2026-06-02 |
| 23 |  Sudo AI苏度科技 | Embodied Models | Shanghai (Yangpu District); a dual-hub layout of 'Shanghai algorithms + Shenzhen manufacturing' | May 2025 | Pre-A $500M (Apr 2026; also described as Series A) | Over $2B (~RMB 13.6B) | 5 · 2026-07-17 |
| 24 | 芝Zeno AI芝诺机器人 | Embodied Models | Shanghai (per original notes; a Zhihu report says the HQ is in Hangzhou with an R&D center in Sydney, to be confirmed) | May 2025 (business registration) / Jun 2025 (formal operation) | Angel (Jan 2026, 赛意产业基金) | Undisclosed (to be confirmed) | 4 · 2026-08-03 |
| 25 | 临AGILINK临界点 | Dexterous Hands & Parts | Shanghai | Jan 2026 (Zhiyuan Robotics' dexterous hand division spun off and incorporated) | New round (Feb 2026, hundreds of millions RMB, led by a top internet company) | About $1B or more (per May 2026 media reports, under 5 months after founding) | 8 · 2026-08-30 |
| 26 |  XPeng Robotics (IRON)小鹏机器人 | Humanoid Robots | Guangzhou, Guangdong (mass-production base in Tianhe District, Guangzhou) | 2020 (started with the quadruped robot horse 'Xiaobailong'; the humanoid robot business accelerated from 2024) | Not applicable (internal business of a listed company, HKEX: 09868.HK) | Not applicable (internal business of a listed company) | 5 · 2026-08-31 |
| 27 |  CASBOT灵宝CASBOT | Humanoid Robots | Haidian District, Beijing | Aug 30, 2023 | Angel+ (Jun 2025, nearly RMB 100M, led by Lens Technology) | Undisclosed | 4 · 2026-07-01 |
| 28 |  Booster Robotics加速进化 | Humanoid Robots | Haidian District, Beijing | 2023 (Haidian District, Beijing) | New round (Apr 2026, cumulative nearly RMB 1B) | Undisclosed (completed nearly RMB 1B in funding as of Apr 2026) | 4 · 2026-08-23 |
| 29 |  Physical IntelligencePhysical Intelligence | Embodied Models | San Francisco, California, USA | 2024 | Series B (Nov 2025, $600M) | $5.6B (post-Series B, Nov 2025, per Bloomberg; not directly disclosed by the company) | 14 · 2026-09-04 |
| 30 |  Simplexity Robotics至简动力 | Vertical Applications | Yuhang, Hangzhou (R&D and business teams in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou) | Jul 31, 2025 | 5 rounds completed within six months (announced Mar 2026, totaling RMB 2B) | Over $1B post-money (the youngest unicorn in the embodied AI track) | 7 · 2026-08-01 |