{"segment":"funding-news-2025-2026; worldwide humanoid builders with financing/investment news from 2025-01-01 through 2026-11-03. Amounts are qualifying events, not lifetime totals unless explicitly labeled; original currency retained when USD unavailable. Borderline rows require eligibility review.","companies":[{"company":"AeiROBOT","hq_country":"South Korea","website":"https://arobot-eng.imweb.me","humanoid_product":"Alice 4 / Alice M1 — full-size biped and wheeled manufacturing humanoids","founded_year":2018,"source_url":"https://www.ces2026-humanoidmaxalliance.com/aeirobot","include":"yes","note":"2025-07: $7M Series A, per CES exhibitor's company timeline. Exact day not stated. Also makes welcome/companion robots."},{"company":"AGIBOT","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.agibot.com","humanoid_product":"A2 / Lingxi X2 — full-size and compact general-purpose humanoids","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/08/04/agibot-secures-strategic-investment-from-lg-electronics-and-mirae-asset/93485/","include":"yes","note":"智元机器人. 2025-08-01 announcement reported Aug 4: strategic financing from LG Electronics and Mirae Asset; amount and valuation undisclosed. Shanghai; founding year not established by funding article."},{"company":"Agility Robotics","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.agilityrobotics.com","humanoid_product":"Digit V5 — bipedal humanoid for warehouse material handling","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.agilityrobotics.com/content/agility-robotics-to-go-public-through-merger-with-churchill-capital-corp-xi","include":"yes","note":"2026-06-24: proposed SPAC merger, expected gross proceeds over $620M including $200M PIPE, assuming no redemptions. Announced financing, not a claim that this amount had closed on that date."},{"company":"AI² Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://ai2robotics.com","humanoid_product":"AlphaBot 2 — wheeled humanoid for assembly, inspection and services","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-02-23/chinas-ai-robotics-raises-fresh-funds-at-over-10-billion-yuan-valuation-102416310.html","include":"yes","note":"智平方. 2026-02-23: over CNY1B ($144M reported) Series B. Shenzhen. Product/founding corroboration: https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Chinas%2BAI2%2BRobotics%2Bhopes%2Bto%2Bgo%2Bpublic%2Bin%2B1-2%2Byears/25322588.html ."},{"company":"Andromeda Robotics","hq_country":"Australia","website":"https://www.dromeda.com.au","humanoid_product":"Abi — humanoid companion for aged-care facilities","founded_year":2022,"source_url":"https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/robot-developer-andromeda-raises-23m-seriesa.html","include":"borderline","note":"2025-09-09: A$23M Series A led by Forerunner. Borderline: humanoid social companion; broad physical-task manipulation not established. Melbourne at financing; subsequently expanded into US. Australian dollars, not US$23M."},{"company":"Anyverse Dynamics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://anyverse.com","humanoid_product":"K15 — wheeled dual-arm general-purpose humanoid","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://finance.eastmoney.com/a/202606263784833073.html","include":"yes","note":"无界动力. 2026-06-26: over $200M angel financing completed. Separate nearly $200M Pre-A was approaching completion; exclude prospective amount from raised capital. Article confirms own K15 in batch production."},{"company":"Apptronik","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://apptronik.com","humanoid_product":"Apollo — full-size biped for factory and logistics work","founded_year":2016,"source_url":"https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/ai-humanoid-robot-funding-apptronik/","include":"yes","note":"2026-02-11: $520M Series A extension; Series A total over $935M, nearly $1B raised since founding. Includes the 2025 Series A; do not add the full round again."},{"company":"Astribot","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.astribot.com","humanoid_product":"T1 / S1 — cable-driven humanoids for service, industry and research","founded_year":2022,"source_url":"https://therobotdaily.com/astribot-1b-yuan-funding-15b-valuation","include":"yes","note":"星尘智能. 2026-10-13: CNY1B (about $140M reported) financing announced; fourth round in six months. Shenzhen. Report says T1 shipments began June 2026; order volume is not a shipment count."},{"company":"ATOM","hq_country":"Japan","website":"https://atom-humanoid.com","humanoid_product":"Dual-arm bipedal humanoid AI robot — manufacturing/logistics platform under development","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000172692.html","include":"borderline","note":"2026-05-27: JPY3B seed led by ANRI, Beyond Next Ventures and JAFCO. Tokyo. Borderline: funding release establishes own humanoid development but does not establish a publicly demonstrated complete prototype; product name/year not stated."},{"company":"Booster Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.booster.tech","humanoid_product":"T1 / K1 — bipedal humanoid platforms for research and robot competitions","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/chinas-booster-robotics-lands-new-funding-as-it-hits-a-winning-streak-102344904.html","include":"yes","note":"加速进化. 2025-07-24: Series A+, over CNY100M (over $13.9M as reported). Article published July 25. Models exceed the 60 cm exclusion threshold."},{"company":"Boston Dynamics","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://bostondynamics.com","humanoid_product":"Atlas — electric bipedal humanoid for industrial manipulation","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/hyundai-seeks-to-diversify-revenue-with-its-latest-robotics-acquisition/829067/","include":"yes","note":"2026-08-28 report: Hyundai acquired remaining 9.65% stake in July for $325M. Secondary acquisition consideration, not cash raised by robot maker. Funding article describes Atlas humanoid."},{"company":"CASBOT","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.casbot.tech","humanoid_product":"CASBOT 02 — full-size bipedal humanoid for general-purpose work","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-with-400-million-yuan-in-shoemaking-orders-in-hand-casbot-closes-hundreds-of-millions-of-yuan-a-round-2115419892739874817","include":"yes","note":"中科慧灵; 灵宝CASBOT brand. 2026-10-28 report: A++ of several hundred million CNY, precise amount/USD undisclosed. Also nearly CNY100M Series A in June 2025. Corporate CAS spinout, not the institute itself."},{"company":"DEEP Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://en.deeprobotics.cn","humanoid_product":"DR02 — industrial-grade bipedal humanoid","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://en.deeprobotics.cn/en/wap/article/id/252.html","include":"yes","note":"云深处科技. 2025-12-09: over CNY500M Series C. USD not stated in company release. Also builds quadrupeds; release explicitly identifies own DR02 humanoid."},{"company":"Devanthro","hq_country":"Germany","website":"https://www.devanthro.com","humanoid_product":"Robody — teleoperated wheeled humanoid for household assistance","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.devanthro.com/ai-pioneer-jonas-andrulis-makes-first-ever-angel-investment-and-joins-devanthro-as-active-investor/","include":"yes","note":"2025-12-17: Jonas Andrulis angel investment, amount undisclosed. Munich. Date appears in company category listing: https://www.devanthro.com/category/business/ . Teleoperation is intentional; funding release establishes deployed own household robots."},{"company":"DexForce","hq_country":"China","website":"https://dexforce.com","humanoid_product":"W1 Pro — wheeled dual-arm humanoid for general-purpose work","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/market-industry/2072327242154561537","include":"yes","note":"跨维智能. 2026-06-30: CNY1B Series B; USD not stated. Funds for model training and own humanoid hardware. Product corroboration: https://dexforce.com/en/about ."},{"company":"Dexmate","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.dexmate.ai","humanoid_product":"VEGA — AI-controlled wheeled dual-arm humanoid platform","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001420.000078149.html","include":"yes","note":"2026-08-25: NEC Orchestrating Future Fund investment announced; amount undisclosed. NEC release identifies California HQ and 2024 founding."},{"company":"Dobot","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.dobot-robots.com","humanoid_product":"DOBOT Atom — bipedal humanoid with industrial precision manipulation","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0922/2025092200660.pdf","include":"yes","note":"越疆机器人. 2025-07-15: placing agreed, completed July 22, of 19.1M H shares at HKD54.30: HKD1.03713B gross (shares × price). USD not stated. Funding company-wide robotics; own Atom deliveries began June 2025."},{"company":"DroidUp","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.droidup.com","humanoid_product":"X3B / Moya — general-purpose bipedal platform and biomimetic service humanoid","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/relnews/cn/2026-02-04/doc-inhkskuc6456032.shtml","include":"yes","note":"卓益得. 2026-02-04: nearly CNY100M Pre-A+ led by Pudong and Zhangjiang investment organizations. USD not stated. Shanghai. Funding article establishes own X3B general-purpose robot in addition to companion Moya."},{"company":"EIR Technology","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.eir.com.cn","humanoid_product":"Tianxingzhe 1 / SkyWalker — full-size humanoid for industry and services","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://therobotdaily.com/sichuan-embodied-tech-prea-funding","include":"yes","note":"四川具身人形机器人科技. 2026-10-16: over CNY100M Pre-A, precise amount/USD undisclosed. Chengdu; corporate university spinout, not university itself. English brand website: https://www.eir.com.cn/ ."},{"company":"EngineAI","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.engineai.com.cn","humanoid_product":"SE01 / PM01 — full-size and compact general-purpose bipedal humanoids","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://cnevpost.com/2026/04/15/former-xpeng-autonomous-driving-chief-to-join-engineai/","include":"yes","note":"众擎机器人. 2026-04-09: $200M Series B co-led by Henan Investment Group and Luxshare. Product names corroborated at https://en.engineai.com.cn/ ."},{"company":"Fauna Robotics","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://faunarobotics.com","humanoid_product":"Sprout — human-scale bipedal research/developer platform","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.kleinerperkins.com/perspectives/fauna-robotics-amazon-bringing-intelligent-robots-into-every-home/","include":"yes","note":"2026-03-24: acquired by Amazon, price undisclosed. Investor announcement confirms own bipedal hardware and investment since 2025. Product, New York HQ and 3.5-foot height: https://apnews.com/article/f51ced4a097b1af56b0b2561cdca8fef ."},{"company":"Feather Robotics","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://feather.dev","humanoid_product":"Feather — wheeled bimanual robot with torso for physical-AI research","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://devcuration.com/articles/feather-raises-7-6m-in-pre-seed-funding","include":"borderline","note":"2026-09-24: $7.6M pre-seed SAFE, reported Sep 28. East Palo Alto. Borderline: own dual-arm mobile hardware established, but conventional head is not established by this source."},{"company":"Figure","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.figure.ai","humanoid_product":"Figure 03 — general-purpose biped for homes and workplaces","founded_year":2022,"source_url":"https://www.figure.ai/news/series-c","include":"yes","note":"2025-09-16: over $1B committed Series C capital, led by Parkway. Founding/HQ: https://news.crunchbase.com/robotics/ai-funding-high-figure-raise-data/ . Funding release links current Figure 03 product."},{"company":"Foundation","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.foundation.bot","humanoid_product":"Phantom MK1 — full-size humanoid for industrial and defense tasks","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://sacra.com/c/foundation/","include":"yes","note":"Q1 2025: additional raise reported, amount/day undisclosed; cumulative funding approximately $21M then, including $11M August 2024 pre-seed outside this window. San Francisco. Funding research profile, not a precisely dated round announcement."},{"company":"Fourier","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.fftai.com","humanoid_product":"GR1 / GR2 — general-purpose bipedal humanoids","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2025-01-07/doc-ineecmrf4937608.shtml","include":"yes","note":"傅利叶. 2025-01-07: nearly CNY800M Series E financing reported; USD not stated. Shanghai. Funding also supports rehabilitation robotics; article describes GR1/GR2 development."},{"company":"Galaxea","hq_country":"China","website":"https://galaxea-ai.com","humanoid_product":"R1 Pro — wheeled dual-arm humanoid manipulation platform","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-02-12/galaxea-ai-raises-144-million-as-chinas-robot-investment-frenzy-mounts-102413767.html","include":"yes","note":"星海图. 2026-02-11: CNY1B ($144M reported) Series B; cumulative funding nearly CNY3B then. Founding year not established by funding article. Also brands itself Galaxea AI."},{"company":"Galbot","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.galbot.com","humanoid_product":"G1 — wheeled dual-arm humanoid for retail and industrial work","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/galbot-secures-over-300-million-in-new-funding-breaking-records-with-3-billion-valuation-in-chinas-humanoid-robot-sector-302647204.html","include":"yes","note":"银河通用机器人. 2025-12-19: over $300M new financing; company reported $800M cumulative funding at that date. Beijing. Founding year not established by this release."},{"company":"Generative Bionics","hq_country":"Italy","website":"https://gbionics.ai","humanoid_product":"GENE.01 — industrial humanoid concept publicly unveiled at CES 2026","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://gbionics.ai/downloads/PRESS_RELEASE.pdf","include":"yes","note":"2025-12-09: EUR70M funding round led by CDP Venture Capital AI Fund. Genoa. Product and company-reported $81M equivalent: https://gbionics.ai/downloads/CES/PressRelease_GENE01_Unveiling_CES_AMD.pdf ."},{"company":"Holiday Robotics","hq_country":"South Korea","website":"https://holiday-robotics.com","humanoid_product":"FRIDAY — in-house humanoid platform for industrial labor","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-finance/2026/04/24/WESPJCNTX5FATPE4PQMJJ74BWU/?outputType=amp","include":"yes","note":"2026-04-24 report: KRW150B Series A commitments, payments mostly expected by first-half end. USD not stated; do not treat commitments as cash already received. FRIDAY unveiled October 2025."},{"company":"Humanoid","hq_country":"United Kingdom","website":"https://thehumanoid.ai","humanoid_product":"Alpha Wheeled / Alpha Bipedal — general-purpose industrial humanoids","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://thehumanoid.ai/humanoid-raises-152-million-at-1-35-billion-post-money-valuation-becoming-europes-first-pure-play-humanoid-robotics-unicorn/","include":"yes","note":"2026-07-21: $152M Series A; cumulative funding $270M. London. Company develops both wheeled and bipedal hardware."},{"company":"iHub Robotics","hq_country":"India","website":"https://ihubrobotics.com","humanoid_product":"Tara Gen-1 — wheeled semi-humanoid service robot","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://evertiq.com/news/2025-03-21-ihub-robotics-raises-520k-to-expand-manufacturing","include":"borderline","note":"2025-03-21 report: $520K pre-seed from US investors. Borderline: semi-humanoid customer-service platform; general-purpose manipulation unproven. Article's INR430M conversion is internally inconsistent; retain reported USD only. Founding reports conflict (2021/2022), so null."},{"company":"Kepler Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.gotokepler.com","humanoid_product":"Forerunner — industrial general-purpose humanoid robot family","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/icv/seeds-kepler-secures-100-million-yuan-funding-round-and-announces-major-strategic-upgrade-2042245003034669056","include":"yes","note":"开普勒机器人. 2026-04-09: CNY100M A++ led by SAIF Partners; USD not stated. Announcement says own industrial humanoids deployed; now increasing focus on tactile-data/model stack. Founding year not established here."},{"company":"Kinetix AI","hq_country":"China","website":"https://kinetixai.tech","humanoid_product":"KaiBot — 1.73 m full-size humanoid with dexterous hands","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://vertexholdings.com/news/kinetix-ai-raises-us-75-million-to-build-highly-humanoid-robots/","include":"yes","note":"超维动力. 2026-09-23 investor announcement: approximately $75M (over CNY500M) angel+. Founded July 2025, Shenzhen; KaiBot unveiled April 2026."},{"company":"Leju Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.lejurobot.com","humanoid_product":"KUAVO — full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.citynewsservice.cn/articles/china-biz-buzz/daily-buzz/daily-buzz-23-october-2025-gno5je4m","include":"yes","note":"乐聚机器人. 2025-10-23 report: CNY1.5B ($211M reported) pre-IPO round for R&D and production. Shenzhen. KUAVO corroborated in Reuters: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/what-is-unitree-and-why-are-china-s-humanoid-robot-makers-racing-to-list-ce7f50d3dc8ef320 ."},{"company":"LimX Dynamics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.limxdynamics.com","humanoid_product":"Oli / Luna — full-size general-purpose and interactive bipedal humanoids","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.limxdynamics.com/en/news/BK000064","include":"yes","note":"逐际动力. 2026-07-14: nearly $200M pre-IPO financing; company reports $400M raised over the preceding six months. Founding year not established by funding release."},{"company":"Lumos Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.lumosbot.tech","humanoid_product":"LUS2 — humanoid platform for general-purpose manipulation","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://www.36kr.com/p/3314954719618816","include":"yes","note":"鹿明机器人. 2025 report: three rounds in six months totaling nearly CNY200M; USD not stated. Subsequent Mitsubishi Electric investment announced 2026-03-13, amount undisclosed: https://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/ja/pr/2026/pdf/0313.pdf . Product: https://roboticsregistry.net/companies/lumos-robotics ."},{"company":"MagicLab","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.magiclabglobal.com","humanoid_product":"MagicBot — full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.magiclabglobal.com/news/a-new-industry-record-magiclab-robotics-secures-major-150-million-yuan-contract-in-the-health-and-wellness-sector.html","include":"yes","note":"魔法原子. March 2026: CNY500M strategic financing, per company retrospective. USD not stated. The CNY150M in the article title is a sales contract, not funding; December 2024 financing is outside this segment."},{"company":"Mentee Robotics","hq_country":"Israel","website":"https://www.menteebot.com","humanoid_product":"MenteeBot — vertically integrated general-purpose bipedal humanoid","founded_year":2022,"source_url":"https://www.mobileye.com/news/mobileye-to-acquire-mentee-robotics-to-accelerate-physical-ai-leadership/","include":"yes","note":"2026-01-06: Mobileye announced $900M cash/share acquisition agreement, a major investment rather than venture capital raised. Release describes four years since founding; closing initially expected Q1 2026."},{"company":"Minerva Humanoids","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.minervahumanoids.com","humanoid_product":"Roger — semi-autonomous humanoid for hazardous energy and public-safety tasks","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/06/3375277/0/en/minerva-humanoids-emerges-from-stealth-with-10m-pre-seed-round-led-by-general-catalyst-to-build-humanoid-robots-for-the-world-s-most-dangerous-jobs.html","include":"yes","note":"2026-10-06: approximately $10M pre-seed led by General Catalyst, co-led by Long Journey and Credo. Public prototype and first paid pilots announced. Founded at end of 2025, per release."},{"company":"NEURA Robotics","hq_country":"Germany","website":"https://neura-robotics.com","humanoid_product":"4NE1 — general-purpose cognitive humanoid","founded_year":2019,"source_url":"https://neura-robotics.com/neura-robotics-secures-euro-120-million-series-b/","include":"yes","note":"2025-01-15: EUR120M Series B led by Lingotto; source does not give USD equivalent. Metzingen headquarters. This is one qualifying round, not a claim of lifetime funding."},{"company":"Noble Machines","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.noblemachines.ai","humanoid_product":"Industrial humanoid platform — biped for material handling and hazardous work","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://www.shimz.co.jp/en/company/about/news-release/2026/2026044.html","include":"yes","note":"2026-10-16: Shimizu announced completed investment, amount undisclosed. Founded May 2024, Sunnyvale; own hardware, control and software. Public product: https://www.noblemachines.ai/ . Platform name not stated in funding release."},{"company":"Noetix Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.noetixrobotics.com","humanoid_product":"N2 / Bumi — bipedal humanoids for research and consumer applications","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-03-02/noetix-robotics-raises-nearly-1-billion-yuan-after-spring-festival-gala-skit-102418646.html","include":"yes","note":"松延动力. 2026-03-02: nearly CNY1B ($145.9M reported) Series B. Bumi is 94 cm, above the toy-height exclusion; company also makes larger N2."},{"company":"O-ID","hq_country":"Japan","website":"https://o-id.net","humanoid_product":"Modular humanoid prototype — serviceable factory/logistics worker","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://thenextweb.com/news/o-id-1-2m-pre-seed-modular-humanoid-robots-japan","include":"yes","note":"2026-09-24: $1.2M pre-seed led by TAWANI Ventures. Tokyo; article explicitly says moving first robot from prototype to production. Product name not given."},{"company":"Oversonic Robotics","hq_country":"Italy","website":"https://www.oversonicrobotics.com","humanoid_product":"RoBee — wheeled cognitive humanoid for industry and healthcare","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/oversonic-robotics-stmicroelectronics-fondazione-enea-tech-biomedical-and-spotinvest-acquire-a-stake-in-the-company-302806643.html","include":"yes","note":"2026-06-23: STMicroelectronics, Fondazione ENEA Tech Biomedical and SpotInvest acquired stakes; amount undisclosed. Funding supports manufacturing and international expansion. Founding year not established by release."},{"company":"PAL Robotics","hq_country":"Spain","website":"https://pal-robotics.com","humanoid_product":"TALOS / REEM-C — full-size bipedal research humanoids","founded_year":2004,"source_url":"https://robopear.com/companies/pal-robotics/","include":"borderline","note":"2026-09-09: OPERA EU grant signature, PAL allocation EUR905,000: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101298363 . USD not stated. Borderline segment fit: general-purpose robot AI grant is not explicitly earmarked for humanoid hardware. Products: https://pal-robotics.com/robots/ ."},{"company":"PaXini","hq_country":"China","website":"https://paxini.com","humanoid_product":"TORA-ONE / TORA DOUBLE ONE — tactile-sensing dual-arm humanoids","founded_year":2021,"source_url":"https://finance.eastmoney.com/a/202609163876409752.html","include":"yes","note":"帕西尼感知科技. 2026-09-16: several hundred million CNY B++; August 2026 strategic round CNY1B; cumulative over CNY4B. USD not stated. Source establishes own complete humanoids, not only tactile components. Models: https://paxini.com/contact/robot ."},{"company":"Persona AI","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://persona.ai","humanoid_product":"Industrial humanoid platform — biped for shipyards and heavy manufacturing","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/persona-ai-raises-27m-oversubscribed-pre-seed-to-deliver-the-future-of-humanoid-robotics-302455330.html","include":"borderline","note":"2025-05-14: closed $27M pre-seed. Houston. Borderline: release confirms own humanoid development but does not establish a publicly demonstrated complete prototype at financing; subsequent hardware needs merger-stage verification."},{"company":"PHYBOT","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.phybot.cn","humanoid_product":"PHYBOT M1 / C2 — full-size humanoid and agile service humanoid","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/other/seeds-phybot-completes-billion-level-angel-round-financing-2013821494943911937","include":"yes","note":"动易科技. 2026-01-21: Angel++ announced; cumulative angel financing over CNY200M. Headline 'billion-level' conflicts with smaller cumulative amount; do not use it as a precise round size. USD undisclosed. Founded 2024; Beijing-to-Guangzhou relocation reported in 2026."},{"company":"PNDbotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.pndbotics.com","humanoid_product":"Adam — full-size bipedal humanoid for R&D","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-pndbotics-raises-hundreds-of-millions-of-yuan-2027982216695410689","include":"yes","note":"2026-02-27: hundreds of millions of CNY financing led by CITIC Goldstone; precise amount/USD undisclosed. Beijing. Own Adam full-size humanoids, not Pudu Robotics."},{"company":"Pollen Robotics","hq_country":"France","website":"https://www.pollen-robotics.com","humanoid_product":"Reachy 2 — wheeled dual-arm humanoid for open robotics research","founded_year":2016,"source_url":"https://mekawire.com/news/hugging-face-acquires-pollen-robotics-reachy-2-open-source-20250414","include":"yes","note":"2025-04-14: acquisition by Hugging Face, price undisclosed. Bordeaux. $70,000 is the robot price, not acquisition consideration. Own current company information: https://pollen-robotics.com/about-us/ ."},{"company":"PsiBot","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.psibot.ai","humanoid_product":"ψ-SynRobot — self-developed platform for dexterous embodied manipulation","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://www.psibot.ai/en/about-us/","include":"borderline","note":"灵初智能. March 2026: CNY2B cumulative angel and Pre-A financing announced; USD not stated. Own complete robot unveiled April 2026. Borderline: source establishes hardware ownership but does not establish head/legs-or-wheels anatomy."},{"company":"Pudu Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.pudurobotics.com","humanoid_product":"D9 — full-size bipedal humanoid; D7 — wheeled semi-humanoid","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pudu-robotics-raises-nearly-usd-150-million-exceeds-usd-1-5-billion-valuation-302751124.html","include":"yes","note":"普渡机器人. 2026-04-23: nearly $150M funding; cumulative over $300M. Financing supports broad service-robot portfolio including own humanoids, not humanoids alone. Product: https://www.pudurobotics.com/en/products/d9 ."},{"company":"Qingbao Engine Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.qingyun-robot.com","humanoid_product":"Qingbao humanoid — full-size expressive service robot","founded_year":2022,"source_url":"https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/3227462078666888","include":"borderline","note":"上海清宝引擎机器人. March and September 2025: tens of millions of CNY Pre-A and Pre-A+ respectively; exact dates/USD not stated. Borderline: own humanoid hardware verified, but general-purpose manipulation versus interaction/performance focus remains uncertain."},{"company":"RoboParty","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.roboparty.com","humanoid_product":"ROBOTO Origin — open-source bipedal humanoid research platform","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3817074971870084","include":"yes","note":"萝博派对. 2026-05-19 announcement: tens of millions of USD Angel+ led by Shunwei; precise figure undisclosed. Earlier March 2026 angel $20M. Shanghai. Corporate hardware product, distinct from founder's earlier dormitory hobby robot."},{"company":"RoboScience","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.robosci.com","humanoid_product":"REX G1 — wheeled humanoid for logistics, factories and homes","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/4051954719085696","include":"yes","note":"机器科学. 2026-11-02: several hundred million CNY A2; precise amount/USD undisclosed. Own REX G1 unveiled August 2026. Also nearly CNY200M angel July 2025 and several hundred million CNY Pre-A February 2026."},{"company":"ROBOTERA","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.robotera.com","humanoid_product":"Q5 — general-purpose service humanoid for autonomous task execution","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/chinese-android-maker-robotera-raises-usd70-million-to-further-scale-production","include":"yes","note":"星动纪元. 2025-07-07: CNY500M ($70M) Series A led by CDH and Haier Capital. Beijing; article says founded two summers earlier. Company reported over 200 robots delivered in 2025 through this announcement."},{"company":"ROBROS","hq_country":"South Korea","website":"https://www.robros.co.kr","humanoid_product":"IGRIS-C — 150 cm humanoid platform for industrial and logistics work","founded_year":2020,"source_url":"https://www.robros.co.kr/en/news/8e8ade72-4df4-4c97-b5de-98a4f979f809","include":"yes","note":"2025-07-10: KRW4B Series A, led by Stick Ventures; cumulative funding to exceed KRW6B. USD amount not stated."},{"company":"Sharpa","hq_country":"Singapore","website":"https://www.sharpa.com","humanoid_product":"North — wheeled dual-arm humanoid for general-purpose dexterous work","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/ai-robotics-startup-sharpa-funding-493670","include":"yes","note":"2026-08-28 financing disclosed, reported Aug 31: over CNY4.5B (about $669M) cumulative financing, NOT one new round. Own North hardware and amount context: https://ai.42how.com/en/article/39ff7f75-65b7-4229-8f55-490835db0333 ."},{"company":"Spirit AI","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.spirit-ai.com","humanoid_product":"Moz1 — force-controlled humanoid with its own VLA model","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.spirit-ai.com/en/news/12","include":"yes","note":"千寻智能. 2025-07: nearly CNY600M Pre-A+ led by JD.com; official article does not state USD amount or day. It confirms Moz1 launched June 2025. Founding year not established here."},{"company":"Sunday","hq_country":"United States","website":"https://www.sunday.ai","humanoid_product":"Memo — wheeled dual-arm household robot for chores","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/12/3254877/0/en/Sunday-Raises-165M-to-Launch-First-Autonomous-Robots-by-Thanksgiving.html","include":"yes","note":"2026-03-12: $165M Series B led by Coatue. Mountain View headquarters. Funding release establishes in-house hardware design/manufacturing; founding year not stated."},{"company":"TARS Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://wiyh.tars-ai.com","humanoid_product":"A1 — humanoid platform for precise bimanual industrial work","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2026-04-17/doc-inhuutzh3288054.shtml","include":"borderline","note":"它石智航. 2026-04-16: $455M Pre-A led by Hillhouse, HSG and Meituan. Article shows own A1 bimanual industrial robot. Borderline: confirm head and mobile lower body meet strict humanoid anatomy; full-stack ownership alone is insufficient."},{"company":"UBTECH Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.ubtrobot.com","humanoid_product":"Walker S2 — industrial bipedal humanoid with autonomous battery exchange","founded_year":2012,"source_url":"https://mekawire.com/news/ubtech-hk-3-1bn-placing-walker-s2-mass-delivery-20251125","include":"yes","note":"优必选. 2025-11-25: HKD3.109B gross placing agreed (HKD3.056B net); no funding USD equivalent in article. Financing for acquisitions, operations and debt. Report says 1,079 full-size humanoids sold in 2025 across models, not Walker S2 alone."},{"company":"Unitree Robotics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.unitree.com","humanoid_product":"G1 / H1 / R1 — general-purpose bipedal humanoids","founded_year":2016,"source_url":"https://www.marketscreener.com/news/what-is-unitree-and-why-are-china-s-humanoid-robot-makers-racing-to-list-ce7f50d3dc8ef320","include":"yes","note":"宇树科技. Reuters, 2026-08-11: Shanghai IPO priced to raise CNY6.1B ($904M). Article also describes June 2025 strategic financing; announced IPO proceeds are not lifetime venture funding."},{"company":"UniX AI","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.unix-group.ai","humanoid_product":"Wanda 2 — wheeled humanoid for household and commercial service","founded_year":2024,"source_url":"https://finance.sina.com.cn/money/smjj/smgq/2025-05-28/doc-ineycfia7960836.shtml","include":"yes","note":"优理奇机器人. 2025-05-28: angel and angel+ rounds totaling several hundred million CNY reported; no precise USD amount. Founded April 2024, Suzhou; own hardware and embodied models."},{"company":"VinMotion","hq_country":"Vietnam","website":"https://vinmotion.net","humanoid_product":"Motion 1 / Motion 2 — general-purpose bipedal humanoids","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/05/03/vietnamese-conglomerate-vingroup-to-enter-humanoid-robot-market/90277/","include":"yes","note":"2025-05-03 report: approximately $39M charter capital at establishment, not an external venture round. Hanoi. Own subsequent prototypes: https://vinmotion.net/ ; https://owa.hnx.vn/ftp/cims/2026/4_W3/000000016138097_EN_VIC__Annual_Report_2025.pdf ."},{"company":"Wandercraft","hq_country":"France","website":"https://www.wandercraft.eu","humanoid_product":"Calvin-40 — bipedal dual-arm industrial robot","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/06/11/3097632/0/en/Wandercraft-announces-Series-D-Round-bringing-75M-in-total-funding-secured-for-global-acceleration-of-AI-powered-robotics.html","include":"borderline","note":"2025-06-11: $75M Series D funding and financing, shared with exoskeleton programs; Renault minority investment. Borderline: Calvin-40 is called a humanoid but lacks a conventional head; confirm against the strict anatomy requirement."},{"company":"WIRobotics","hq_country":"South Korea","website":"https://www.wirobotics.com","humanoid_product":"ALLEX — humanoid platform for human-level manipulation","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wirobotics-secures-approximately-krw-100-billion-usd-68-million-series-b-funding-302772164.html","include":"yes","note":"2026-05-14: KRW95B (approximately $68M) Series B; headline rounds to KRW100B. Financing covers humanoid and wearable-robot work; do not allocate all to ALLEX. Founding year not established here."},{"company":"X Square Robot","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.x2robot.com","humanoid_product":"QUANTA X2 — wheeled dual-arm humanoid for general-purpose manipulation","founded_year":2023,"source_url":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-09-09/alibaba-cloud-leads-140-million-round-for-x-square-in-embodied-ai-push-102360378.html","include":"yes","note":"自变量机器人. 2025-09-08: nearly CNY1B ($140M reported) round led by Alibaba Cloud; Shenzhen. Article published Sep 9. Builds its own hardware as well as models."},{"company":"XPENG","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.xpeng.com","humanoid_product":"IRON — full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.xpeng.com/au/news/01a0c82bbadca0c365408a0282290024","include":"yes","note":"小鹏. Robotics division of XPENG; one company row, not a separate automaker duplicate. 2026-08-24 announcement (page dated Aug 25): share purchase agreements for over $900M, led by IDG Capital; closing prospective. Guangzhou. Robotics division founding year not established."},{"company":"Yuequan Bionics","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.yqbionics.com","humanoid_product":"Bowen W-Bot 2.0 — wheeled humanoid using bionic compliant mechanisms","founded_year":2022,"source_url":"https://kw.beijing.gov.cn/xwdt/kcyx/xwdtyqqy/202607/t20260723_4780608.html","include":"yes","note":"月泉仿生. 2026-07-23 government report: several hundred million CNY Pre-A+, precise amount/USD not disclosed. Beijing; founded November 2022. Funding article confirms own complete W-Bot 2.0 shown publicly."},{"company":"Zerith","hq_country":"China","website":"https://zerith.com","humanoid_product":"ZERITH H1 — general-purpose wheeled humanoid for commercial tasks","founded_year":2025,"source_url":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-tsinghua-gen-z-geeks-launch-startup-raise-over-100-million-yuan-mass-produce-100-embodied-robots-2042244461344501761","include":"yes","note":"零次方机器人. 2026-04-09 report: over CNY100M round led by Runze Group; USD/day of close undisclosed. Not Zeroth. Company reports production of 100 robots/month; production rate is not a shipment total."},{"company":"Zeroth","hq_country":"China","website":"https://www.zeroth0.com","humanoid_product":"Jupiter — human-scale humanoid for research and service work","founded_year":null,"source_url":"https://www.zeroth0.com/blogs/news/suzhou-joyin-technology-co-the-pioneer-of-consumer-grade-embodied-intelligence-5","include":"yes","note":"零动. 2025-10-25 announcement: over $70M across three angel rounds. Suzhou Joyin Technology; funding page links own Jupiter product, https://www.zeroth0.com/products/jupiter . Larger Jupiter qualifies independently of tiny M1. Not 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