Global Humanoid Robot Index

Kinetix AI

China

At Kinetix AI, we're a team of passionate tech enthusiasts building robots that feel and think like humans. Our breakthrough, Physical World Model for Whole-body Control system, gives the humanoid a unique blend of wise decision-making and genuine emotion. By testing our robots in everyday life, we're creating a future where intelligent machines naturally integrate into every part of your world. Join us on this exciting journey as we redefine what's possible with technology. Our core team is laser-focused on robotics, autonomous driving, and AI. With top-notch engineering skills, we turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world products, shaping the future of physical AI agents. We've brought together a dozen world-class AI scientists whose work has been cited more than a few hundred thousand times on Google Scholar—proof of our global leadership in algorithm innovation. Kinetix AI is a Shenzhen-based frontier robotics company developing highly human-like humanoid robots and embodied intelligence systems. The company focuses on a Physical World Model for whole-body control, combining spatial intelligence, whole-body control, multimodal foundation models, data acquisition infrastructure, and embodied AI infrastructure for home, factory, and commercial scenarios.

Kepler Robot

China

Shanghai Kepler Robot Co., Ltd. is a high-tech innovation enterprise dedicated to the R&D, production, and application ecosystem of general-purpose humanoid robots, committed to creating industry-leading, truly deployable “blue-collar” humanoid robots. The company focuses on diverse application scenarios such as intelligent manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, special industries, and scientific research data collection, providing innovation-driven customized intelligent solutions. It has established strategic partnerships with multiple industry-leading companies and has filed over 30 patent applications globally, with more than 10 granted. Kepler uses self-developed algorithms to achieve a combination of preset motions and end-to-end fully autonomous planning for humanoid robots, along with precise control. The robot is equipped with a high-performance GPU motherboard, a variety of sensors including pure vision recognition and navigation solutions, and a bionic design that enables it to handle and solve heavy tasks much like a real human, freeing people from repetitive labor and high-risk industries while improving productivity and work efficiency.

Unitree Robotics

China

Unitree Robotics is a world-renowned civilian robotics company, which is focusing on the R&D, production, and sales of consumer and industry-class high-performance general-purpose legged and humanoid robots, six-axis manipulators, and so on.Unitree Robotics has been invited to attend the 2021 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, the opening ceremony of Winter Games 2022, the 2023 Super Bowl, The 19th Asian Games and The 4th Asian Para Games, and the 2025 Year of the Snake CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and has been interviewed and reported by CCTV and other well-known media for many times.Unitree Robotics is the world‘s first company to start public retail of high-performance quadruped robots, and the first to achieve industry landing, with global sales leading over the years. Unitree has excellent leadership in core robot parts, motion control, robot sensing and other comprehensive fields. Unitree attaches great importance to independent research and development and technological innovation, fully self-researching key core robot components such as motors, reducers, controllers, LIDAR and high-performance perception and motion control algorithms, integrating the entire robotics industry chain, and reaching global technological leadership in the field of quadruped robots. At present, more than 200 domestic and foreign patent applications have been submitted, including more than 180 authorized patents.

TARS Robotics

China

TARS is an AI-driven embodied intelligence technology company. Its mission is to build trustworthy super embodied intelligence systems centered on physical world AI and general-purpose robotics, enabling high-performance AI to be integrated at scale into human production and daily life. The company's vision is to become a global leader in the field of embodied intelligence. TARS is the only company in the industry that simultaneously possesses embodied intelligence large model capabilities, core robotics R&D capabilities, and mass production capabilities for integrated hardware and software. In March 2025, TARS completed a $120 million angel round of financing, setting a record for the largest angel round in China's embodied intelligence industry. TARS's founding team is widely regarded as a "dream team" in the industry: CEO Dr. Chen Yilun is a leading figure in China's embodied intelligence and autonomous driving technology and industry. He previously served as Chief Scientist of Intelligent Robotics at the Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR) of Tsinghua University, CTO of Autonomous Driving at Huawei, and Chief Computer Vision Engineer at DJI. Chief Scientist Dr. Ding Wenchao, a former Huawei "Genius Youth," is a young scientist in the field of embodied intelligence and a researcher at the Robotics Institute of Fudan University. Chief Architect Chen Tongqing holds a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, is a Chief Scientist for major national projects, and formerly served as Head of Huawei's ADS Intelligent Navigation Department and Chief Technical Expert in Spatial Perception. Chief Strategy Officer Vincent, an expert in multimodal learning and a serial entrepreneur, has led multiple startups to achieve leapfrog growth. As head of investment and financing, he efficiently organized and completed the angel round financing.

RoboParty

China

Shanghai RoboParty Technology Co., Ltd. is a humanoid robotics startup founded by Huang Yi. Its team, with members from Harbin Institute of Technology's intelligent robotics programs, develops low-cost, high-performance biped humanoid platforms and a full-stack open-source robotics ecosystem. Its first public platform, Roboto Origin, opens mechanical, electrical, training and deployment materials for reproduction and secondary development. The company targets education, research, developers and industrial experimentation; public evidence currently supports prototype, open-source kit and preorder/pilot activity rather than mass production.

Agibot

China

With Intelligent Machines Creating Infinite Productivity Zhiyuan Robot is a world-leading general AI robot company with embodied intelligence as its core technology direction. Our name, AGIBOT, derives from Artificial General Intelligence (“AGI”) technology and robot (“BOT”) hardware, reflecting our commitment to systematically bringing AI capabilities into the physical world and driving large‑scale application of intelligent robots in real‑world production and service scenarios. We build a full‑stack technology and product system around three pillars: robot hardware, intelligent algorithms, and an open platform. Adopting a tightly integrated hardware‑software architecture, we continuously improve the robot’s capabilities in environmental perception, task understanding, and physical execution. As a result, our robots can perform diverse tasks in complex, dynamic real‑world environments and iteratively adapt, laying a sustainable technological foundation for enhancing productivity across society. **Our Mission** With intelligent machines creating infinite productivity **Our Vision** To become a global leader in intelligent robotics and pioneer a general‑purpose robot ecosystem **Our Values** **Pursuit of Excellence** - Choose the hard but right things, master the pace, run the long distance, and let quantitative accumulation lead to qualitative change - Strive to be the best in each domain, with local optima serving the global optimum - Dare to break conventions, think big and act boldly, embrace innovation, tolerate failure, and grow through failure **Action‑Oriented & Efficient** - Goal‑driven, with results as the ultimate measure of work - Emphasize self‑motivation and sense of mission, take ownership, dare to decide, avoid buck‑passing - Flat organization, trust‑based, simplified management - Meritocracy, prioritize organizational efficiency over organizational expansion **Customer First** - Target high‑growth leading customers in large spaces as priority clients - Understand customers and create value for them as the driving force of business activities - Pursue win‑win outcomes of customer satisfaction and the company’s long‑term interests **Product Excellence** - Support business success with leading product competitiveness - Lead technological innovation and rapidly translate it into product competitiveness - Customer‑need‑driven technological innovation, dual‑drive, agile iteration, lean startup - Absorb world‑class research results and fully leverage the local industrial chain **Talent First** - Attract and develop like‑minded outstanding talents - Value sharing across the whole team based on value creation - Sustainable internal talent development mechanism - Energetic, open, united, and warm organizational culture **Team Introduction** **Deng Taihua** Founder / Chairman / CEO **Peng Zhihui** Co‑founder / President / CTO **Jiang Qingsong** Partner / Co‑President / President of Marketing, Sales & Service **Yao Maoqing** Partner / Senior Vice President / President of Embodied Business Unit **Wang Chuang** Partner / Senior Vice President / President of General Business Unit **Luo Jianlan** Partner / Senior Vice President / Chief Scientist **Niu Jia** Partner / Vice President / Chief Human Resources Officer