Full Name
Astribot (Shenzhen) Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
About
Astribot (Xingchen Intelligent), incorporated as Astribot (Shenzhen) Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., is a Shenzhen-based tendon-driven AI robot company founded in late 2022 by Lai Jie (来杰), founder and CEO with 16 years of robotics R&D experience. The company pioneered a Design for AI (DFAI) software-hardware integrated architecture and claims to be the world first company to mass-produce tendon-driven AI robots. Products: S1 all-round AI robot platform (humanoid upper body on wheeled base, 170 cm/80 kg, single-arm 5 kg payload) and T1 bipedal humanoid (1.55 m/66 kg, 23 DOF, from RMB 89,900, WRC 2026). Funding: Pre-A (2024-08, led by Matrix Partners China), A++ (2025-11-18, co-led by CAS Capital and Ant Group), Series B series (2026-06, over RMB 1 billion, valuation over RMB 10 billion).
Technical Overview
Contact Information
Robot Products
Astribot S1
Released 2024
Funding History
| Round | Amount | Valuation | Date | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Undisclosed | - | Jun 2026 | Liangxi Sci-Tech Innovation Phase II Fund (managed by Bohua Capital) | Source |
| Series A++ | Undisclosed | - | Nov 2025 | CAS Capital (Guoke Investment), Ant Group, Bloom Advance Capital, Times Berle (Jinma Youle Industrial Fund manager), Nanshan Strategic Emerging Industry Investment | Source |
| Pre-A | Undisclosed | - | Aug 2024 | Matrix Partners China | Source |
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