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Lumos Robotics

鹿明机器人

China
Shenzhen (Bao'an District)
Founded 2024
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Full Name

Luming Robotics Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

About

Lumos Robotics (Luming Robotics Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.) is a Shenzhen-based embodied-intelligence robotics company founded on 2024-09-06 by Yu Chao (Tsinghua BS/MS; ex-lead of Xiaomi CyberDog development and mass production, ex-GM of MagicLab, ex-head of Pursuing Robotics humanoid business). The company develops product-grade embodied robots including the full-size humanoid LUS (LUS 2), heavy-duty wheeled dual-arm robot MOS (MOS 2), AI mini humanoid NIX (NIX S3), wheeled-legged robot LUD, joint modules, tactile sensors and embodied-data tools (FastUMI, Lumos UMI Data Market, Lumos Ego). It built the proprietary Lumos NexCore Physical AI Engine (world models + VLA joint training with MoE). It completed angel, angel+, angel++, Pre-A1/Pre-A2 and A1/A2 funding rounds totaling nearly RMB 1 billion; A1/A2 rounds (May 2026) were led by Mitsubishi Electric Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (China). MOS robots run AI appearance-inspection applications on Mitsubishi Electric PLC production lines. Strategic partners include Mitsubishi Electric, COSCO SHIPPING, Dematic (Dema Technology) and Guangyun Group, with 4 listed-company industrial shareholders. The company also operates in Shenzhen and Suzhou with R&D and production centers.

Technical Overview

Company Stage
Pilot Delivery
Focus Application
Industrial
Robot Products
3

Contact Information

Address
Room 805, Bay Area Industrial Investment Building, No. 2100 Haixiu Road, Haibin Community, Xin'an Subdistrict, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, China (registered); Shenzhen office: Room 1707, Haina Technology Building, Bao'an District; Suzhou office: 11F, Building 3, Phase II, Rongxin Industrial Park, No. 56 Nanhu Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou

Robot Products

LUS2

LUS2

Released 2024

Demo
MOS 2

MOS 2

Released 2026

Pilot Delivery
NIX S3

NIX S3

Released 2026

Pilot Delivery
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Funding History

Total $143M
RoundAmountValuationDateInvestorsSource
A1/A2$71M-May 2026A1: Mitsubishi Electric Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (China) Group (Lead), Puhua Capital, Wuzhong Financial Holdings; A2: Mitsubishi Electric Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (China) Group (Lead), Hundsun Technologies, Haigao Group, Kunshi InvestmentSource
Pre-A1$21M-Dec 2025CDH Investments (Lead), Nanjing Venture Capital, Jinjing Capital, Jingu Co.Source
Pre-A2$21M-Dec 2025Shenneng Chengyi InvestmentSource
Angel++$14M-May 2025Fosun Ruizheng Capital, Dema Technology, Wuzhong Financial HoldingsSource
Angel$7M-Apr 2025Inno Angel Fund, SenseTime Guoxiang Capital, Meihua VenturesSource
Angel+$7M-Apr 2025Puhua Capital, Prof. Gao Bingqiang (HKUST), existing investorsSource

Development Timeline

2024
Lumos Robotics founded in Shenzhen by Yu Chao.
2025
Completed Angel and Angel+ financing totaling nearly RMB 100 million.
2025
Completed Angel++ financing and brought in Fosun Ruizheng, Dema Technology and Wuzhong Financial Holdings.
2025
Advanced LUS and MOS humanoid robot systems, joint modules, tactile sensors and embodied data tools.
2025
Completed Pre-A1 and Pre-A2 financing of several hundred million RMB.
2025
Lumos LUS 2 won silver in the group dance event of the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games (2025-08-15).
2026
Completed A1 and A2 financing of several hundred million RMB, led by Mitsubishi Electric Intelligent Manufacturing Technology (China) Group.
2026
Cumulative financing reached nearly RMB 1 billion after the A1/A2 rounds.
2026
Project EDGE opened 100 LUMOS NIX units to global universities, laboratories and builders.
2026
Lumos Prime R0 ranked first globally on the MolmoSpaces zero-shot embodied benchmark (June 2026).
2026
Released the heavy-duty wheeled dual-arm robot Lumos MOS 2 on 2026-08-14, with 50 kg dual-arm payload capacity.
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