# Alibaba T-Head: robotics company

Canonical ID: `f0cd4a91-4318-42ee-a342-d1c0932f1edd`

## Key facts

- **Parent company:** Alibaba Group (wholly-owned subsidiary)
- **Also known as:** Pingtouge (平头哥)
- **Chip shipments:** 470,000 AI chips delivered as of February 2026 (company-reported)
- **Annualized revenue:** RMB 10 billion level (company-reported, Feb 2026)
- **External customer share:** 60%+ of chips deployed for commercial customers outside Alibaba (company-reported)
- **IPO status:** Alibaba supports future independent listing; no timeline set (Jan 2026)
- **Key products:** Hanguang 800 (AI inference NPU), Yitian 710 (ARM server CPU), [Zhenwu 810E](/models/zhenwu-810e.md) (PPU/GPU), Zhenyue 510 (SSD controller), XuanTie (RISC-V)
- **Architecture focus:** RISC-V (XuanTie series) and ARM (Yitian 710); full-stack data-center chip portfolio
- **Parent Company:** Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA)
- **CEO (Alibaba Group):** Eddie Wu
- **Chip Shipments (cumulative):** 470,000 AI chips by Feb 2026 (company-reported)
- **Annualized Revenue:** RMB 10B (~$1.4B) as of early 2026 (reported)
- **IPO Status:** Planning IPO; restructuring into standalone business (Jan 2026)
- **Key Customer:** China Unicom (Sanjiangyuan data center, Qinghai)
- **Mass Production:** [Zhenwu M890](/models/zhenwu-m890.md) GPU achieved scaled mass production (May 2026)
- **Architecture:** RISC-V (XuanTie series) + ARM (Yitian 710) + proprietary GPU (PPU/Zhenwu)

- **Slug:** alibaba-t-head
- **Status:** Subsidiary of Alibaba Group (IPO planned, no timeline)
- **Founded:** 2018
- **HQ:** Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

## Models

- [Zhenwu M890](/models/zhenwu-m890.md) (other) (id: `d3fde990-602a-4b2a-8a15-343cd5ac6569`)
- [Zhenwu 810E](/models/zhenwu-810e.md) (other) (id: `0bb157bd-bd02-4317-9f2e-5151806abb0c`)

## Former / Previously (2)

- [Zhang Jianfeng](/people/zhang-jianfeng.md) Founder / CTO (at establishment) (secondary-verified)
- [Wang Jian](/people/wang-jian-computer-scientist.md) Founder / DAMO Academy lead (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [Alibaba T-Head x China Unicom](/partnerships/alibaba-t-head-x-china-unicom.md) with China Unicom _deployment_
- [Alibaba T-Head x China Unicom (Sanjiangyuan Data Center)](/partnerships/alibaba-t-head-x-china-unicom-sanjiangyuan-data-center.md) with China Unicom _deployment_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

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## Common questions

### What is Alibaba T-Head?

T-Head Semiconductor (平头哥半导体, also known as Pingtouge) is Alibaba Group's wholly-owned chip design subsidiary, founded in September 2018 and headquartered in [Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou), China. Spun out of Alibaba's DAMO Academy, T-Head develops the full chip design stack — from RISC-V processors ([XuanTie series](/models/zhenwu-810e)) to AI inference accelerators (Hanguang 800), server CPUs (Yitian 710), and GPU-class AI chips (Zhenwu/PPU line) — primarily serving [Alibaba Cloud](https://www.alibabacloud.com/) and external customers like China Unicom. T-Head's Zhenwu M890, positioned as a domestic alternative to NVIDIA's H100, achieved scaled mass production in 2026, and Alibaba is preparing an IPO for the unit.

### What does Alibaba T-Head make?

Alibaba T-Head has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Zhenwu M890, Zhenwu 810E (Alibaba T-Head builds physical robots).

### Is Alibaba T-Head publicly traded?

Alibaba T-Head is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Alibaba Group (IPO planned on the DEPLOY registry.

### Who competes with Alibaba T-Head?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Alibaba T-Head building in the same form factors include Roborock, Unitree Robotics, DJI, DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics.

### How can I invest in Alibaba T-Head?

Alibaba T-Head has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Alibaba Group (IPO planned (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

### Where is Alibaba T-Head headquartered?

Alibaba T-Head is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

### Who owns Alibaba T-Head?

Alibaba T-Head is owned by Alibaba Group (IPO planned, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Alibaba T-Head operate robots?

Alibaba T-Head operates 1 verified deployment, including at Qinghai Province, China.

### How many robots has Alibaba T-Head deployed?

DEPLOY has 1 verified Alibaba T-Head deployment on record at sites including Qinghai Province, China. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

### Is Alibaba T-Head a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Alibaba T-Head ranks in roughly the top 100% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.t-head.cn/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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