The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Dataa Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $596.1M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Dataa Robotics (formerly CloudMinds) is a Chinese robotics company developing cloud-connected humanoid and service robots for healthcare, education, smart manufacturing, and elder care. Its product lineup includes the Cloud Ginger XR-1 humanoid robot, Cloud Pepper, and the HARIX cloud robotics operating system. Founded in 2015 by former China mobile research head Bill Huang, the company has raised over USD 744M across six funding rounds from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund.
Reality check
Revenue 2024 (company-claimed)
CNY 600M (USD 82.7M)
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
CEO
Former name
Peak valuation
Employees
Financial distress (reported, 2025)
Bankruptcy filing (reported, Sep 2025)
Key investors
Restructuring partner
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Dataa Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Mar 2020. Explore where Dataa Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Bill Huang Founder and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Bill Huangcofounderno longer at company
previously at CloudMinds
Safety record
No incidents on record for Dataa Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Dataa Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
Dataa Robotics in third-party press
Peers
242 peers across 2 segments. Every Dataa Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aescapedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Allen Control Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amazondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Amity Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
humanoid(98)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgiBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names Dataa Robotics.
Robots and products (2)
People (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $596.1M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (4)
Dataa Robotics’s 4 disclosed rounds, $596M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series C2023-06-27
$140M(reported) · $3.1B post
- Series B+2021-04-09
$153M(reported) · $1.2B post
- Series B2019-03-25
$300M(reported) · $2.4B post
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund (lead)
- Seed2015-10-05
$3M(reported) · $12M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Dataa Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2023-06-27Series C raising $140000000
Funding roundSeries B+ funding round
2021-04-09Series B+ raising $153000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2019-03-25Series B raising $300000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2015-10-05Seed raising $3120000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 1, 2020
Cloud Ginger XR-1 at Wuhan, China
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Dataa Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- 1X Technologies5 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Dataa Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Chinese Robot Unicorn Dataa Denies Shutdown Rumors, Says It's Navigating Tough Times
Dataa Robotics denied shutdown rumors, acknowledging a short-term cash flow crisis but reporting CNY 600M revenue and pending orders worth CNY 200-300M.
Huawei invests $413M into robotics subsidiary
Huawei investing in Chinese robotics sector to boost AI growth: Report
Innovative elderly care services, empowered by AI, to unleash greater market potential in China
Global humanoid robot shipments to exceed 10,000 units by 2027 and reach 38,000 units in 2030
At Shanghai AI Expo, Humanoid Robots Turn Heads, Bake Bread
Tesla shows its humanoid robot Optimus at China AI conference, but behind glass
China's AI humanoid robots catching up fast with global rivals: insiders
Humanoids dominate spotlight at WRC 2023
Chinese AI-powered robot developer CloudMinds raises $138m
China touts next-stage AI development at Shanghai exhibition
Chinese Service Robotics Startup CloudMinds Raises 150M in Series B Funding
CloudMinds completed a Series B+ round of CNY 1 billion (USD 150M) with participation from Shanghai Urban Construction Investment and Guosheng Group.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dataa-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dataa-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/16526092-a680-4d71-9093-2438a33a5e4e
- Revision history: /companies/dataa-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- 1X Technologies5 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Dataa Robotics draws attention at the 42nd percentile but verifies reality at the 1st percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +41.4, 14th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026