The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Dexmate: 1 model, 4 deployments across 4 regions. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Dexmate is a Santa Clara-based robotics startup building Vega, a general-purpose wheeled humanoid robot with 36 degrees of freedom, 15 kg payload arms, and dexterous hands for industrial automation. Founded in 2024 by MIT CSAIL PhD Tao Chen and UCSD PhD Yuzhe Qin, the company emphasizes dexterous manipulation and hardware-software co-design over bipedal locomotion, using an omnidirectional wheeled base for Stability in logistics and manufacturing environments. Dexmate is an NVIDIA Inception partner backed by LG Technology Ventures and Epsilon Ventures.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
CTO
COO
NVIDIA Inception partner
Vega price
Vega DOF
Vega payload
Vega runtime
Vega reach
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Dexmate has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1LG CNS1× joint
- 2LG Technology Ventures1× joint
- 3NVIDIA1× joint119 total
Most recent
- Dexmate x LG CNS2026-03-15with LG CNSoperating
- Dexmate x NVIDIA2024-07-22with NVIDIAjust announced
Dexmate on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 4 regions, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where Dexmate's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Dexmate deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Tao Chen CEO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Yuzhe Qin CTO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Chongyang Wang COO & Co-founder, Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Tao Chencofounderno longer at company
- Yuzhe Qincofounderno longer at company
- Chongyang Wangcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Dexmate.
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)
- Dexmate4 deployments
Recent coverage
Dexmate in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (2)
Registry pages whose text names Dexmate.
People (2)
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Dexmate has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Dexmate x LG CNS2026-03-15with LG CNSoperating
- Dexmate x NVIDIA2024-07-22with NVIDIAjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1LG CNS1× joint
- 2LG Technology Ventures1× joint
- 3NVIDIA1× joint119 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Dexmate x LG CNSwithLG CNS,LG Technology Venturesinvestment2026-03-15operating
- Dexmate x NVIDIAwithNVIDIA119technology2024-07-22just announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Dexmate’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipDexmate x LG CNS
2026-03-15LG CNS made a strategic investment in Dexmate via LG Technology Ventures to secure high-performance humanoid hardware for its industrial Robot Transformation (RX) business. LG CNS plans to integrate Vega robots alongside Unitree and AgiBot platforms while maintaining control over software intelligence via partnership with Skild AI.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-02-20Seed
PartnershipDexmate x NVIDIA
2024-07-22Dexmate is an NVIDIA Inception partner, using NVIDIA Jetson Orin/Thor compute platforms in the Vega robot and demonstrating Vega at NVIDIA headquarters as part of the robotics developer ecosystem.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 15, 2026
Vega at Seoul, South Korea
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2026
Vega at Santa Clara, California, USA
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Vega at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Vega at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
- Dexmate (official) · https://www.dexmate.ai
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Dexmate.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Dexmate from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
NEC invests in US-based robotics startup Dexmate
Japanese technology giant NEC’s corporate venture capital fund has invested in US-based robotics startup Dexmate, developer of the VEGA humanoid robot and an integrated physical…
NEC Orchestrating Future Fund Invests in U.S.-based Humanoid Robot & Physical AI Developer Dexmate
Insider Brief NEC’s corporate venture capital fund announced it has invested in Dexmate, a U.S. robotics startup developing the Vega humanoid robot and a physical AI development…
LG, logistics leader research robot potential
LG CNS Weighs Additional Investment in Global Robotics Firm to Accelerate RX Strategy
LG CNS Makes Strategic Investment in U.S. Humanoid Startup Dexmate to Expand Robot Lineup
LG CNS made a strategic investment in Dexmate via LG Technology Ventures to strengthen its physical AI position, planning to integrate Vega robots into its industrial robot lineup…
LG CNS invests in US robotics firm to accelerate physical AI push
LG CNS Invests in US Robot Firm Dexmate, Accelerates Physical AI Industry
LG CNS invests in US Dexmate to speed humanoid robots into industry - CHOSUNBIZ
LG CNS invests in U.S. robot firm Dexmate to accelerate expansion into physical AI
LG CNS takes stake in Silicon Valley robot startup Dexmate
LG CNS Makes Strategic Investment in U.S. Humanoid Robot Firm Dexmate
LG CNS Makes Strategic Investment in U.S. Humanoid Startup Dexmate to Expand Robot Lineup
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dexmate.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dexmate/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2e0aaa7a-bfa9-49b5-8e51-c62247d3054d
- Revision history: /companies/dexmate/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
Dexmate draws attention at the 61st percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -12.6, 75th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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 26, 2026