The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies DexTeleop Robotics: 1 model, 3 deployments across 1 region, $7.0M raised.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
DexTeleop Robotics (灵御智能, LingYu Robotics) is a Beijing-based embodied AI company founded in February 2025 by a team from the Tsinghua University Department of Automation. Led by CEO Jin Ge and Chief Scientist Mo Yilin (a tenured Tsinghua associate professor), the company builds wheeled humanoid teleoperation robots under the TeleAvatar brand for real-world data collection and commercial deployment.
Its three-step strategy — sell hardware, accumulate operational data, then output autonomous AI capabilities — has driven pilots in JD 7Fresh supermarkets and a 1,000-unit strategic order from Suzhou Pangolin Robot. Starting price is RMB 79,900 for the TA Lite model, making it among the most affordable mass-produced teleoperation humanoids in China.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundAngel post-money
Key facts
CEO
Co-founder & Chief Scientist
HQ
Founded
Product
Starting price
Key specs
University
Deployment
Units delivered
Orders
Partnerships
International expansion
Product lineup
Also known as
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company DexTeleop Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Intel Corporation1× joint10 total
- 2Pangolin Robot1× joint1 total
Most recent
DexTeleop Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Aug 2026. Explore where DexTeleop Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full DexTeleop Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
Founders (2)
Safety record
No incidents on record for DexTeleop 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)
- DexTeleop Robotics3 deployments
Recent coverage
DexTeleop Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every DexTeleop Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
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
Financial state
- Total funding
- $7.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- 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.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 just announced
Every company DexTeleop Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Intel Corporation1× joint10 total
- 2Pangolin Robot1× joint1 total
Funding rounds (3)
DexTeleop Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $7M in total, oldest to newest.
- Angel2026-03-13
$4M(reported) · $21M post
Investors: Galaxy Innovation Capital (lead), Yuanjing Ventures, Huaying Capital, Guohai Innovation Capital, Tianying Capital, Inno Angel Fund
- Seed+2025-08-28
$1M(reported) · $6M post
Investors: Huaying Capital (lead), Yuanjing Ventures, Inno Angel Fund
- Seed2025-05-12
$1M(reported) · $6M post
Investors: Inno Angel Fund (lead), Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund, Yuanjing Ventures
Timeline
Every recorded move in DexTeleop Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundAngel funding round
2026-03-13Angel raising $4200000
Funding roundSeed+ funding round
2025-08-28Seed+ raising $1400000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2025-05-12Seed raising $1400000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 12, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 12, 2026
TeleAvatar at Beijing, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 12, 2026
TeleAvatar at Tianjin Port, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 8, 2026
TeleAvatar at Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Common questions
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DexTeleop Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DexTeleop Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
灵御智能与京东签约，具身机器人开放实景规模化落地
DexTeleop Robotics (Lingyu Intelligence) signs strategic partnership with JD Group for embodied robot deployment in retail scenarios, expanding from Taiyuan to Beijing and Tianjin…
灵御智能TeleAvatar进驻京东七鲜超市：遥操作机器人如何在真实商业环境中开启数据飞轮
RobotScope analysis of DexTeleop's TeleAvatar deployment at JD 7Fresh supermarket in Beijing, examining the teleoperation data flywheel strategy in real commercial environments.
DexTeleop Robotics Deploys Robot in JD's 7Fresh Supermarket
LinkedIn post showing DexTeleop's robot serving samples and performing tasks at JD 7FRESH supermarket.
DexTeleop Robotics deploys TeleAvatar at JD 7FRESH supermarket
CyberRobo reports DexTeleop's TeleAvatar humanoid robot deployed at JD's 7FRESH supermarket, performing restocking, shelving, product tasting, and other tasks via VR teleoperation.
成立15个月完成4轮融资，灵御智能跑出具身智能行业加速度
DexTeleop Robotics completed 4 funding rounds in 15 months, reaching nearly RMB 100 million total, with commercialization accelerating including the Pangolin Robot 1,000-unit deal.
创始人来自清华，灵御智能完成数千万元天使轮融资
Pedaily covers DexTeleop's angel round led by Galaxy Innovation Capital, with total funding reaching nearly RMB 100 million.
「灵御智能」完成千台战略签约，开启多场景融合规模落地
DexTeleop Robotics signs 1,000-unit strategic cooperation agreement with Suzhou Pangolin Robot for hotel, retail, and public service scenarios.
首批正式交付，「灵御智能」取得重大商业化进展
DexTeleop Robotics delivers first batch of TeleAvatar robots to multiple strategic customers including Xiganghu Robot Dexterity Research Institute and Shanghai Jiyuan Intelligent…
打造能上手即用的遥操作机器人，「灵御智能」完成种子＋轮融资
36Kr covers DexTeleop's seed+ round, product details (TeleAvatar at RMB 79,900), and three-step business model of hardware deployment, data accumulation, and capability output.
灵御智能完成千万级种子轮融资，英诺天使基金领投
Pedaily covers DexTeleop's seed round led by INNO Angel Fund, founded by Tsinghua Automation alumni.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dexteleop-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dexteleop-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/cc568cec-afad-4d41-a08b-03c67ccdbb2d
- Revision history: /companies/dexteleop-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
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
DexTeleop Robotics draws attention at the 33rd percentile but verifies reality at the 62nd percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -29, 85th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 3 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. 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: Sep 27, 2026