The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Dobot: 6 models, 13 deployments across 13 regions, $87.6M raised. 1 source back the record.
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Overview
Shenzhen Dobot Corp Ltd (HKEX: 2432) is a Chinese collaborative robot and humanoid robotics company founded in 2015. Originally known for desktop robotic arms (Magician, M1, CR series) for STEM education and light industry, Dobot has expanded into humanoid robots with the full-size DOBOT Atom (28-DoF, ¥199,000/~US7,500) and the compact DOBOT LUMO (1.3m, designed for homes, schools, and everyday spaces). The company IPO'd on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in December 2024, raising HK81 million.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 13 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundIPO post-money
Key facts
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Web sources
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Models (6)
View all models →Current platform
DOBOT Magician Lite
Compact 4-axis desktop robotic arm for K-12 STEM education. Smaller variant of the DOBOT Magician with AI teaching kit for OCR, image recognition, and speech recognition. Used in schools and university teaching labs.
Current platform
DOBOT MG400
Desktop collaborative robot with 500g payload (max 750g), 440mm reach, ±0.05mm repeatability. Designed for light industrial pick-and-place, machine tending, and electronics handling. 4-axis, 8kg weight, desktop installation. Used in factories for automated loading/unloading.
Current platform
DOBOT Magician
Desktop-grade 4-axis collaborative robotic arm designed for education and research. 500g payload, 320mm reach, ±0.2mm repeatability. Supports 3D printing, pick-and-place, writing, drawing, and automation scenarios. Used in schools, universities, and makerspaces worldwide.
Current platform
DOBOT LUMO
Compact humanoid robot standing 1.3 meters tall, designed for homes, schools, and everyday spaces. Reads emotion through vision and voice, understands 3D space, and navigates outdoor terrain including grass and sand. Capable of teaching children and providing assistance in domestic and educational environments. Unveiled August 2026.
Current platform
DOBOT Atom
Full-size humanoid robot with 28 degrees of freedom, five-fingered dexterous hands, and ±0.05mm repeatability inherited from Dobot's cobot arm business. Powered by the Robot Operator Model-1 (ROM-1, 100M params, 24Hz end-to-end control). Priced at ¥199,000 (~US7,500) in China and US9,000 in the US. Features a straight-knee gait that reduces walking energy by 42%. Designed for automotive assembly, beverage preparation, and pharmacy dispensing. Mass production batches shipping since June 2025.
Current platform
Dobot CR5
Collaborative robot arm for education and light industry. 5kg payload, 900mm reach. It is a robotic system designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Focus: Desktop and collaborative robot manufacturing, Robot: MG400, M1, and CR series robots.
Dobot on the deployment map
View the global map13 verified deployments across 13 regions, newest verified Aug 2026. Explore where Dobot's robots are operating, by place and type.
- NewannouncedDOBOT LUMO at Beijing, China →East Asia · verified Aug 2026
- announcedDOBOT Atom at Chicago, IL, USA →Illinois · verified Jun 2026
- announcedDOBOT Atom at Aichi, Japan →Chūbu · verified Jun 2026
- pilotDOBOT Atom at Löhne, Germany →verified Feb 2026
- pilotDOBOT Atom at Nagoya, Japan →verified Jun 2025
- operationalDobot CR5 at Global →International · verified Jun 2024
- operationalDOBOT Magician Lite at Arizona State University, USA →verified Jan 2022
- operationalDOBOT MG400 at Nishikawa Sangyo factory, Japan →verified Jan 2022
- operationalDobot CR5 at LHM Group, Denmark →Denmark · verified Jan 2022
- operationalDOBOT Magician at RIT Dubai, UAE →verified Jan 2021
- operationalDOBOT Magician at VAMK University, Vaasa, Finland →verified Jan 2021
- operationalDOBOT Magician at BITS Pilani Dubai Campus, UAE →Dubai · verified Jan 2021
View the full Dobot deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Liu Peichao Chairman & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Liu Peichaocofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Dobot.
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)
- Dobot13 deployments
Recent coverage
Dobot in third-party press
Peers
26 peers across 1 segment. Every Dobot competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
cobot(26)
19 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2089.586283779087) · leader Doosan Robotics at 2849%
- AUBO Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AUBO Roboticsdirect competitor(reported)strong
- Agile Robotsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- DENSO Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Doosan Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ELITE Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $87.6M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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 (1)
- IPO2024-12-23
$88M(reported) · $876M post
Investors: Public Market (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Dobot’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundIPO funding round
2024-12-23IPO raising $87600000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 19, 2026
DOBOT LUMO at Beijing, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 23, 2026
DOBOT Atom at Chicago, IL, USA
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
DOBOT CR5, Your Best Choice for Collaborative Robot
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Dobot CR5 collaborative robot
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
DOBOT Atom at Aichi, Japan
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Dobot.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Dobot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
After Unitree's 60-Billion-Yuan IPO, China's Robot Companies Are Stuck Behind a New Pricing Anchor
Unitree's 150.80 yuan offer price and 60.99 billion yuan market cap reset the valuation yardstick for every Chinese humanoid robot company now queueing at A-share or Hong Kong…
‘World’s first embodied all-terrain’ humanoid for life beyond the factory unveiled
DOBOT has unveiled LUMO, describing it as the world’s first embodied all-terrain humanoid robot designed...
Dobot taps Shenzhen market to fund its bet on humanoid robots
Founded 2015, Dobot launched the Atom humanoid robot and built a global sales network. Revenue from humanoids remains limited.
DOBOT Showcases Humanoid Robots and Automation Solutions at RTJ 2026
Dobot showcased humanoid robots and automation solutions at the Robotics Technology Japan 2026 exhibition.
Robotic Dogs Race into 2026 with Major Tailwind - Dobot Rover X1 at ,030
Dobot Rover X1 at ,030 undercuts Unitree Go2 (,600). Quadruped costs collapsing as Chinese manufacturers ramp up.
DOBOT at CES 2026 - Launching Rover X1 quadruped robot
Dobot Robotics launched the Rover X1 quadruped robot dog at CES 2026. Priced at ~,030, features dual-vision tracking, all-terrain mobility, coding support, security patrols.
China Shenzhen Dobot excites investors with US7500 humanoid
Dobot launches Atom humanoid at ¥199,000 (US7,500), equipped with embodied intelligence. First global delivery in Nagoya, Japan.
Dobot - Wikipedia
Shenzhen Dobot Corp Ltd, founded June 2015 by Liu Peichao and Lang Xulin. IPO raised HK81 million on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/dobot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/dobot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5459222c-5768-4666-9f6c-f00dde5d5690
- Revision history: /companies/dobot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
Video
Desktop robotics, reimagined. The DOBOT Magician is a compact 4-axis robotic arm built for learning, prototyping, and automation. From pick-and-place tasks to writing, laser engraving, and AI-powered robotics, it offers
現場に近づくフィジカルAIとヒューマノイド、ロボットテクノロジージャパン2026 https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/2606/30/news015.html
現場に近づくフィジカルAIとヒューマノイド、ロボットテクノロジージャパン2026 https://monoist.itmedia.co.jp/mn/articles/2606/30/news015.html
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
Dobot draws attention at the 60th percentile but verifies reality at the 96th percentile among cobot robots. Hype Gap -36.8, 10th widest among cobot robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 13 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 8 operational sites across 13 countries. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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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.
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Last computed: Sep 6, 2026