Earthmade Computer: robotics company

Overview

City of Industry, California technology / server solution provider (EarthMade Computer Inc.). Oct 1 2026: DOJ announced the arrest of owner Greg Lui on charges alleging smuggling of more than $300 million in export-controlled GPU servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore (2023-2024). Allegations only; defendant presumed innocent.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Owner indicted (DOJ, Oct 2026)

DOJ said on Oct 1 2026 that owner Greg Lui (aka Yiu Kong Lui) was arrested on a Sept 29 indictment for export-control, smuggling and money-laundering conspiracy.

Alleged GPU server diversion (DOJ, Oct 2026)

Prosecutors allege that in 2023-2024 it bought export-controlled GPU servers, shipped them to Malaysia and Singapore, and re-exported them to China without licenses.

Alleged scale and payments (DOJ, Oct 2026)

The alleged smuggling is put at about $300M+, with over $176M received from two Malaysia-based shipment companies from Jan to Oct 2024. Allegations only; Lui is presumed innocent.

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Earthmade Computer on the deployment map

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Earthmade Computer.

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Recent coverage

Earthmade Computer in third-party press

U.S. Arrests Man for Smuggling Nvidia Chips to China

Oct 2, 2026

Mentioned on (1)

Registry pages whose text names Earthmade Computer.

Companies (1)

NVIDIA

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdOct 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (3)

Common questions

What is Earthmade Computer?

City of Industry, California technology / server solution provider (EarthMade Computer Inc.). Oct 1 2026: DOJ announced the arrest of owner Greg Lui on charges alleging smuggling of more than $300 million in export-controlled GPU servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore (2023-2024). Allegations only; defendant presumed innocent.

What does Earthmade Computer make?

Earthmade Computer has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Earthmade Computer builds physical robots.

Is Earthmade Computer publicly traded?

No. Earthmade Computer is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Earthmade Computer?

Earthmade Computer is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Earthmade Computer headquartered?

Earthmade Computer is headquartered in City of Industry, CA.

Who owns Earthmade Computer?

Earthmade Computer is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Earthmade Computer a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Earthmade Computer ranks in roughly the top 23% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Earthmade Computer safe?

Earthmade Computer has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Sources by quality tier

3: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

In the press

Recent coverage mentioning Earthmade Computer from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.

The InformationOct 2, 2026

U.S. Arrests Man for Smuggling Nvidia Chips to China

<p>U.S. authorities arrested a California man on Thursday for smuggling more than $300 million worth of servers containing restricted Nvidia AI chips to China. Greg Lui, the owner…

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Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /companies/earthmade-computer.md
RSS feed: /companies/earthmade-computer/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/48d6d463-c0d0-4b5d-9594-42a0f79dc63a
Revision history: /companies/earthmade-computer/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Reality vs attention

Not enough verified signal yet to place Earthmade Computer against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 23% of category

vs funding peers-19.2 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

Analysis

Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Signal flags

Recent press

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

Insufficient data

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Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

21.2LOW

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

Claim Integrity Fleet Reality Operator Repeat All indices

Last computed: Oct 18, 2026

Methodology Intelligence layer