Galbot

Explainers

Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Galbot, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.

• What is the best humanoid robot to buy in 2026?

  There is no single best humanoid robot in 2026; the right pick depends on which of the five availability tiers matches your use case. For consumer home use, 1X NEO is the only verified-available option ($20,000 outright or $499/month subscription with a six-month minimum; late-2026 US delivery). For research and developer access, the Unitree G1 is the practical choice. For warehouse and factory pilots, Agility Digit, Apptronik Apollo, and Figure 03 are the platforms with documented commercial deployments. For elite R&D, Boston Dynamics Atlas remains the dynamic-motion benchmark. Tesla Optimus remains consumer-promised but not for sale.

• Who are the leading humanoid robot makers?

  By active commercial deployment activity in 2026, the leading humanoid robot makers are Tesla (Optimus, factory pilots), Figure AI (02, BMW pilot), Agility Robotics (Digit, warehouse operators), Apptronik (Apollo, Mercedes-Benz pilot), 1X Technologies (Neo, consumer pre-launch), Boston Dynamics (Atlas, R&D), and Unitree Robotics (G1/H-series, research). A fast-growing Chinese cohort (UBTech, Xiaomi, XPeng, Fourier, EngineAI, and others) is shipping platforms at increasingly competitive price points.

Current leadership (2)

• He Wang Founder & CTO; Assistant Professor, Peking Universitysecondary-verified
• Yao Tengzhou Co-founderreported, not verified

Founders (2)

• He Wangcofounderfounded 2023-01-01
• Yao Tengzhoucofounderfounded 2023-01-01

Safety record

No incidents on record for Galbot.

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Operator customers (1)

• FamilyMart Co., Ltd.1 deployment

Brains developed (1)

• GraspVLA (Galbot)foundation-model · research

Peer companies

• Unitree Robotics9 models
• AgiBot5 models
• Boston Dynamics5 models
• Fourier Intelligence4 models
• Tesla4 models
• UBTech Robotics4 models

Supplied by (1)

Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).

Financial state

Reporting basis

aggregator_estimate

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.

Partnerships (1)

• CATL x Galbot Smart Factory Humanoid with CATLdeployment

Funding rounds (3)

• Series C2026-03-02

  $362M(reported)

  Investors: National AI Industry Investment Fund (lead), CITIC Investment Holdings, Bank of China Investment, SAIC Motor Investment

• Series B2025-12-19

  $300M(reported)

• Series A2025-07-03

  $151M(reported)

  Investors: CATL (co_lead), Puquan Capital (co_lead), China Development Bank Capital, Beijing Robot Industry Fund, Qiming Venture Partners

Sources (11)

1. Galbot: company website · https://www.galbot.com/en ↗ · 2026-01-01
2. KraneShares: Galbot retail-clerk deployments at CES 2026 · https://kraneshares.com/the-humanoids-have-arrived-at-ces-2026/ ↗ · 2026-01-28
3. https://www.galbot.com/g1 ↗
4. https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.03233 ↗
5. https://www.therobotreport.com/galbot-picks-up-153m-commercialize-g1-semi-humanoid/ ↗
6. https://www.therobotreport.com/galbot-brings-in-300m-to-scale-mobile-manipulator-deployments/ ↗
7. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-03-13/China-s-first-pharmacy-robot-goes-into-service-in-Beijing-1LtZ7juLcZ2/p.html ↗
8. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/galbot-secures-over-300-million-in-new-funding-breaking-records-with-3-billion-valuation-in-chinas-humanoid-robot-sector-302647204.html ↗
9. https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/07/03/galbot-raises-151-million-to-scale-embodied-ai-humanoid-robots-partners-with-bosch-investment-arm/ ↗
10. https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/12/20/humanoid-robot-maker-galbot-raises-300-million-and-reaches-3-billion-valuation/97783/ ↗
11. https://www.mobileroboticsinsider.com/p/chinas-humanoid-robot-maker-galbot ↗

Common questions

What is Galbot?

Beijing-based embodied AI robotics company founded May 19, 2023. Galbot develops general-purpose humanoid robots and deployed the Galbot G1 service robot in FamilyMart convenience stores for autonomous customer service. Raised 62M (RMB 2.5B) in March 2026, bringing total funding to 00M+ and valuation to RMB 20B. Eyes Hong Kong IPO. Highest-valued unlisted humanoid robot company in China.

What does Galbot make?

Galbot has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Galbot G1 (Galbot builds physical robots).

Is Galbot publicly traded?

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

Who competes with Galbot?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Galbot building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, Fourier Intelligence.

Where is Galbot headquartered?

Galbot is headquartered in Beijing, China.