Appears inHome robots
Funding
$188.0M
Models
3
Overview
Chinese commercial cleaning robotics company (formerly Gaussian Robotics) developing autonomous floor cleaning robots. Ranked world's #1 commercial cleaning robot manufacturer by IDC. Raised $188M Series C from SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
HQ
Founded
Series C
Market rank
Deployment
IPO plans
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
Vacuum 40
The Vacuum 40 is a robot vacuum model made by Gausium. It is classified at the commercial maturity stage. No further specifications or operational details are available from the provided fields.
Current platform
Gausium Phantas
Compact multifunction autonomous cleaning robot (sweep/scrub/vacuum/mop) with in-house autonomy, designed for small-to-medium commercial spaces; complements Gausium's larger Scrubber line.
Current platform
Gausium Scrubber 50
Autonomous commercial floor scrubber with in-house autonomy and Auto Spot Cleaning (stain detection). Part of Gausium's scrubber line deployed across 50 countries and 25+ international airports.
Gausium on the deployment map
Where Gausium's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Gausium, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- What are commercial cleaning robots and how do they work?
Commercial cleaning robots are autonomous floor scrubbers, vacuums, and mopping machines deployed in airports, shopping malls, warehouses, hospitals, and office buildings. The category divides along a platform axis: BrainOS-powered robots (Tennant AMR, SoftBank Robotics Whiz) license autonomy software from Brain Corp, while own-stack makers (Avidbots, Gausium, Karcher, LionsBot) develop their navigation internally.
- What is Gausium and how does the Phantas robot work?
Gausium (formerly Gaussian Robotics) is a Chinese commercial cleaning robot maker headquartered in Shanghai. The Phantas is an autonomous floor scrubber-dryer deployed in airports including Singapore Changi Airport, using proprietary SLAM navigation developed in-house rather than BrainOS.
Former / Previously (1)
- Yingcai Bi Founder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Gausium.
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 →
Recent coverage
Gausium in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
- Laresar4 models
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series C2024-01-01
$188M(reported)
Investors: Capital Today, SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Success Case: A Day with Gausium Phantas at BTG Homeinns Hotel
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Gausium Phantas all-in-one commercial floor cleaning robot
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Gausium Scrubber 50 autonomous cleaning robot
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is Gausium?
- Chinese commercial cleaning robotics company (formerly Gaussian Robotics) developing autonomous floor cleaning robots. Ranked world's #1 commercial cleaning robot manufacturer by IDC. Raised $188M Series C from SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
- What does Gausium make?
- Gausium has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Vacuum 40, Gausium Phantas, Gausium Scrubber 50 (Gausium builds physical robots).
- Is Gausium publicly traded?
- No. Gausium is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Gausium?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Gausium building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of Gausium?
- Yingcai Bi is the founder of Gausium, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Gausium?
- Gausium is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $188M in disclosed funding.
- Where is Gausium headquartered?
- Gausium is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
- How much funding has Gausium raised?
- Gausium has raised approximately $188M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Who owns Gausium?
- Gausium is privately held and venture-backed ($188M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Gausium operate robots?
- Gausium is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Gausium a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Gausium ranks in roughly the top 6% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Gausium founded?
- Gausium was founded in 2013.
- Is Gausium safe?
- Gausium 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Gausium.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
- Laresar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Gausium from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/gausium.md
- RSS feed: /companies/gausium/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/984d336e-f545-46ce-87d4-b6451ad12f6e
- Revision history: /companies/gausium/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
- Laresar4 models
Video
"This aisle is this narrow… and it still passes?" 👀 Yep. Gausium #Mira threads supermarket aisles most scrubbers can't, mapping the space and adjusting in real time so cleaning happens around stock and shoppers — not a
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Reality vs attention
Gausium draws attention at the 43rd percentile but verifies reality at the 63rd percentile among robot_vacuum robots. Hype Gap -19.2, 7th widest among robot_vacuum robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 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: Jul 21, 2026