Gausium

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.

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Operated deployments (2)

• Gausium Scrubber 50Shanghai
• Gausium PhantasShanghai

Operator customers (1)

• Gausium2 deployments

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

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Funding rounds (1)

• Series C2024-01-01

  $188M(reported)

  Investors: Capital Today, SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Sources (2)

1. https://gausium.com/company-profile/ ↗
2. https://gausium.com/news/gaussian-robotics-secures-188-million-in-series-c-funding/ ↗

Common questions

What is Gausium?

Gausium (formerly Gaussian Robotics) is a Chinese commercial cleaning robotics company based in Shanghai, founded in 2013. The company develops AI-powered autonomous cleaning solutions including the Phantas, Scrubber 50, and Vacuum 40, with 6,500+ customers in 70+ countries. Gausium raised $188M in Series C led by Capital Today and 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.

Where is Gausium headquartered?

Gausium is headquartered in Shanghai, China.