The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies KEENON Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $200.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Chinese service delivery robot manufacturer. $244M total raised. Series D ($200M, Softbank Vision Fund 2, CICC Alpha, Prosperity7). Products: T9 Pro (food delivery), T8, W3 (hotel delivery), C30, T6. 9,000+ robots operational in 600+ cities globally. 6,000 in hotels/restaurants. Also serves hospitals, retail. Deployed at Montemezzi Hotel, Food & Hotel Vietnam 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries D post-money
Key facts
Products
Fleet
Segments
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →KEENON Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where KEENON Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full KEENON Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Tony Li Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Tony Lisole
Safety record
No incidents on record for KEENON Robotics.
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)
- KEENON Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
KEENON Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $200.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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 D2021-12-15
$200M(reported) · $2.4B post
Timeline
Every recorded move in KEENON Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2021-12-15Series D raising $200000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
T9 Pro at Torrance, CA
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for KEENON Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning KEENON Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/keenan-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/keenan-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d87bc7ae-bd65-4e79-9c1f-75c73aa6a1c4
- Revision history: /companies/keenan-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
On the CES 2026 show floor with RobotShop, visiting Keenon Robotics, where the company showcased its major expansion from indoor delivery bots to outdoor mainte
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
KEENON Robotics draws attention at the 2nd percentile but verifies reality at the 11th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -9.1, 45th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Sep 6, 2026