The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies KEENON Robotics: 3 models, 4 deployments across 2 regions, $150.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
KEENON Robotics is a Shanghai-based service robotics company and leader in AI-powered service robots for restaurants, hotels, healthcare, and logistics. Founded by CEO Li Tong, the company has raised $229M in total funding including a $200M Series D led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, the largest fundraising round in service robotics history. KEENON reported $100M in revenue in 2022 and deploys robots with LiDAR mapping, AI navigation, and elevator integration across hospitality and healthcare settings.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Scale
CEO
Total fundingsee investors →
Revenue
Investorssee investors →
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
T9 Pro
T9 Pro is a service robot from KEENON Robotics, currently in production.. Type: Service robot. Maturity: In production. Deployments: 1 location.
Current platform
DINERBOT T8
KEENON's DINERBOT T8 is a compact wheeled food-running/service robot for restaurants, navigating spaces as narrow as 55 cm using a multi-sensor SLAM system (LiDAR, IMU, encoders, vision, UWB); it has a 300-degree multi-tray design and a 10.1-inch touchscreen, and won a 2023 Good Design Award in Japan.
Current platform
Diners
Restaurant food delivery robot. Navigates between kitchen and tables autonomously. Multi-tray design for serving multiple dishes. Deployed in restaurants across Asia.
KEENON Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where KEENON Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalDiners at Shanghai, China (Shangri-La Hongqiao) →East Asia · verified Jan 2025
- operationalDINERBOT T8 at Tokyo, Japan (Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay) →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalT9 Pro at Torrance, CA →West Coast · verified Jun 2024
- operationalDiners at Shanghai, China →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
View the full KEENON Robotics deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
Founders (2)
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 Robotics4 deployments
Recent coverage
KEENON Robotics in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every KEENON Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- Artly Coffeedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bear Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blendiddirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Botristadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cafe Xdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Chef Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (6)
Registry pages whose text names KEENON Robotics.
Companies (1)
Deployments (1)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $150.0M
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 (2)
KEENON Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $215M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series D2021-09-15
$200M(reported)
- Series C2020-12-01
$15M(reported)
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead)
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 C funding round
2022-01-01Series C raising $100000000
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2021-12-15Series D raising $200000000
Funding roundSeries B+ funding round
2021-01-01Series B+ raising $50000000
Key hireLi Tong joins as Founder & CEO
2010-01-01Li Tong appointed Founder & CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
KEENON T8 Delivery Robot
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
KEENON DINERBOT at Chick-fil-A
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Diners at Shanghai, China (Shangri-La Hongqiao)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Diners at Shanghai, China
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for KEENON Robotics.Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Bear Robotics3 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning KEENON Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Keenon Robotics raises $200 million in Series D funding
KEENON Robotics raised $200M in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the largest fundraising round in service robotics history, with $100M in 2022 revenue from…
Keenon Robotics raises $200 Million in Series D funding led by SoftBank
KEENON Robotics raised $200M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Largest funding round in service robotics. 120K+ units shipped.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/keenon-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/keenon-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3f85e88b-b8c4-43d0-86dd-b4d9f0d4cf3f
- Revision history: /companies/keenon-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Samsung Electronics6 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Bear Robotics3 models
- Enabot3 models
- Infiforce3 models
Video
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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 44th percentile but verifies reality at the 69th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -25.4, 38th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 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: Oct 20, 2026