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
- 1 deployment 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 (2)
View all models →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
Where KEENON Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Li Tong Founder & CEOsince 2010-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Li Tongsolefounded 2010-01-01
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- DinersShanghai, China
Operator customers (1)
- KEENON Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
KEENON Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 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 (2)
- Series C2022-01-01
$100M(reported)
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead)
- Series B+2021-01-01
$50M(reported)
Investors: Tiger Global Management (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 19, 2026
unreviewed -> reverified
- 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
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is KEENON Robotics?
- 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.
- What does KEENON Robotics make?
- KEENON Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: DINERBOT T8, Diners (KEENON Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with KEENON Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to KEENON Robotics building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of KEENON Robotics?
- Li Tong is the ceo of KEENON Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is KEENON Robotics headquartered?
- KEENON Robotics is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
- Where does KEENON Robotics operate robots?
- KEENON Robotics operates 1 verified deployment, including at Shanghai, China.
- Is KEENON Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, KEENON Robotics ranks in roughly the top 34% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is KEENON Robotics safe?
- KEENON Robotics 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
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
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 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/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
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Reality vs attention
KEENON Robotics draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the 26th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -20.3, 28th widest among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. 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 23, 2026