Company

KEENON Robotics

KEENON Robotics is a Shanghai-based service robotics company and leader in AI-powered service robots for restaurants, hotels, healthcare, and logistics.

Track KEENON Robotics

HQ: Shanghai, China
Status: active

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies KEENON Robotics: 2 models, 3 deployments across 1 region, $150.0M raised. 1 source back the record.

Funding

$150.0M

Models

Deployments

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: 3 deployments on file
Active incidents: None on file

Valuation of record

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$1B (reported, approximate)as of Jan 2022

Priced roundSeries C post-money

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Key facts

Focus

Service robots for hospitality and healthcare

Robot

T5, T8, and T10 delivery robots

Scale

Deployed globally

CEO

Li Tong (Founder)

Total fundingsee investors →

$229M ($200M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2)

Revenue

$100M (2022)

Investorssee investors →

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, CICC ALPHA, Prosperity7 Ventures

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (2)

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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.

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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.

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KEENON Robotics on the deployment map

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3 verified deployments across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2025. Explore where KEENON Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.

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Relationships

SSoftBank Vision Fund 2Investor TTiger Global ManagementInvestor KKEENON RoboticsCustomer

Current leadership (1)

Li Tong Founder & CEOsince 2010-01-01secondary-verified

Founders (1)

Li Tongsolefounded 2010-01-01

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Safety record

No incidents on record for KEENON Robotics.

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Operator customers (1)

KEENON Robotics3 deployments

Recent coverage

KEENON Robotics in third-party press

Keenon Robotics raises $200 million in Series D funding

Jan 1, 2022

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%

Financial state

Total funding: $150.0M
Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

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Funding rounds (2)

Funding by round

KEENON Robotics’s 2 disclosed rounds, $150M in total, oldest to newest.

Series B+2021-01$50M

Series C2022-01$100M

Series C2022-01-01
$100M(reported) · $1.0B post
Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead)
Series B+2021-01-01
$50M(reported) · $400M post
Investors: Tiger Global Management (lead)

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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
2022-01-01
Series C raising $100000000
Funding roundSeries B+ funding round
2021-01-01
Series B+ raising $50000000
Key hireLi Tong joins as Founder & CEO
2010-01-01
Li 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

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Sources (1)

https://www.keenon.com/

Common questions

What is KEENON Robotics?

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 Roborock, Ecovacs Robotics, 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.

How much funding has KEENON Robotics raised?

KEENON Robotics has raised approximately $150M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Where does KEENON Robotics operate robots?

KEENON Robotics operates 3 verified deployments, including at Shanghai, China (Shangri-La Hongqiao), Tokyo, Japan (Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay), Shanghai, China.

How many robots has KEENON Robotics deployed?

DEPLOY has 3 verified KEENON Robotics deployments on record at sites including Shanghai, China (Shangri-La Hongqiao), Tokyo, Japan (Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay), Shanghai, China. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

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 23% 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 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Roborock20 models
Ecovacs Robotics19 models
SharkNinja14 models
iRobot9 models
Mammotion7 models
DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models

KEENON Robotics

Overview

Key facts

Data & sources

Models (2)

DINERBOT T8

Diners

KEENON Robotics on the deployment map

Relationships

Current leadership (1)

Founders (1)

Safety record

Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

Peers

service(144)

Financial state

Funding rounds (2)

Timeline

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

Peer companies

In the press

Keenon Robotics raises $200 million in Series D funding

Machine-readable surfaces

Peer companies

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