The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.): 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $14.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.) is a Suzhou-based Chinese manufacturer of precision harmonic reducers — the strain-wave gearboxes that act as joints in industrial and humanoid robots. Founded in 2011 by Zuo Yuyu, the company holds an estimated 30–40% share of China's harmonic reducer market and supplies key humanoid-robot makers including UBTech Robotics and Agibot. It listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market (688017) in August 2020 and has seen surging demand as humanoid robot production scales.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundIPO post-money
Key facts
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Models (1)
View all models →Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.) on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.)'s robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
Founders (1)
- Zuo Yuyucofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.).
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)
Recent coverage
Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.) in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Supplies to (9)
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $14.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Funding rounds (1)
- IPO2020-08-28
$14M(reported) · $140M post
Investors: Public Market (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.)’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to AgiBot
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic reducers -- AgiBot named among Leaderdrive humanoid customers (reporting) to AgiBot
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Galbot
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic reducers -- reported as supplying domestic humanoid OEMs incl. Galbot (analyst/market reporting) to Galbot
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Unitree Robotics
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic reducers -- reported as a supplier to major domestic humanoid OEMs incl. Unitree (analyst/market reporting, not a hard procurement disclosure) to Unitree Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to UBTech Robotics
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic (strain-wave) reducers -- UBTech named in Leaderdrive SSE prospectus end-customer list to UBTech Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Estun Automation
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic (strain-wave) reducers -- Estun named in Leaderdrive SSE prospectus end-customer list to Estun Automation
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Jaka Robotics
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic reducers -- itemized procurement in JAKA SSE STAR-board IPO filing (RMB 17.1M 2023, 32.5M 2022, 25.3M 2021; JAKA buys harmonic reducers chiefly from Leaderdrive/Lvde and Laifu) to Jaka Robotics
Started supplyingBecame supplier to ABB
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive precision machined components (jingmi lingbujian) sold to ABB and GE -- precision PARTS, not a robot-joint reducer (do not overstate) to ABB
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Doosan Robotics
2026-06-27Supply: Leaderdrive harmonic reducers supplied to Doosan Robotics via Korean distributor Baum Newtec (named end customer in IPO prospectus) to Doosan Robotics
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Leaderdrive Harmonic Reducer at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Leaderdrive Harmonic Reducer at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
- verification source · http://static.sse.com.cn/stock/disclosure/announcement/c/202007/000395_20200731_RXDH.pdf
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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.
Methodology surface for Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.).Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
SKF forms JV in China to target robotic components market
SKF has formed joint venture with Leaderdrive, a Chinese manufacturer of robot parts, to produce precision transmission components for robot joints. SKF will hold a 60% majority…
Leaderdrive harmonic reducers surge as humanoid demand lifts shares
Leaderdrive shares climbed 40% over the past year as the company supplies harmonic reducers to humanoid robot makers UBTech Robotics and Agibot, with 30-40% market share in China.
Brothers Ride Humanoid Robot Wave To Become China's New Billionaires
Leaderdrive founders Zuo Yuyu and Zuo Jing became billionaires as surging humanoid robot demand lifted harmonic reducer sales; the company holds 30-40% of China's harmonic reducer…
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/leaderdrive/feed.xml
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- REST API: /v1/companies/d6f9226f-6122-4eaa-9824-cd95ef97be25
- Revision history: /companies/leaderdrive/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Leaderdrive is a high-tech enterprise specializing in R & D and the design and production of harmonic gearing devices for precision motion and positioning in automated machines. We primarily develop and produce strain wa
Harmonic Drive transmission principle--leaderdrive
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Reality vs attention
Leaderdrive (Leader Harmonious Drive Systems Co., Ltd.) draws attention at the 65th percentile but verifies reality at the 34th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +31.2, 36th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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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.
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Last computed: Aug 29, 2026