The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Leju Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $450.2M raised. 5 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Chinese Humanoid robotics company (Shenzhen) with a vertically integrated model (manufactures its own high-torque servos). Product line spans the full-size KUAVO humanoids and smaller AELOS/ROBAN education robots. Reported a ~$200M raise in 2025; KUAVO already in commercial service deployments (retail guidance, education).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundPre-IPO Round post-money
Key facts
Founded
HQ
Model
Status
wikidata
wikipedia
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
View all models →Leju Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified May 2025. Explore where Leju Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Tang Sihua Founder, CEOsince 2016-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Tang Sihuasolefounded 2016-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Leju 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)
- Leju Robotics1 deployment
Recent coverage
Leju Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every Leju Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgiBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $450.2M
- Employees
- 300
- 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 (3)
Leju Robotics’s 3 disclosed rounds, $450M in total, oldest to newest.
- Pre-IPO Round2025-10-22
$207M(reported) · $2.1B post
Investors: CITIC Goldstone (lead), Shenzhen Investment Holdings, Tuopu Group, Dongfang Precision Science & Technology, Daohe Long-Term Investment, New Alliance Capital, Probing VC, China-US Green Fund
- Pre-IPO2025-01-01
$207M(reported) · $2.1B post
Investors: Public Market (lead)
- Series B2019-06-01
$36M(reported) · $290M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Leju Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundPre-IPO Round funding round
2025-10-22Pre-IPO Round raising $207000000
Funding roundPre-IPO funding round
2025-01-01Pre-IPO raising $207000000
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2019-06-01Series B raising $36200000
Key hireTang Sihua joins as Founder, CEO
2016-01-01Tang Sihua appointed Founder, CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Leju Kuavo humanoid
- Record createdMay 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 27, 2025
Leju Kuavo at Changchun
Sources (5)
- Leju Robotics: company website · https://www.lejurobot.com/en · 2026-01-01
- The Robot Report: Leju raises $200M · https://www.therobotreport.com/leju-raises-200m-humanoid-production-unitree-unveils-h2-robot/ · 2025-10-25
- https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/10/22/chinese-humanoid-robot-maker-leju-robot-secures-207-million-in-pre-ipo-funding/95727/
- https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/11/03/leju-robots-humanoid-makes-history-as-torchbearer-at-chinas-15th-national-games/96156/
- https://en.people.cn/n3/2025/1103/c90000-20385430.html
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Methodology: Verified · 5 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
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Leju Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Leju Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Leju raises 00M for humanoid production
Leju Robotics raised 00M (pre-IPO) for humanoid robot production, building China's first large-scale humanoid robot factory in Guangdong Province.
Leju Robotics: Leader in the industrialization of humanoid robots
Leju Robotics is a Shenzhen-based high-tech enterprise developing humanoid robots for education and service, including the AELOS educational line.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/leju-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/leju-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7c47948b-6e07-497b-8954-288ae920e751
- Revision history: /companies/leju-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Leju Robotics has launched the upgraded KUAVO 5/5-W humanoid and wheeled robots, designed to meet the rigorous demands of industrial automation. The robots feature a modular design that is key to flexibility: the legs a
#ai #humanoidrobot #life
Humanoid robots are everywhere lately. Our feeds are overflowing with videos of machines walking, dancing, folding laundry, or serving coffee. It feels like eve
Shenzhen Leju Robotics' KUAVO's daily work at the FAW Hongqi factory.
Meet “Kuavo”, the 5G-A humanoid robot from Shenzhen-based company Leju Robotics acing outdoor delivery tests. In Chinese mythology, “Kuavo 夸父” is the giant who
Introducing the Leju AELOS PRO 19DOF Humanoid Robot AI Kit. where cutting-edge robotics meets hands-on STEM learning. * 19 Degrees of Freedom with high-torque
Reality vs attention
Leju Robotics draws attention at the 10th percentile but verifies reality at the 8th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +2.8, 43rd widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $450M raised and recent funding activity. 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: Aug 24, 2026