Overview
OrionStar is a Beijing-based Chinese AI and robotics company, a subsidiary of Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM). The company develops the GreetingBot and other AI service robots deployed in retail, hospitality, and education. OrionStar and Cheetah Mobile have deployed 16,800+ smart service robots serving more than 200 million people. CEO Sheng Fu leads the company.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Parent
CEO
Deployed
Served
Product
Total fundingsee investors →
Scale
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Where OrionStar's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Sheng Fu CEO, Cheetah Mobile / OrionStarreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for OrionStar.
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)
- GreetingBotBeijing, China
Operator customers (1)
- OrionStar1 deployment
Recent coverage
OrionStar in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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 (1)
- Other2023-11-01
$41M(reported)
Investors: Shougang Fund (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
GreetingBot Mini at Bold Campus
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is OrionStar?
- OrionStar is a Beijing-based Chinese AI and robotics company, a subsidiary of Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM). The company develops the GreetingBot and other AI service robots deployed in retail, hospitality, and education. OrionStar and Cheetah Mobile have deployed 16,800+ smart service robots serving more than 200 million people. CEO Sheng Fu leads the company.
- What does OrionStar make?
- OrionStar has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: GreetingBot (OrionStar builds physical robots).
- Is OrionStar publicly traded?
- OrionStar is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Cheetah Mobile on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with OrionStar?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to OrionStar building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of OrionStar?
- Sheng Fu is the ceo of OrionStar, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in OrionStar?
- OrionStar has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Cheetah Mobile (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).
- Where is OrionStar headquartered?
- OrionStar is headquartered in Beijing, China.
- Who owns OrionStar?
- OrionStar is owned by Cheetah Mobile, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does OrionStar operate robots?
- OrionStar operates 1 verified deployment, including at Beijing, China.
- Is OrionStar a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, OrionStar ranks in roughly the top 46% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was OrionStar founded?
- OrionStar was founded in 2016.
- Is OrionStar safe?
- OrionStar 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-16
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-16
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for OrionStar.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning OrionStar from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
OrionStar Robotics — Born for Truly Useful Robots
OrionStar Robotics offers robot waiters, factory/warehouse robots, retail robots, and hospitality robots as a leading service robot solutions provider.
OrionStar Robot Application Cases — 60,000+ Deployed
OrionStar has deployed over 60,000 robots across more than 60 countries, widely used in restaurants, retail, hotels, and hospitals.
OrionStar: Leading AI Robotics Company
OrionStar Robotics, founded by Cheetah Mobile in 2016, develops innovative service robots for retail, hospitality, and education.
Cheetah Mobile Announces Acquisition of Controlling Stake in Beijing OrionStar
Cheetah Mobile acquired a controlling stake (72.91%) in Beijing OrionStar, consolidating its AI and robotics business with 16,800+ deployed service robots.
OrionStar CEO Denies Reports of Exec Pay Suspension
OrionStar CEO Fu Sheng denies reports of executive pay suspension, stating the company makes audio guide, delivery, and two-armed humanoid robots.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/orionstar.md
- RSS feed: /companies/orionstar/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/278725be-9a88-4b1e-a9f1-1306c7705ef2
- Revision history: /companies/orionstar/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
OrionStar draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the 26th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap -20.3, 30th 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