Company
OrionStar
OrionStar is a Beijing-based Chinese AI and robotics company, a subsidiary of Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM).
- Founded
- 2016
- HQ
- Beijing, China
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Parent
Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM)
CEO
Sheng Fu
Deployed
16,800+ service robots
Served
200M+ people
Product
GreetingBot AI service robot
Data & sources
Web sources
2
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →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 →
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.
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).
- Who competes with OrionStar?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to OrionStar building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Where is OrionStar headquartered?
- OrionStar is headquartered in Beijing, China.
- Where does OrionStar operate robots?
- OrionStar is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- 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 57% 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 2026-07-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-07
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.
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 31st percentile but verifies reality at the 26th percentile among service robots. Hype Gap +4.1, 14th 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 14, 2026