The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies PokeBot: 1 model, $100.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
Appears inHome robots
Overview
Beijing-headquartered general-purpose Embodied-intelligence startup (founded April 2026) developing robotic manipulation systems for home and service settings. Its technology stack combines a World Action Model, real-world reinforcement learning, and proprietary data-collection hardware. Demonstrated cooking a complete dish of Mapo Tofu using fully automatic robot arms in June 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundPre-Series A post-money
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Huazhe Xu CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for PokeBot.
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
PokeBot in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every PokeBot 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%
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Anyverse Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- CASBOTdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- DISCOVER Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Enigmadirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $100.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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)
- Pre-Series A2026-08-05
$100M(reported) · $600M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in PokeBot’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundPre-Series A funding round
2026-08-05Pre-Series A raising $100000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 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
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for PokeBot.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning PokeBot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/pokebot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/pokebot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/efd4d242-e655-444b-bf5b-877f232d6d13
- Revision history: /companies/pokebot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
Video
We built a pokestop harvester, using Fable an easy to use modular robot! How cool is that? More info at www.shaperobotics.com
1x speed, autonomously, long-horizon manipulation
PokeBot Diary #1 — June 2026 Three months in, here’s what we can share. • Mapo Tofu cooking • Zip tie manipulation • Charm hanging ……And more.
We believe general intelligence is built in the chaos of everyday life. 📮 public@pokebot.tech
PokeBot autonomously cooks Mapo Tofu at 1× speed. This three-view recording highlights ingredient understanding, precise knife work, robustness to visual chang
PokeBot autonomously completes zip tie threading at 1× speed. This recording highlights precise localization, millimeter-level threading and adjustment, error r
1× speed, autonomously, high-success-rate clothes folding.
1× speed, autonomously, high-precision deformable object manipulation.
PokeBot autonomously completes clothes folding at 1× speed. This recording highlights garment grasping, smoothing, alignment, and folding, as well as stable dis
PokeBot autonomously completes sachet binding at 1× speed. This recording highlights sachet grasping, cord threading and tightening, high-precision deformable o
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
PokeBot draws attention at the 59th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $100M raised and recent funding activity. 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: Oct 5, 2026