Company
Robot Era
Robot Era is a Beijing-based humanoid robotics company incubated by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University.
- Founded
- 2023
- HQ
- Beijing, China
- Funding
- $200.0M
- Models
- 1
- Deployments
- 1
Verified profile
1
Sources on record
0
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Overview
Robot Era is a Beijing-based humanoid robotics company incubated by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University. Founded in August 2023, the company develops the L7 humanoid robot for logistics and service applications. Robot Era has raised over $400 million in total funding, including a $200 million round led by SF Express, and is valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The company is deploying L7 humanoids across more than 10 logistics centers in China.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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Safety record
No incidents on record for Robot Era.
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Operated deployments (1)
- Robot Era L7Beijing, China
Operator customers (1)
- Robot Era1 deployment
Recent coverage
Robot Era in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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Funding rounds (1)
- Other2025-06-01
$200M(reported)
Investors: SF Express (lead)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Robot Era?
- Robot Era is a Beijing-based humanoid robotics company incubated by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University. Founded in August 2023, the company develops the L7 humanoid robot for logistics and service applications. Robot Era has raised over $400 million in total funding, including a $200 million round led by SF Express, and is valued at approximately $1.5 billion. The company is deploying L7 humanoids across more than 10 logistics centers in China.
- Where is Robot Era based?
- Robot Era is based in Beijing, China.
- When was Robot Era founded?
- Robot Era was founded in 2023.
- What does Robot Era make?
- Robot Era has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Robot Era L7 (Robot Era builds physical robots).
- Where does Robot Era operate robots?
- Robot Era operates 1 verified deployment, including at Beijing, China.
- Is Robot Era safe?
- Robot Era 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
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Verified
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Robot Era.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Robot Era from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Robot Era raised a $200M Series C led by SF Express, valuing the Chinese humanoid robotics company at over $1.4B. The round follows a $146M Series B in March 2026.
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models