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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Stardust Intelligence: 2 models, $278.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Stardust Intelligence (brand name Astribot) is a Shenzhen-based embodied AI and humanoid robotics company. Founded in 2022, the company develops general-purpose humanoid robots including the Astribot S1 and the consumer-priced T1 at approximately $13,000. Stardust has raised over 1 billion yuan (approximately $140M) including a Series B round, with backing from Yunqi Partners, Decent Capital, Matrix Partners China, Ant Group, and others.
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- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Headquarters
Company status
Brand
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T1 price
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (2)
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Astribot S1
Stardust Intelligence's Astribot S1 is a wheeled humanoid robot with a human-like upper body featuring two 7-DOF arms and 36 total degrees of freedom, standing 165 cm tall and weighing 58 kg. Each arm achieves end-effector speeds up to 10 m/s, handles up to 10 kg payload, and has positioning repeatability of +/-0.1 mm with onboard AI for tasks including food preparation, calligraphy, cleaning, and object manipulation. Commercial availability in China began in late 2025 with international rollout expected through 2026.
Current platform
Astribot S1
Astribot's flagship: a dual-arm mobile manipulator (typically shown on a wheeled base), built for high-speed, high-precision dexterous manipulation: demonstrated cooking, calligraphy, and delicate handling, claimed fully autonomous (not teleoperated). Confirmed: 7-DOF per arm, 5-10 kg payload per arm, sub-millimeter (±0.1mm) repeatability. NOTE: the headline '10 m/s' figure is ARM (end-effector) speed, NOT walking/locomotion speed; Astribot has not published locomotion specs. Height varies across sources (~165-173 cm); omitted pending a primary figure.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Yang Jianbo Founder, CEOsince 2023-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Yang Jianbosolefounded 2023-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Stardust Intelligence.
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Recent coverage
Stardust Intelligence in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Funding rounds (5)
Stardust Intelligence’s 3 disclosed rounds, $415M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2026-06-01
$138M(reported)
- Series B2026-06-01
$137M(reported)
Investors: Ant Group, Thundersoft, Kede Education
- Series B2025-06-01
$140M(reported)
Investors: Yunqi Partners, Decent Capital, Matrix Partners China, Ant Group, Jinqiu Fund
- Series A2025-04-10
Investors: Matrix Partners China (lead), Ant Group, Yunqi Partners, Dalton Venture
- Seed2024-07-31
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Astribot S1 launch
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Stardust Intelligence.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Stardust Intelligence from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Chinese startup unveils $13K humanoid robot for wider accessibility
Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) launched the T1 humanoid robot starting at approximately $13,000, making it one of China's cheapest humanoid robots, with the company having…
Shenzhen's Stardust Intelligence Secures Over 1B Yuan in Series B
Stardust Intelligence completed a Series B financing round of over 1 billion yuan with a valuation exceeding expectations, marking a major milestone for the Shenzhen-based…
Astribot Completes Over 1 Billion Yuan Series B Financing Round
Astribot closed a Series B funding round raising more than 1 billion yuan (CNY), positioning the cable-driven AI robotics company for industrial humanoid robot deployment.
Stardust Intelligence secures multi-million dollar funding
Stardust Intelligence (Astribot) secured a Pre-A round of funding worth several tens of millions of dollars to develop its humanoid AI robotics platform.
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Video
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Reality vs attention
Stardust Intelligence draws attention at the 18th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
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Analysis
Well-capitalized with $415M raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
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Attention (reach, not merit)
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