The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies White Rhino: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $69.7M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategorySidewalk delivery
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
White Rhino (Zhida Beijing Technology) is an L4 autonomous driving company and China's first to provide unmanned delivery services for grocery stores and supermarkets. Operates a fleet of driverless delivery vehicles. Raised $7.9M Pre-Series A+ and over $7M Series A+.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →White Rhino on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where White Rhino's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full White Rhino deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Xia Tian (夏炎) Co-founder & CTOreported, not verified
- Zhu Lei (朱磊) Co-founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Zhu Lei (朱磊)cofounderfounded 2019-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for White Rhino.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- White Rhino2 deployments
Recent coverage
White Rhino in third-party press
Chinese universities rise rapidly in global research output, says Dutch researcher - english.news.cn
World’s first hotel staffed by humanoid robots debuts at China’s Shanghai airport - VnExpress International
Can IVF save the northern white rhino from extinction? — October’s best science images - Nature
Peers
101 peers across 2 segments. Every White Rhino competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIRdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Alsodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aseon Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
quadruped(13)
12 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4981.70981935126) · leader Boston Dynamics at 5660%
- ANYboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Asylon Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Boston Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- DEEP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Ghost Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- LimX Dynamicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $69.7M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- 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 (3)
White Rhino’s 3 disclosed rounds, $45M in total, oldest to newest.
- Funding
$15M(reported)
- Funding
$15M(reported)
- Funding
$15M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
White Rhino Delivery Vehicle at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
White Rhino Delivery Vehicle at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for White Rhino.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Serve Robotics3 models
- Also2 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Daxbot2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning White Rhino from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Chinese universities rise rapidly in global research output, says Dutch researcher - english.news.cn
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World’s first hotel staffed by humanoid robots debuts at China’s Shanghai airport - VnExpress International
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Can IVF save the northern white rhino from extinction? — October’s best science images - Nature
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China firm unveils humanoid robot head that blinks and mimics human expressions - VnExpress International
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Robots take center stage at national achievements exhibition - VnExpress International
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China’s ‘White Rhino’ robot sets Guinness World Record for fastest 100-meter dash - News On 6
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Robot Dogs Are Now Fast Enough to Chase After Average Humans and Catch Them - autoevolution
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China’s robot dog sprints 328 feet in 16.33 seconds, breaks record - Interesting Engineering
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Chinese quadruped robot sets 100m sprint Guinness World Record - The Macau Post Daily
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiTkFVX3lxTE1XYkN5N0pSZlVuQndkeDBTWVVWTmRFUHhGcjIydWFOajJMa3JKWEc2VU4tRXkyakplbGhKU1AtdTlUbVNjb1ZZSGRpVVdCUQ?oc=5"…
Scientists Are Trying to Resurrect the Northern White Rhino With Just 12 Frozen Cells - Popular Mechanics
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World's first white rhino IVF pregnancy may offer way to save subspecies - Reuters
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The Secret of White Rhino’s Safe Autonomous Delivery - Hesai Technology
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/white-rhino.md
- RSS feed: /companies/white-rhino/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/12b3e9fe-8249-4d66-bcea-7db6fbd8d686
- Revision history: /companies/white-rhino/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Serve Robotics3 models
- Also2 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Daxbot2 models
Video
The Northern White Rhino is functionally extinct - but scientists at the San Diego Zoo are launching an unprecedented effort to recreate the species and save it from extinction. Subscribe: https://freeth.ink/youtube-subs
In this video, we take a shop tour and introduce you the machines that help us get through a day in the life of White Rhino. #haas #amada #whiterhino White Rhi
Two full scale tensegrity skeletons, a tower and a pentagonal prism, supporting a membrane roof, have been designed and constructed. Prestress in the skeleton w
The Ultimate Battle Bot Tank + Rhino AI Fusion 🤖 Witness the future of AI animation! This Short showcases a stunning Transformer fusion, where an army tank mer
China’s White Rhino quadruped robot, built by Zhejiang University, has set a Guinness World Record by sprinting 100 m in 16.33 seconds, beating the previous rec
Team Rhino's White Rhino takes on Beta of Team Hertz
Building a White Rhino out of recycled metal. Measuring 4.2m long and weighing just short of a tonne. Built in memory of the last male Northern White Rhino, Sud
[ScienceSalad] DIY battlebots WhiteRhino assemble
Check out this video for how we've been helping save the Northern White Rhino. It's a project that we're extremely proud to be a part of, so we hope you enjoy w
The San Diego Zoo’s effort to revive the nearly extinct northern white rhino is getting a boost from a U.C. San Diego robotics lab. Researchers are developing
Meet White Rhino – the fastest four-legged robot ever! 🦾 Built by Zhejiang University in China, it just ran 100 meters in 16.33 seconds, earning a Guinness Wor
SF Express led White Rhino in completing RMB 200 million B round of financing with daily active unmanned delivery reaching 5,000 units
In this episode, join us in conserving our wildlife with Jaden and Karla. Their robotics project is about operation skills using a Micro Controller to help them
This is a robot I designed to work with a team of 3 other robots designed by The Circuit Breakers to help take care of the White Rhinos at the Phoenix Zoo. This
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
White Rhino draws attention at the 62nd percentile but verifies reality at the 33rd percentile among sidewalk robots. Hype Gap +29, 3rd widest among sidewalk robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category 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: Sep 24, 2026