The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies X-Humanoid: 1 model, 5 deployments across 2 regions, $97.0M raised. 6 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd.) is a national-municipal joint initiative established in Beijing Yizhuang economic development area in November 2023. Backed by the Beijing city government, UBTECH Robotics, Baidu, and Beijing AI Industry Investment Fund, the center develops the Tien Kung (Tiangong) humanoid robot line.
The Tiangong Ultra won the world first humanoid robot half-marathon in April 2025. X-Humanoid raised 700M RMB (approximately 97M USD) in February 2026 from Baidu and Beijing AI Industry Investment Fund. The company showcased fully autonomous Tien Kung 2.0 at CES 2026 and launched Tien Kung 3.0 in February 2026 with whole-body tactile interaction.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundStrategic post-money
Key facts
Founded
Backerssee investors →
Product
Latest model
AI platform
Half-marathon (Apr 2025)
Data & sources
Web sources
6
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →X-Humanoid on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Apr 2025. Explore where X-Humanoid's robots are operating, by place and type.
- endedTiangong at Beijing, China →East Asia · verified Apr 2025
- operationalTiangong at Beijing, China →East Asia · verified Apr 2025
- operationalTiangong at Beijing (Yizhuang), China →East Asia · verified Nov 2024
- operationalTiangong at China, Asia →East Asia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalTiangong at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
View the full X-Humanoid deployment record →
Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for X-Humanoid.
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)
- X-Humanoid5 deployments
Recent coverage
X-Humanoid in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every X-Humanoid competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(99)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgiBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (14)
Registry pages whose text names X-Humanoid.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $97.0M
- 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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Strategic2026-02-01
$97M(reported) · $776M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in X-Humanoid’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2026-02-01Strategic raising $97000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Tiangong humanoid
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 19, 2025
Tiangong at Beijing, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2025
Tiangong at Beijing, China
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
Tiangong at Beijing (Yizhuang), China
Sources (6)
- https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-19/-Tiangong-Ultra-wins-world-s-first-ever-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-1CHdanwJVzG/p.html
- https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3307165/chinas-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-winner-wants-be-android-robotics
- https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-02-04/beijing-humanoid-robotics-hub-raises-100-million-in-first-funding-round-102411145.html
- https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2026/02/16/x-humanoid-introduces-embodied-tien-kung-30-a-more-open-and-practical-humanoid-platform/26148/
- https://www.x-humanoid.com/
- https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/beijing-innovation-center-of-humanoid-robotics-tiangong-30-to-enter-mass-delivery-in-h2-2026-2064271997591465985
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Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for X-Humanoid.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- 1X Technologies5 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning X-Humanoid from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tiangong Ultra targets practical work after 8.64 second sprint
X-Humanoid is prioritizing reliability and practical tasks after its 75 kg Tiangong Ultra humanoid completed a 100 meter sprint in 8.64 seconds. The post Tiangong Ultra targets…
Humanoid robot outruns Usain Bolt record as China races ahead
X-Humanoid's TianGong Ultra ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds at Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games, beating last year's winner by more than half.
X-Humanoid's TianGong Ultra Surpasses the Human World Record at WHRG
X-Humanoid's TianGong Ultra humanoid robot broke the 100-meter sprint world record twice at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, finishing with a time of 9.32 seconds…
The humanoid robot 'Olympics' is as ridiculous as it is impressive
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, two humanoid robots broke Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record, with X-Humanoid's robot posting the best time of 9.39 seconds;…
China's humanoid robots: rental market exposes limits
China's humanoid robot rental market growing. Rentals from 45-17/day with operator. BYD plans humanoid robots in every showroom. Rental market exposing limits of current…
X-Humanoid Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 Wins Beijing Robot Warrior Challenge with Fully Autonomous Run
Tien Kung 3.0 won the Beijing Robot Warrior Challenge with a fully autonomous run, completing complex high-risk tasks with no human control.
China's X-Humanoid Raises $100M in First Funding Round
X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) raised over $100M in its first market-oriented funding round to advance embodied AI software and commercialize the Tiangong…
X-Humanoid Secures Over US$100 Million in First Market-Oriented Funding Round
X-Humanoid raised $100M+ to accelerate commercialization and large-scale production of the Tiangong humanoid robot platform.
X-Humanoid Showcases Fully Autonomous and More Useful Robotics Solutions at CES 2026
X-Humanoid presented Embodied Tien Kung 2.0 and Tien Kung Ultra at CES 2026 with live fully autonomous demonstrations.
X-Humanoid Introduces Embodied Tien Kung 3.0, a More Open and Practical Humanoid Robotics Platform
X-Humanoid launched Tien Kung 3.0, featuring advanced whole-body control, tactile sensing, and AI-powered locomotion. Won the Beijing Robot Warrior Challenge.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/x-humanoid.md
- RSS feed: /companies/x-humanoid/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6b2a6bfd-6402-4dec-9296-266191e1c297
- Revision history: /companies/x-humanoid/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- 1X Technologies5 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
Video
#ai #robot #usa X-Humanoid has just unveiled with TG-VLA, which they're calling the first full-body Vision-Language-Action framework built specifically for co
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
X-Humanoid draws attention at the 67th percentile but verifies reality at the 77th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -9.6, 67th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. 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: Oct 17, 2026