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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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
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First humanoid half-marathon
Feb 2026 funding
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Models (2)
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Tiangong
Tiangong is a full-size general-purpose humanoid robot developed by X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center). The Tiangong Ultra variant won the world's first humanoid robot half-marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025 (2:40:42). Tiangong 3.0, developed with D-Robotics and powered by the Xuri S600 chip, features whole-body touch-interactive control and is scheduled to enter mass delivery in H2 2026. The platform is designed for industrial manufacturing, commercial services, and complex 3D environments.
Current platform
Tiangong (Tien Kung)
X-Humanoid, the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, is a state-backed provincial innovation center established on November 2, 2023 in Beijing's Yizhuang zone, owned roughly 28.57 percent each by Beijing Jingcheng Machinery Electric, Xiaomi Robotics, and UBTech, with the remaining 14.29 percent held by Yizhuang state holdings and general manager Xiong Youjun, who is also UBTech's CTO. It develops Tiangong (Tien Kung), an open bipedal humanoid reference platform: the Tiangong Ultra version, at about 180 cm and 52 to 55 kg with a peak speed near 12 km/h, won the world's first humanoid half-marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025 in 2 hours 40 minutes, and the Tien Kung 3.0 generation from February 2026 adds full-body tactile control on the genuinely open-sourced Huisi Kaiwu embodied-AI platform, which includes the RoboMIND dataset, the ArtVIP asset library, and vision-language-action models. The center raised more than 700 million yuan, about $100 million, in a first round closed February 3, 2026 with Baidu and state funds. The registry records it as a research platform with an emerging pilot and early-commercial robotics-as-a-service track, since its verifiable identity is a state-backed open reference platform aiming to be the Android of Chinese humanoids, and although Caixin confirms a 1,000th customized unit, a dedicated pilot-verification facility, and JD.com sales, that commercialization is platform-led and state-subsidized rather than arm's-length product sales at scale. The marathon's beat-the-humans framing is misleading because Tiangong Ultra needed three battery swaps, ran with a human pacer it imitated, and fell once.
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 →
Recent coverage
X-Humanoid 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
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)
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 (Tien Kung) at Beijing, 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
Common questions
- What is X-Humanoid?
- 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.
- What does X-Humanoid make?
- X-Humanoid has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Tiangong, Tiangong (Tien Kung) (X-Humanoid builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Who competes with X-Humanoid?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to X-Humanoid building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, UBTech Robotics.
- Where is X-Humanoid headquartered?
- X-Humanoid is headquartered in Beijing, China.
- Where does X-Humanoid operate robots?
- X-Humanoid is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is X-Humanoid a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, X-Humanoid ranks in roughly the top 44% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was X-Humanoid founded?
- X-Humanoid was founded in 2023.
- Is X-Humanoid safe?
- X-Humanoid 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 · 6 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
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Last reviewed 2026-07-18
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for X-Humanoid.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 X-Humanoid from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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 Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Video
Reality vs attention
X-Humanoid draws attention at the 26th percentile but verifies reality at the 13th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +13, 15th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funded with institutional backing on record. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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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: Jul 19, 2026