# Zerith Robotics: humanoid robotics company

Canonical ID: `86368163-1171-423c-b8f4-5a43e799b150`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** ~$88M+ total; $74M Pre-A (July 2026, led by [Ant Group](/investors/ant-group.md), with [Baohe Venture](/investors/baohe-venture.md), [Cowin Capital](/investors/cowin-capital.md)) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** [Zerith Z1](/models/zerith-z1.md) — bipedal service [humanoid](/humanoids) (in production); [Zerith H1](/models/zerith-h1.md) — wheeled humanoid for hospitality
- **Founded:** 2025
- **Backers:** [Ant Group](/investors/ant-group.md), [Baohe Venture](/investors/baohe-venture.md), [Cowin Capital](/investors/cowin-capital.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **CEO/Founder:** [Min Yuheng](/people/min-yuheng.md) (co-founder), [Cheng Yi](/people/cheng-yi.md) (co-founder)
- **Origin:** Tsinghua University AI and Robot Lab; incubated by Jianghuai Advanced Technology Center
- **Headquarters:** Hefei, Anhui Province, China
- **Mass production:** 100 robots per month (company-reported, April 2026)
- **Orders:** Nearly 100 million yuan in orders since 2026 (company-reported)
- **Product lines:** E-series and C-series (vertical scenarios), H-series (general-purpose hospitality)
- **AI Model:** ZERITH-V2 brain-inspired dual-stream asynchronous execution architecture
- **Key partners:** CR Vanguard, [Runze Group](/investors/runze-group.md), SenseTime, YOUIBOT

- **Slug:** zerith-robotics
- **Founded:** 2025
- **HQ:** Hefei, Anhui, China
- **Funding total (USD):** 88000000
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)

## Models

- [Zerith H1](/models/zerith-h1.md) (humanoid) (id: `7c700510-1644-422a-819c-06af7c278dc5`)
- [Zerith Z1](/models/zerith-z1.md) (humanoid) (id: `3f9923a7-7bf9-4998-9d71-d4b826010561`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Min Yuheng](/people/min-yuheng.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Cheng Yi](/people/cheng-yi.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [Zerith Robotics x YOUIBOT](/partnerships/zerith-robotics-x-youibot.md) with YOUIBOT _development_
- [Zerith Robotics x CR Vanguard](/partnerships/zerith-robotics-x-cr-vanguard.md) with CR Vanguard _deployment_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Zerith Robotics?

Chinese embodied-AI startup developing AI-driven bipedal and wheeled humanoid robots for commercial service, hospitality, and industrial settings. Founded in January 2025 by Tsinghua University AI and Robot Lab alumni, the company has launched the [Zerith Z1](/models/zerith-z1) bipedal humanoid and the Zerith H1 wheeled humanoid for hotel housekeeping. Zerith has deployed robots across more than ten landmark locations in Hefei, Beijing, and Shenzhen, and is mass-producing 100 robots per month.

### What does Zerith Robotics make?

Zerith Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Zerith H1, Zerith Z1 (Zerith Robotics builds physical robots).

### Where is Zerith Robotics headquartered?

Zerith Robotics is headquartered in Hefei, Anhui, China.

### How much funding has Zerith Robotics raised?

Zerith Robotics has raised approximately $88M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Zerith Robotics operate robots?

Zerith Robotics operates 3 verified deployments, including at Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, Beijing, China, Hefei, Anhui, China.

### How many robots has Zerith Robotics deployed?

DEPLOY has 3 verified Zerith Robotics deployments on record at sites including Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, Beijing, China, Hefei, Anhui, China. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.


## Sources (2)

1. https://enablx.com/first-dry/Ant-Group-Leads-736M-Funding-in-Humanoid-Robotics-Firm-Zeroth-Expanding-AI-Bet-42-9500
2. https://humanoid.guide/welcome-zerith-z1-humanoid-robot/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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