The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $62.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd. is a Chinese humanoid robotics company jointly founded by the Ningbo Municipal Government and Zhejiang University in December 2023. Led by Chief Scientist and General Manager Professor Xiong Rong, the company develops full-size general-purpose humanoid robots including the NAVIAI Navigator 2. Cumulative financing reached 2.2 billion yuan (~$300M) as of January 2026, with investors including Lenovo Capital, China Merchants Chuangke, and Zhejiang Venture Capital Group.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundPre-A post-money
Key facts
Chief Scientist & GM
Deputy GM
Founded
HQ
Cumulative financing
Key investors
Partnership
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Jack Technology1× joint3 total
Most recent
- Zhejiang Humanoid x Jack Technology2026-05-12with Jack Technologyjust announced
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Xiong Rong Chief Scientist & General Managersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Xiong Rongcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.
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)
- Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center2 deployments
Recent coverage
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $62.0M
- 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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Zhejiang Humanoid x Jack Technology2026-05-12with Jack Technologyjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Jack Technology1× joint3 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-A2026-01-05
$62M(reported) · $310M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipZhejiang Humanoid x Jack Technology
2026-05-12Jack Technology ordered 2,000 NAVIAI humanoid robots from Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center for garment manufacturing, marking the first major deployment of humanoid robots in the apparel sector. Targeting 30% efficiency improvement.
Funding roundPre-A funding round
2026-01-05Pre-A raising $62000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 29, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
NAVIAI Navigator 2 at China, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
NAVIAI Navigator 2 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 Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Humanoid Robots That Can Work: Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center NAVIAI Goes From Ningbo to the World With 2,000-Unit Jack Sewing Order and Global Deployments
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center deploys NAVIAI robots at SUPCON JACK GREE and FOTILE, signs 2,000-unit apparel order with Jack Technology, and expands to BEKO Turkey and…
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Signs Order for 2,000 Humanoid Robots
Zhejiang Humanoid Robotics Innovation Center signed a strategic partnership with Jack Technology for 2,000 garment humanoid robots, the first mass deployment in the global apparel…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/zhejiang-humanoid-robot-innovation-center.md
- RSS feed: /companies/zhejiang-humanoid-robot-innovation-center/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/98629f43-9789-4a65-a1d3-01cb3cc5cbed
- Revision history: /companies/zhejiang-humanoid-robot-innovation-center/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
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Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: China has 140+ humanoid robot makers and 330+ products Unitree: 5,500+ humanoids shipped, 6,500 produced (human
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center draws attention at the 60th percentile but verifies reality at the 30th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +30.3, 27th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 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: Sep 12, 2026