# Zhipingfang: humanoid robotics company

Canonical ID: `eeb268b7-4a0e-448f-9063-aca0d61c78ed`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Dr. [Guo Yandong](/people/guo-yandong.md) (郭彦东)
- **Co-founder:** [Zhang Peng](/people/zhang-peng-zhipingfang.md) (张鹏)
- **Also known as:** AI² Robotics (智平方)
- **Legal name:** AI² Robotics (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd.
- **Founder background:** Purdue PhD (ECE), ex-Microsoft researcher, former chief scientist at XPeng Motors and OPPO
- **Key product:** [AlphaBot 2](/models/alphabot-2.md) — general-purpose intelligent [humanoid robot](/humanoids)
- **AI model:** GOVLA / AlphaBrain — end-to-end VLA foundation model; NeuroVLA — brain-like VLA model (open-sourced June 2026)
- **Total funding:** [Nearly CNY 5 billion (approximately USD 700M) as of June 2026](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Valuation:** [Above CNY 20 billion (approximately USD 2.8B) — first embodied intelligence unicorn in the Greater Bay Area](/valuations.md) ([see valuations ranking](/valuations.md))
- **Production capacity:** Over 2,000 units annually (self-built production line since Sep 2025); planning 10,000-unit line for H2 2026
- **Key deployments:** Huike (1,000-unit semiconductor deal), HKC (1,000 robots across global bases), Bloomage Biotechnology, airports in major Chinese cities, Aibao Intelligent Cube retail in 12+ provinces
- **Investors:** 26 investors including [National SME Fund](/investors/national-sme-fund.md), [Guangdong AI Fund](/investors/guangdong-ai-fund.md), [Shenzhen Capital Group](/investors/shenzhen-capital-group.md), [Baidu](/investors/baidu.md) Strategic Investment, [CRRC Capital](/investors/crorca-capital.md), [Moutai Group](/investors/moutai-group.md), CICC Capital, GSR Ventures ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Shareholding reform:** Completed joint-stock system reform in April 2026 — potential IPO preparation

- **Slug:** zhipingfang
- **Founded:** 2023
- **HQ:** Shenzhen, China
- **Valuation of record:** $2.8B (Company-claimed, as of Jun 2026; Priced round: [Strategic post-money](https://www.jiemian.com/article/14660888.html)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)

## Models

- [AlphaBot 2](/models/alphabot-2.md) (humanoid) (id: `5ef7b03e-42f9-4810-9f0c-9e6e5f2c43ca`)

## Current leadership (3)

- [Guo Yandong](/people/guo-yandong.md) Founder and CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Guo Yandong](/people/guo-yandong.md) Founder and CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Zhang Peng](/people/zhang-peng-zhipingfang.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [Zhipingfang x Huike semiconductor robot deployment](/partnerships/zhipingfang-x-huike-semiconductor-robot-deployment.md) with Huike _deployment_
- [Zhipingfang x Peking University Joint Lab](/partnerships/zhipingfang-x-peking-university-joint-lab.md) with Peking University _development_
- [Zhipingfang x HKC robot deployment](/partnerships/zhipingfang-x-hkc-robot-deployment.md) with HKC _deployment_ (announced) (_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 Zhipingfang?

AI² Robotics (Zhipingfang) is a Shenzhen-based embodied intelligence company founded in April 2023 by Dr. Guo Yandong, developing general-purpose humanoid robots powered by its self-developed GOVLA end-to-end VLA foundation model. The company's AlphaBot series robots are deployed across semiconductor manufacturing, biotechnology, airports, and new retail scenarios, with a production line capable of over 2,000 units annually. Zhipingfang raised nearly CNY 5 billion (approximately USD 700M) in total financing as of June 2026, reaching a valuation above CNY 20 billion and becoming the first embodied intelligence unicorn in the Greater Bay Area to exceed that threshold

### What does Zhipingfang make?

Zhipingfang has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: AlphaBot 2 (Zhipingfang builds physical robots).

### Where is Zhipingfang headquartered?

Zhipingfang is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

### Where does Zhipingfang operate robots?

Zhipingfang 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 Zhipingfang a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Zhipingfang ranks in roughly the top 99% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Zhipingfang founded?

Zhipingfang was founded in 2023.


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