The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Zhiyuan Research Institute: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryExoskeletons
Overview
Zhiyuan Robotics (also known as AgiBot) is a Shanghai-based humanoid robotics company and one of China's top humanoid robot manufacturers. The company develops humanoid robots for industrial and commercial applications, with mass production reaching 1,000 units by January 2025 and 5,168 cumulative shipments. Valued at $2.09B as of August 2025.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Deng Taihua Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Hu Debo Founder & CEO, Agibot (Zhiyuan Robotics)secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Deng Taihuacofounderno longer at company
previously at AgiBot
Safety record
No incidents on record for Zhiyuan Research Institute.
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Recent coverage
Zhiyuan Research Institute in third-party press
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Wandercraft3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
Financial state
- 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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2025-08-15
Investors: LG Electronics (strategic), Mirae Asset (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Zhiyuan Research Institute’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-08-15Series B
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
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 Zhiyuan Research Institute.Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Wandercraft3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Zhiyuan Research Institute from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/zhiyuan-research-institute.md
- RSS feed: /companies/zhiyuan-research-institute/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ea09d997-c930-4dc9-803e-27ea269eda4c
- Revision history: /companies/zhiyuan-research-institute/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Honda3 models
- Lockheed Martin3 models
- Wandercraft3 models
- Ascentiz2 models
- DIH Medical2 models
Video
Publication link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9635921 To date, soft robots have been increasingly designed and analyzed, especially, Soft Continuum Manipulators (SCMs). Due to dexterous deformability, their Inv
Acoustic robotics is a relatively new field. We, Acoustic Robotics and Systems Lab, are continually developing new types of acoustic actuating microrobots
Heat Index
Serious50/100
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
Zhiyuan Research Institute draws attention at the 6th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among exoskeletons.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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 23, 2026