# Zhiyuan Research Institute: exoskeleton company

Canonical ID: `ea09d997-c930-4dc9-803e-27ea269eda4c`

- **Slug:** zhiyuan-research-institute
- **Founded:** 2023
- **HQ:** Shanghai, China
- **Category:** [Exoskeletons](/exoskeletons)

## Models

- [Zhiyuan Hip Exoskeleton](/models/zhiyuan-hip-exo.md) (exoskeleton) (id: `deceba61-be5f-4305-a280-d2ba1ef0f8ba`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Deng Taihua](/people/deng-taihua.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-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 Zhiyuan Research Institute?

[Zhiyuan Robotics](/companies/zhiyuan-research-institute) (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.

### What does Zhiyuan Research Institute make?

Zhiyuan Research Institute has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Zhiyuan Hip Exoskeleton (Zhiyuan Research Institute builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Where is Zhiyuan Research Institute headquartered?

Zhiyuan Research Institute is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

### Where does Zhiyuan Research Institute operate robots?

Zhiyuan Research Institute 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 Zhiyuan Research Institute a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Zhiyuan Research Institute ranks in roughly the top 52% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Zhiyuan Research Institute founded?

Zhiyuan Research Institute was founded in 2023.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.facebook.com/Hangzhoufeel/posts/a-25-kg-ai-powered-hip-exoskeleton-developed-by-hangzhou-zhiyuan-research-instit/1087886696712169/

## 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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