Leju Robotics
Shenzhen company spun out of Harbin Institute of Technology in 2016 that began with education robots and now builds the Kuavo humanoid. Kuavo was the first humanoid to run Huawei's HarmonyOS.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 22 humanoids
- First robot
- 2023Latest 2025
- Headquarters
- ShenzhenChina
- Can I buy one?2 on sale nowBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?1 robot model in useBatches deployed at FAW Hongqi's factory for logistics sorting in April 2025;
- How big are they?577 shipped in 2025company
- What is new?2026-06-11Leju KUAVO-5W carries totes at RTJ2026
Robots
2 robot models shown in public, from 2023 to 2025. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Leju Robotics's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Parts suppliers
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Leju Robotics's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useKuavo2023 · Commercial
Batches deployed at FAW Hongqi's factory for logistics sorting in April 2025; 577 Kuavo units reported sold in 2025.
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
- Shipped in 2025
- 577company
- Funding raised
- $200Mas reported
- Goal
- Profitability by 2028 (prospectus).
- Customers
- FAW (proof-of-concept); Huawei (partner)
Notes and caveats 5
- Shipped in 2025. Company figure (ChiNext prospectus): 577 full-size Kuavo units in 2025, up from 32 in 2024; also 91 Roban and 3,988 Aelos education robots. IDC lists Leju at about 1,000.
- Funding raised. 1.5 billion yuan (~$200M) pre-IPO round, Oct 2025; ChiNext IPO accepted 19 May 2026 seeking 2.6 billion yuan. Tencent holds 7.32%.
- Valuation. Latest private post-money 4.327 billion yuan (prospectus); IPO expected to imply ~10 billion yuan. No USD figure in source.
- Factory capacity. No stated capacity; part of IPO proceeds for an industrialisation base.
- Customers. Kuavo revenue: 45% data collection, 32.5% research/education, 18.7% commercial services, 3.9% manufacturing.
What is new
The latest stories about Leju Robotics's robots, newest first.
- Leju KUAVO-5W carries totes at RTJ2026 MONOist (ITmedia) · Kuavo
- Omdia lists Leju fourth in 2025 shipments China Daily · Kuavo
- Leju raises about $200 million pre-IPO The Robot Report · Kuavo
- Kuavo passes CAICT general humanoid evaluation CAICT / CTTL-T · Kuavo
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Focus
- humanoids for factories, research and education
- Funding
- About 1.5 billion yuan (about $200M) pre-IPO round (Oct 2025) from Shenzhen state funds, CITIC Goldstone and others; earlier Tencent investment (Sacra).
- Partners
- Huawei, Alibaba, Haier, China Mobile, China Telecom, Peking University; NIO factory tests (2024).
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in China.
Sources
6 sources behind this page.
- The Robot Report Leju raises $200M for humanoid production; Unitree unveils H2 robot
- Mike Kalil Leju Launches Kuavo 5 Modular Humanoid After Raising $200M
- Sacra Leju Robotics
- Leju Robotics Leju Robotics homepage
- TMTPost Tencent-backed Leju Robot files for an IPO in Shenzhen
- IT Brief UK Chinese vendors dominate humanoid robot market in 2025 (IDC)
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