Robotera (Robot Era)
Beijing humanoid and dexterous-hand maker that develops hardware and software in-house; reports over 600 units delivered and XHAND users including Skild AI, UC Berkeley, MIT and ByteDance Seed.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 33 humanoids
- First robot
- 2024Latest 2025
- Headquarters
- BeijingChina
- Can I buy one?2 on sale nowBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?1 robot model in useRobotera says it had delivered over 200 robots across its range by mid-2025.
- How big are they?Valued at $1.4B2026-03
- What is new?2026-03-05Robot Era valued above 10 billion yuan
Robots
3 robot models shown in public, from 2024 to 2025. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Robotera (Robot Era)'s robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Robotera (Robot Era)'s robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
L72025 · CommercialRobotera says it had delivered over 200 robots across its range by mid-2025.
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
- Funding raised
- $140Mas reported
- Valuation
- $1.4B2026-03
- Customers
- Samsung; Renault; TCL; SF Express
Notes and caveats 5
- Shipped in 2025. IDC 2025 vendor table lists it among vendors with more than 100 units ('Xingdong Era'). Shipped over 1,000 XHand dexterous hands in 2025 (company).
- Funding raised. Strategic round of 1 billion yuan (~$140M), 24 Mar 2026; 16 industrial backers incl. Geely, Alibaba, Lenovo, Haier, BAIC, SAIC. Latest round only; earlier totals not disclosed.
- Valuation. Private: above 10 billion yuan (~$1.4B).
- Factory capacity. No capacity figure.
- Customers. Company says 9 of the 10 largest listed tech firms are clients; ~50% revenue overseas; cumulative orders above 500 million yuan.
What is new
The latest stories about Robotera (Robot Era)'s robots, newest first.
- Robot Era valued above 10 billion yuan Caixin Global · L7
- Robot Era valued above 10 billion yuan Caixin Global · STAR1
- Q5 hands out gifts at CES 2026 TNGlobal (PR Newswire) · Q5
- Robotera L7 reaches 14.4 km/h heise online · L7
- STAR1 clocked at 12.98 km/h in running shoes heise online · STAR1
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Focus
- Bipedal and wheeled humanoids, direct-drive dexterous hands
- Funding
- Series A about 500 million yuan (July 2025, CDH and Haier Capital); Series A+ nearly 1 billion yuan (Nov 2025, Geely Capital); 1 billion yuan strategic round (Mar 2026, incl. Samsung and Singtel) at over 10 billion yuan valuation.
- Partners
- 200+ robots delivered by June 2025; orders above 500 million yuan, about half overseas (company); SF Express customs-inspection collaboration.
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in China.
Sources
7 sources behind this page.
- Caixin Global Humanoid robotics startup Robot Era secures $69 million Series A
- Caixin Global China's Robot Era valued at over 10 billion yuan
- heise online Record-breaking: L7 humanoid robot runs at a speed of 14.4 km/h
- PR Newswire via TechNode Global ROBOTERA Showcases Its 'Hexa-Core' Robotics Lineup at CES 2026
- Humanoids Daily Robotera Reaches $1.4 Billion Valuation in RMB 1 Billion Strategic Round
- IT Brief UK Chinese vendors dominate humanoid robot market in 2025 (IDC)
- Caixin Global Unitree defends robot sales as rival claims market crown
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