Leju Robotics · industrial humanoid
Kuavo
Kuafu
Leju's full-size biped line, about 1.7 m tall, which can jump and walk on sand and grass; later versions include the 1.4 m KUAVO-MY and the bipedal/wheeled Kuavo 5. First-shown date taken from company history, not a dated launch report.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 170 cmTaller than 59%
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 4.6 km/hFaster than 46%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Among the first humanoids to run Huawei's HarmonyOS and Pangu AI model.
Real-world use
Batches deployed at FAW Hongqi's factory for logistics sorting in April 2025; 577 Kuavo units reported sold in 2025.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2023
- Released
- 2024
Maker
Leju RoboticsCompany · founded 2016 · Shenzhen, ChinaAbout 1.5 billion yuan (about $200M) pre-IPO round (Oct 2025) from Shenzhen state funds, CITIC Goldstone and others; earlier Tencent investment…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Kuavo (Kuafu) is taller than 59% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Kuavo (Kuafu) is faster than 46% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: weight, payload, joints, battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Kuavo (Kuafu) and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
#16 of 377 current humanoids in public attention.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 4 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- 2 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Actuators & motors
- 26 DoF whole body (2024 tested version); later Kuavo-MY has 40+ DoF.
- Hands
- Kuavo 5 has modular arms taking five-finger hands, grippers or claws.
- Battery & power
- Kuavo 5: more than 8 hours per charge (company).
- AI & software
- First humanoid on Huawei HarmonyOS, with Huawei Pangu embodied model (debuted HDC 2024); ROS-based open platform; imitation-learning data tools.
- Other details
- Can jump continuously above 20 cm (CAICT); Kuavo 5 adds wheel-leg switching and 20 kg payload.
Named suppliers:ROS (Open Robotics)
Lineage
Every Leju Robotics humanoid in order.
Watch Kuavo (Kuafu)
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- Maker's website
- Sold or delivered
- Omdia ranked Leju fourth in 2025 humanoid shipments (150-500 unit band).
- Where it is sold or used
- China; export certification funded by pre-IPO round.
- Customers and pilots
- NIO smart factory tests (July 2024); partners Huawei, Alibaba, Haier, China Mobile, China Telecom, Peking University.
Where it works
2 reported deployments.
- Pilot
NIO · NIO smart factory · since 2024-07
Leju's Kuavo was tested on vehicle assembly and quality checks at a NIO smart factory. Mike Kalil
- Pilot
FAW Hongqi · FAW Hongqi factory · since 2025-04 · 5 units
Leju placed five Kuavo robots on FAW Hongqi production lines to move boxes and sort materials. Five robots; Leju said they were still in testing in May 2025 Diario de Cuyo
News
The latest 4, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Leju KUAVO-5W carries totes at RTJ2026
Robot integrator YATOMI Engineering demonstrated Leju's wheeled semi-humanoid variant KUAVO-5W moving returnable boxes (up to 10 kg with both arms) at Robot Technology Japan 2026.
MONOist (ITmedia) - Omdia lists Leju fourth in 2025 shipments
Leju was in the 150-500 unit band.
China Daily - Leju raises about $200 million pre-IPO
1.5 billion yuan round from Shenzhen state funds, CITIC Goldstone and others.
The Robot Report - Kuavo passes CAICT general humanoid evaluation
Tested across 13 dimensions; 26 DoF, about 45 kg, 4.6 km/h.
CAICT / CTTL-T
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useKuavo (Kuafu)Leju Robotics |  4NE1NEURA RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  Digit (2023 commercial version)Agility RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  Phoenix (6th generation)Sanctuary AISame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023 | 2023 | 2023-03 | 2023-05-16 |
| Status | Commercial | Pilot use | Commercial | Pilot use |
| Height | 170 cm | 180 cm | 175 cm | 170 cm |
| Weight | — | 80 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | 4.6 km/h | 5 km/h | — | 4.8 km/h |
| Payload | — | 100 kg | 16 kg | 25 kg |
| Battery | — | — | 4 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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