RobotEra
RobotEra builds humanoid robots, dexterous hands and embodied-AI systems in China. Incubated from Tsinghua University, it reports logistics deployments and raised a new RMB 1 billion round in July 2026 after a rapid RMB 2.5 billion two-month financing run.
Market context
One of the leading Chinese humanoid builders pushing the frontier of speed and full-body coordination, with systems demonstrating both high-performance locomotion and real-world manipulation capabilities. L7
Facts
- Website: https://www.robotera.com
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Founded: 2023
- Segment: humanoid robotics
- Known funding rounds: 11
Investors
- Houxue Capital - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-07-07 - latest 2026-07-06
- Horizon Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-03-05 - latest 2026-04-27
- Tsinghua Holding Tiancheng Asset Management - Participant - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2026-03-05 - latest 2026-04-27
- Alibaba Group - Participant - Corporate / Cvc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - strategic/corporate - first seen 2024-10-18 - latest 2025-11-21
- Haier Capital - Lead - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-07-07 - latest 2025-11-21
- Crystal Stream Capital - Lead - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2024-10-18 - latest 2025-07-07
- China Chengtong Fund - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- CICC Renault - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Guoyuan Equity - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Hangzhou Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Hony Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Jiangxi State Holding - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Juntai Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Qianshan Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Qingkong Tiancheng - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Shenghe Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Ubiquant Venture - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- Yufu Zhongxin Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-06
- China Unicom-affiliated funds - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- CICC Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- Dongfeng Asset Investment - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- Hillhouse Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- HSG - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- ICBC Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- IDG Capital - Lead - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- Jingming Capital - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- KENGIC - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- Longqi Investment - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- Luxin Venture Capital Group - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
- SF Group - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-27
Supply chain
ROBOTERA general-purpose / embodied humanoid narrative.
- Layer: oem_builders
- Role types: Robot OEM
- Robotics categories: humanoid, embodied intelligence
- Profile confidence: high
Humanoid and embodied-intelligence robot developer
ROBOTERA develops service and industrial humanoid platforms alongside embodied-intelligence software and modular robot hardware.
- Target environment: Service environments, logistics centers, developer labs, commercial spaces and embodied-AI test settings.
- Deployment model: Product and platform model spanning robot bodies, developer tooling, teleoperation/data collection and deployment partnerships.
- Customer context: Service operators, logistics companies, research teams, robot developers and partners evaluating humanoid systems.
- Workflow context: Human interaction, mobile manipulation, logistics sorting, service guidance, teleoperation, data collection and humanoid development.
- Commercial maturity: Visible funding and product activity, including Q5 and larger humanoid lines, but deployment claims should stay source-bounded.
- Market position: Chinese humanoid builder with a portfolio that spans wheeled service humanoids and bipedal embodied-AI platforms.
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on delivered unit volumes, site reliability, autonomy performance, integration support and named customer evidence.
- Adjacent context: Q5, STAR1, L7, service humanoids, logistics humanoids and embodied-AI robot platforms.
- Source confidence: medium
Humanoid robotics company with logistics-facing deployment signals
Robot Era is a Beijing humanoid robotics company founded in 2023 by Chen Jianyu. Public reporting describes the company as building in-house humanoid robots and dexterous hands, with emerging deployment signals around logistics workflows.
- Target environment: Logistics centres, industrial facilities, research environments and human-scale spaces where humanoid systems are being evaluated for physical tasks.
- Deployment model: Humanoid platform model built around in-house robot hardware, dexterous manipulation development, financing and logistics-oriented deployment partnerships.
- Customer context: Logistics operators, industrial customers, research users and partners evaluating humanoid robots for package handling or general physical workflows.
- Workflow context: Humanoid locomotion, dexterous manipulation, package handling, robot task learning, logistics automation and full-stack humanoid development.
- Commercial maturity: Robot Era has disclosed funding and early deployment-facing signals, with commercial maturity still early relative to repeatable, durable field deployments.
- Market position: Chinese humanoid builder with a logistics-facing posture and founder links to Tsinghua robotics research.
- Adoption constraints: Reliability in real logistics workflows, production scale, autonomy, manipulation performance, safety, customer concentration and verification of deployment depth.
- Adjacent context: Humanoid robotics, logistics automation, dexterous manipulation, bipedal platforms and Chinese robotics commercialization.
- Source confidence: medium
Events
- 2026-07-06 - Funding - RobotEra raises RMB 1B round led by China Chengtong Fund - Investors named include China Chengtong Fund, Jiangxi State Holding, Guoyuan Equity, Yufu Zhongxin Fund and Hangzhou Capital. Financial investors including CICC Renault, Ubiquant Venture, Hony Capital, Juntai Capital and Shenghe Capital also participated.
- 2026-04-27 - Deployment - RobotEra deploys L7 humanoid robots across more than 10 logistics centers - RobotEra L7 humanoid robots have been deployed across more than 10 logistics centers in China with partners including SF Express and China Post. The robots are used in parcel sorting workflows and have reportedly reached about 85% of human-level efficiency in…
- 2026-04-27 - Funding - RobotEra raises over $200M funding round - RobotEra raised more than $200 million in a new funding round. The round reflects continued capital concentration into Chinese humanoid robotics developers. The company is preparing for scaled deployments of its L7 humanoid platform.
- 2026-03-05 - Funding - RobotEra raises $137M strategic financing round at $1.37B valuation - RobotEra raised $137 million in a strategic financing round. The round valued the company at over $1.37 billion. Funding supports humanoid robot development and commercialization.
- 2026-03-05 - Funding - Robot Era Raises $137 Million Strategic Round, Valuation Exceeds $1.37 Billion - • Robot Era, an embodied artificial intelligence startup, completed a 1 billion yuan ($137 million) strategic funding round, bringing its v... • The company specializes in logistics robots and has launched a robot hand achieving 70% human working efficiency.…
- 2026-01-08 - Demonstration - RobotEra demonstrates XHAND1 teleoperation system at CES 2026 - RobotEra demonstrated the XHAND1 dexterous hand system at CES 2026. The system supports multi-mode teleoperation for robotic manipulation tasks. The demo showcased remote control and precision interaction capabilities.
- 2025-12-15 - Demonstration - ROBOTERA L7 humanoid robot and XHand 1 showcased at Humanoid Summit - Robotera demonstrated capabilities in a public setting. Demonstration showcases current system readiness.
- 2025-11-21 - Funding - RobotEra raises approximately $140M Series A+ round - RobotEra raised roughly $140 million in a Series A+ funding round. The round was led by Geely Capital. Funding supports humanoid robot development and scaling.
- 2025-11-21 - Product Launch - ROBOTERA unveils Star-Act L7 logistics robot solution - The solution centers on Star-Act L7 for logistics workflows that combine autonomous mobility with embodied task execution. ROBOTERA described deployments across exhibition, retail and logistics environments, with more than 600 cumulative robot deliveries. The…
- 2025-11-21 - Funding - Robotera Series A++ - $141M - Robotera secured $141M in a Series A++ financing round. The round supports embodied AI and humanoid robotics commercialization scale-up. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics…
- 2025-11-20 - Funding - ROBOTERA announces $138M Series A+ funding led by Geely Capital - Robotera secured $138M in Series A+ funding led by Geely Capital on November 20, 2025. The funding will accelerate mass production of Robotera's humanoid robots and dexterous hands.
- 2025-11-18 - Funding - Robotera secures RMB 1B in Series A++ financing - Robotera secured nearly RMB 1 billion in Series A++ financing on November 20, 2025, led by Geely Capital. The funding will accelerate mass production of Robotera's full portfolio, including bipedal and wheeled humanoid robots.
- 2025-08-16 - Award - ROBOTERA L7 Wins High Jump Title at World Humanoid Robot Games - ROBOTERA's L7 robot achieved a standing high jump of 95.641 cm, setting a new world record for bipedal humanoid robots. The competition took place during the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. ROBOTERA, a Beijing-based company spun off from Tsinghua…
- 2025-07-23 - Product Launch - RobotEra unveils full-size humanoid robot L7 - RobotEra unveiled its full-size humanoid robot L7 platform. The robot is designed for logistics and industrial applications. The launch marks the company's transition toward deployment-focused humanoid systems.
- 2025-07-07 - Funding - Robot Era raises nearly 500 million yuan in Series A funding - • Robot Era secured nearly 500 million yuan ($69 million) in a Series A funding round led by CDH Investments and Haier Capital. • Additional investors included Houxue Capital, Meridian Capital, Xianghe Capital, and Zhejiang Fore Intelligent Technology Co. • L…
- 2025-07-07 - Funding - RobotEra raises $69M Series A funding round - RobotEra raised $69 million in a Series A funding round. The funding supports humanoid robot R&D and commercialization. The round reflects increasing investor interest in humanoid robotics in China.
- 2024-11-03 - Demonstration - STAR1 Robot Participates in 2024 Xi'an Marathon - • Robot Era's general-purpose humanoid robot, STAR1, joined runners at the 2024 Xi'an Marathon in Xi'an, China. • The robot participated alongside human athletes in the event. • This marked a significant public demonstration of STAR1's capabilities in a real-…
- 2024-10-18 - Funding - RobotEra raises $42M pre-Series A funding round - RobotEra raised $42 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Funding was used to advance humanoid robot development. The round marked early-stage institutional backing for the company.
- 2024-10-16 - Demonstration - Robot Era's STAR1 Achieves 3.6 m/s Running Speed in Gobi Desert - STAR1 reached a top speed of 3.6 meters per second (8 mph) during tests in the Gobi Desert. The robot maintained this speed for 34 minutes across various terrains, including grass, gravel, and pavement. STAR1 is powered by AI hardware capable of 275 trillion…
- 2024-06-06 - Demonstration - Robot Era's humanoid robot demonstrates advanced perceptive reinforcement learning on Great Wall - This demonstration showcases the robot's ability to navigate complex environments using advanced learning techniques. The event highlights Robot Era's commitment to pushing the boundaries of robotics technology.
Team
- Chen Jianyu - Founder - Connects Robot Era's humanoid and embodied intelligence work to Tsinghua robotics and AI research.
Context tags
- Bipedal locomotion - Capability - XBot-L is a full-sized humanoid robot demonstrated walking on complex terrain.
- Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Company develops full-stack humanoid robot hardware and software.
- Humanoid industrial builder - Peer Group - Robot Era develops humanoid robot hardware/software and has demonstrated XBot-L as a full-sized humanoid platform.
- Whole-body control - Capability - Great Wall walking demonstration supports locomotion and whole-body balance/control relevance.
- Industrial task execution - Workflow - Public XHand/XBot-L reporting includes factory applications such as material handling and assembly.
- Dexterous manipulation - Capability - XHand paired with XBot-L is reported for material handling, assembly and household task demonstrations.
- Pilot deployments - Commercial Stage - Public evidence supports platform demonstrations and deployment-facing activity more than scaled commercial rollout.
Customers and deployments
- Named Commercial Humanoid Site Count - more than 10 logistics centers - 2026-06-11 - SF Express / China Post - logistics sorting - Caixin reported Robot Era robots deployed in more than 10 logistics centers with SF Expr…
Articles
- 2026-05-08 - RobotEra raises over $200M for humanoid logistics deployment - RobotEra raised over $200M after placing L7 humanoids across more than ten logistics centers, turning its Tsinghua-linked locomotion work into…
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