Astribot (Stardust Intelligence)

Tendon-driven wheeled humanoid S1 for homes and services; shipments up ~14x year on year

Scaleup · Shipping · Humanoid startup · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Founded 2022 · astribot.com

CEO not sourced.

Profile

Shenzhen-based Astribot builds the tendon-driven S1 wheeled humanoid aimed at household and service tasks. It closed a Series B of more than RMB 1B in June 2026 at a valuation above RMB 10B. IDC reported its H1 2026 shipments grew about 1,400% year on year.

People

• LJ
  Lai Jie Founder

  Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Source: Stardust Intelligence (Astribot) secures over 1B yuan Series B (36Kr) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Astribot S1 Wheeled humanoid
  Tendon-driven dual-arm robot

Funding and valuation

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Galbot

  Adjacent competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both make wheeled humanoids: Galbot runs wheeled humanoids in retail stores and on factory lines, while Astribot makes the tendon-driven S1 wheeled humanoid for homes and services.

  Sources (2)

  • Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) (company website)
  • Galbot (company website)

• Sunday Robotics

  Adjacent competitor

  USHumanoid startup

  Both make wheeled two-armed robots for homes: Sunday Robotics is building Memo, a wheeled two-armed household robot, while Astribot makes the tendon-driven S1 wheeled humanoid for homes and services.

  Sources (2)

  • Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) (company website)
  • Sunday Robotics (company website)

• 1X Technologies

  Adjacent competitor

  USHumanoid startup

  Both target the home: 1X Technologies sells the NEO humanoid for the home, while Astribot makes the tendon-driven S1 wheeled humanoid for homes and services.

  Sources (2)

  • Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) (company website)
  • 1X NEO Home Robot (1X)

Recent news

• Sep 30, 2026 — IDC: shipments up ~1,400% YoY in H1 2026 Yahoo Finance
• Jun 3, 2026 — Series B of over RMB 1B at >RMB 10B valuation 36Kr

Suppliers

• D-Robotics (Horizon Robotics) — RDK S600 (560 INT8 TOPS) / S100 robot compute

Sources

• Stardust Intelligence secures over 1B yuan Series B, valued at over 10B yuan (36Kr) (Jun 3, 2026)
• Astribot closes Series B at $1.4B valuation (Dealroom) (Jun 3, 2026)
• Humanoid Robot Shipments Jump 432%, China Has 95% Market Share (Yahoo Finance, IDC data) (Sep 30, 2026)

Confidence: medium.

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