Galaxea AI

Full-stack embodied-AI startup scaling wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots to 10,000 units

Scaleup · Shipping · Humanoid startup · Beijing, Beijing, China · Founded 2023 · galaxea-dynamics.com

HQ city and founding year not yet confirmed; WRC release date approximate.

Profile

Galaxea AI builds wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots plus its own embodied-AI models. It raised about RMB 3B in two months in early 2026, with the April Series B+ valuing it above RMB 20B. It plans 10,000-unit-scale production in 2026.

People

• GJ
  Gao Jiyang Founder

  Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Sources: Galaxea raises another 2 billion yuan; valuation tops 20 billion yuan (Cailian Press) · Interview with Galaxea CEO Gao Jiyang (TMTPost) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Galaxea R1 series Wheeled humanoid

Funding and valuation

Competitors

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

• Galbot

  Direct competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Galbot runs wheeled humanoids in retail stores and on factory lines, while Galaxea AI builds wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots.

  Sources (2)

  • Galaxea AI (company website)
  • Galbot (company website)

• Rainbow Robotics

  Direct competitor

  KRHumanoid OEM

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Rainbow Robotics makes cobots and humanoids and is Samsung's humanoid arm, while Galaxea AI builds wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots.

  Sources (2)

  • Galaxea AI (company website)
  • Samsung humanoids to work at Coupang (Electronic Times)

• Holiday Robotics

  Direct competitor

  KRHumanoid startup

  Both build wheeled humanoids for commercial and industrial work: Holiday Robotics builds FRIDAY, a dexterous wheeled humanoid for factories, while Galaxea AI builds wheeled dual-arm and humanoid robots.

  Sources (2)

  • Galaxea AI (company website)
  • Holiday Robotics (company website)

Recent news

• Aug 20, 2026 — Full-stack demos at WRC 2026 PR Newswire
• Apr 2, 2026 — Galaxea raises $291M Series B+ Caixin Global

Suppliers

• Hesai Group — Robotics lidar (JT128 and others); robotic actuation modules

Sources

• Chinese robotics startup Galaxea secures new funding to scale up production (CnTechPost) (Apr 2, 2026)
• Robot startup Galaxea AI raises $291 million (Caixin Global) (Apr 2, 2026)
• Galaxea AI at WRC 2026 'Productivity Awakening' exhibition (PR Newswire) (Aug 20, 2026)

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