Galbot

Wheeled humanoids running retail stores and factory lines, backed by China's national AI fund

Scaleup · Shipping · Humanoid startup · Beijing, Beijing, China · Founded 2023 · galbot.com

Unverified Founder's title from general knowledge, not yet confirmed by a dated source.

Profile

Beijing-based Galbot builds wheeled dual-arm humanoids trained largely on synthetic data, with deployments in retail, factories (CATL, Bosch, Toyota, Hyundai) and pharmacies. It reached a $3B valuation in Dec 2025 and raised RMB 2.5B in Mar 2026 led by state investors. It is reportedly preparing a Hong Kong IPO.

People

• WH
  Wang He Founder

  Founder and Chief Technology Officer
• YT
  Yao Tengzhou Founder

  Co-founder; general manager and legal representative
• YF
  Yin Fangming

  Chairman

  Became chairman in a July 2026 board change.

Source: Galbot management overhaul and orders (TMT Observer) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship robots

• Galbot G1 Wheeled humanoid
  Foldable wheeled dual-arm humanoid; runs Galbot Store retail kiosks in 30+ cities
• Galbot S1 Wheeled humanoid
  Heavy-duty model deployed in CATL factory

Funding and valuation

Competitors

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

• Galaxea AI

  Direct competitor

  CNHumanoid startup

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

  Sources (2)

  • Galbot (company website)
  • Galaxea AI (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 Galbot runs wheeled humanoids in retail stores and on factory lines.

  Sources (2)

  • Galbot (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 Galbot runs wheeled humanoids in retail stores and on factory lines.

  Sources (2)

  • Galbot (company website)
  • Holiday Robotics (company website)

Recent news

• Mar 3, 2026 — Galbot raises RMB 2.5B (~$362M), eyes Hong Kong IPO Caixin Global
• Dec 19, 2025 — Galbot raises >$300M at $3B valuation; total funding $800M PR Newswire

Suppliers

• Kunwei Technology — HRS humanoid six-axis force sensors for wrists and ankles
• Hesai Group — Robotics lidar (JT128 and others); robotic actuation modules
• RoboSense — Airy and E-series robotics LiDAR; expanding into cameras, tactile and joint modules
• CATL — Li-ion cells/packs for robots

Sources

• Humanoid robot maker Galbot raises RMB 2.5 billion (TechNode) (Mar 2, 2026)
• Galbot raises $362 million in fresh funding, eyes Hong Kong IPO (Caixin Global) (Mar 3, 2026)
• Galbot secures over $300 million in new funding, $3 billion valuation (PR Newswire) (Dec 19, 2025)
• First heavy-duty humanoid robot powered by CATL batteries goes live in CATL factory (CATL) (Oct 8, 2026)

Confidence: medium.

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