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Mobile manipulator humanoid for retail, warehousing, and industrial deployment
Valuation
>$3B
Highest-valued unlisted humanoid firm in China
Total Raised
~$800M+
3 major rounds in 9 months
Galbot Stores
30+ cities
Plus 10+ unmanned pharmacies in Beijing
Cumulative Orders
Several thousand
Across CATL, Bosch, Toyota, BAIC, SAIC
Employees
~80
~$10M raised per employee
Total raised: ~$800M+ (across 6+ rounds) · Latest valuation: Highest-valued unlisted humanoid firm in China (>$3B)
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Key Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A (mid-2025) | Jun 2025 | $153M (RMB ~1B) | >$1B (unicorn) | Bosch (RBVC)Beijing Robotics Industry FundHillhouse Capital |
| Series B | Dec 2025 | $300M+ | $3B | CATL (Puquan/CATL Capital, lead)Beijing Robotics Industry FundCDB Sci-Tech Innovation FundGGV Capital |
| Strategic Round | Mar 2026 | ~$362M (RMB 2.5B) | Highest-valued unlisted humanoid firm | National AI Industry Investment FundSinopecCITIC Investment HoldingsBOC Asset Management+2 more |
| Spec | Galbot G1 |
|---|---|
| Type | Wheeled semi-humanoid + dual arms |
| Height | 173cm |
| Weight | 85kg |
| DOF | 47 (incl. 12-DOF dexterous hand) |
| Payload | 5kg dual-arm |
| Battery | Up to 10 hr runtime |
| AI | GraspVLA (zero-shot), GroceryVLA |
| Item Types Handled | 5,000+ across diverse materials |
| Grasp Success | 95–97% |
| Operation | 24/7 autonomous |
| Target | Retail (Galbot Store), warehouse, pharmacy, industrial (CATL) |
Lead investor (CATL Capital); Galbot S1 deployed in battery plant production lines
Bosch RBVC participated in Jun 2025 round; strategic JV exploration
Cumulative orders
Strategic OEM partnerships and deployments
Series B participant
Series A participant
State-fund backed Mar 2026 round
Founded by Peking University Professor He Wang
Wheeled-base humanoid mobile manipulator
Zero-shot foundation models for object manipulation
24/7 autonomous retail stores; expanded to 30+ Chinese cities
Bosch RBVC participation; >$1B valuation
Galbot S1 dual-arm operating autonomously in CATL production lines
CATL Capital leads round at record valuation
Sovereign + state-fund backed; eyes Hong Kong IPO
Across CATL, Bosch, Toyota, BAIC, SAIC
G1 humanoid robot. $300M+ raised at ~$3B valuation. Spring Festival Gala appearance. Galbot was founded in 2023, is headquartered in Beijing, China and employs ~80.
Galbot has raised ~$800M+ (across 6+ rounds) in total at a Highest-valued unlisted humanoid firm in China (>$3B) valuation, based on the funding rounds Sterling tracks.
Sterling groups Galbot in the Humanoid Robots sector, alongside Tesla (Optimus), Figure AI (private), Agility Robotics (private), Apptronik (private), 1X Technologies (private) and Boston Dynamics (HYUNDAI).
If you are researching Galbot, also look at Tesla (Optimus), Boston Dynamics (HYUNDAI) and UBTECH Robotics (9880.HK). You can compare all of them side by side or browse the full Humanoid Robots sector on Sterling.