Galbot founded in Beijing by Wang He (Stanford PhD, ex-ByteDance researcher) + Chen Tianhao + Xu Huazhe; original thesis was retail/home wheeled bimanual humanoid — fixed-base mobility via wheels + dexterous arms instead of full bipedal walk

Galbot G1 debut — wheeled-base bimanual humanoid (180cm), 7-DoF arms, dexterous 6-DoF hands, foldable design for retail aisles; pivot away from bipedal walking gives stability + payload advantage in defined indoor environments

$80M+ Series A round led by Beijing Robotics Industry Fund + Sequoia China; cumulative funding crosses $300M valuing Galbot at ~$1.3B post; one of fastest-funded Chinese humanoid startups

Real estate showroom deployment with Lianjia/Beike — Galbot G1 demonstrates bimanual chores (folding clothes, watering plants) in apartment showrooms across Beijing + Shanghai; first Chinese humanoid B2C-style retail deployment

Spring Festival Gala (CCTV Lunar New Year broadcast — China's most-watched television event) features Galbot G1 segment; ~700M-viewer national exposure; cements humanoids as state-spotlit consumer technology