Best Consumer Robotics Companies in China
The 118 best Consumer Robotics companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: UBTECH.
Consumer Robotics in China is moving fast, and this directory ranks 118 tracked companies by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum — so you can see exactly where the weight sits.
The weight sits at the top. Ubtech has pulled in $1.3B, making it the clear outlier in a field where Dreame follows at $551M and most others are still in the tens of millions. Total disclosed funding across the directory hits $2.8B, with two unicorns confirmed. The global market backdrop explains the appetite: the consumer robotics market stood at roughly $8.7B in 2022 and is forecast to reach $76.0B by 2032, a 24.3% CAGR driven by 5G infrastructure and AI chipset advances that are shortening the product cycle considerably. Smart homes and an ageing population are structural, not cyclical, demand drivers. And median app install growth of roughly 19% YoY across consumer categories tells you the software layer around these devices is gaining users fast. Future Capital, Tencent, and Shunwei Capital are the names showing up most in cap tables here, which I'd read as a signal that China's domestic investor base is treating consumer robotics as a core bet, not a speculative one.
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Ranked: Best Consumer Robotics companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UBTECH 🦄 Provider of service robots for diversified applications 90Funding top 13%Product top 17%AI top 20%News top 22% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Producttop 17% AItop 20% Newstop 22% Innovationtop 25% Growthtop 29% Markettop 31% Moattop 31% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 48% Customersbottom 37% Partnersbottom 34% Funding: Raised $1.3B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Product: 7 distinct product lines · 9 published apps (98.9k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $1.3B | 9 mo ago | Public | 800 | 2012 | — | — | 4 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 2 | Dreame Internet-first brand offering cleaning robots for homes | $551M | 56 mo ago | Series C | 2 | 2020 | +131% | — | — |
| 3 | Ainemo In-house smart robot companion | $170M | 71 mo ago | Deadpooled | 200 | 2014 | — | 18 patents Real-time interactive video/audio communication, live streaming, monitoring, and behavior analytics systems. | — |
| 4 | Unitree 🦄 Developer of quadruped robots, humanoid robots, robotic arms, and related components 74Funding top 20%Tech top 24%Moat top 26%News top 32% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 24% Moattop 26% Newstop 32% Markettop 33% Growthtop 35% Producttop 40% Talentbottom 49% Customersbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $155M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 45 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $155M | 12 mo ago | Series C | 200 | 2016 | — | — | 4 launchs |
| 5 | Roobo Developer of intelligent consumer robots | $154M | 105 mo ago | Series B | 300 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Shenzhen Pengxing Intelligent Research AI-based pre-assembled bionic robots for children | $100M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 300 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Beijing Evolutioner Robotics Technology Develops social robot and cleaning robots for homes | $86M | 81 mo ago | Series B | 300 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Makeblock Robotic kits to learn coding | $80M | 93 mo ago | Series C | 400 | 2011 | +15% | 139 patents Laser-based CNC machining, workpiece handling, and automated fire‑extinguishing systems | — |
| 9 | Guangdong Joy Intelligent Technology Manufacturer of multiple cleaning robots for homes | $31M | 50 mo ago | Series A | 1,500 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Narwal Internet-first brand offering robots for cleaning purposes | $26M | 14 mo ago | Series E | 142 | 2016 | +114% | — | — |
| 11 | Vincross Robot spider maker | $17M | 88 mo ago | Series B | 50 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Shanghai Bangbang Robot Provider of assistive robotic solution for individuals with mobility issues | $15M | 47 mo ago | Series B | 40 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Shanghai Zhuo Dao Medical Technology Developer of orthopedic rehabilitation robots for healthcare providers | $15M | 40 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Ganker Robot Developers of fighting robots for entertainment | $15M | 93 mo ago | Series B | 30 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 15 | West Well Labs Developing an IC framework to be embedded in robots | $14M | 74 mo ago | Series C | 80 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Daimon Robotics Developer of tactile sensors, robotic hands, and teleoperation systems | $14M | 6 mo ago | Seed | — | 2021 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 17 | BooCax Technology Provider of robotic navigation technology, intelligent handling robots, and dispatching systems | $10M | 90 mo ago | Series A | 50 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 18 | hachibot Developer of an AI-enabled robotic companion designed for indoor and outdoor use | $10M | 70 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Uurobot Social robot designed for kids between 0-12 years | $8M | 138 mo ago | Series A | 37 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 20 | MatataLab Coding robot set to learn basic coding through games | $4M | 79 mo ago | Series A | — | 2017 | — | 5 patents Visual programming interfaces for robot control using image recognition technology | — |
| 21 | Shenzhen Yusheng Yunzhilian Technology Developer of assembled robot for enhancing the knowledge of children | $3M | 104 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Robobloq Developer of DIY robotic kit to enhance STEM learning | $3M | 79 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Miao Zhua Online platform which helps K-12 students learning programming | $2M | 127 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Lingzhi Technology Designs and develops services robots for both consumer and enterprise applications | $1M | 90 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | 24 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 25 | Narwel Manufacturer of a vacuum cleaning robot for home applications | $1M | 92 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Robo-sys Educational robots developer | $1M | 113 mo ago | Seed | 40 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Intuitive Automata Robotic weight loss coach and diet manager | $1M | 181 mo ago | Seed | 11 | 2007 | — | 2 patents Reinforcement learning systems for shaping and guiding autonomous behavior patterns | — |
| 28 | RoboSpace DIY robotic toys for learning to code | $953K | 97 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Robopal Educational robot to teach children building blocks of programming | $821K | 132 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Hong Kong Tesla Technology Smart pet care accessories developer | $790K | 136 mo ago | Seed | 2 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Piggy Robotics Manufacturer of humanoid robots designed for household chores and tasks | $500K | 8 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Elephant Robotics Develops a collaborative robot arm for industrial application | $250K | 25 mo ago | Series A | 36 | 2016 | — | — | 3 launchs |
| 33 | Trainerbot Smart ping-pong coaching robot | $250K | 121 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Consumer Robotics companies in China
#1
UBTECH 🦄Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2012 · 800 employees$1.3Braised▾
Provider of service robots for diversified applications. It develops programmable intelligent humanoid robots for learning. The robot has been designed as a family robot to help out in domestic tasks and also act as a personal assistant. The robot has 20 joints and can replicate the movements of the human body. The robot can act as a home guard and is remotely controllable over the internet. Apart from Alpha, the firm also makes children's robot called Jimu and Delta - a robotic kit, and a patrolling robot called Darwin.
- Aug 2025Post IPO$1B
- May 2018Series C$820M
- Nov 2017Series C$400M
- Jul 2016Series B$100M
#2
Unitree 🦄Series C · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2016 · 200 employees$154.8Mraised▾
Developer of quadruped robots, humanoid robots, robotic arms, and related components. The company provides robots for consumer, education, and industrial applications. Solutions include advanced quadruped inspection, fire rescue, and fitness applications. The company also offers perception systems and various robot components.
- Jun 2025Series C—
- Sep 2024Series C—
- Feb 2024Series B$139.1M
- Apr 2022Series B$15.7M
#3
Seed · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2021$13.9Mraised▾
Developer of tactile sensors, robotic hands, and teleoperation systems. The company offers multi-modal tactile perception terminals for precise robotic operations. It provides robotic hand designs with human-like tactile perception. Also available are wearable teleoperation systems adaptable to various robot configurations. The company develops vision, tactile, language, action models for embodied manipulation.
- Dec 2025Seed—
- Aug 2025Angel$13.9M
#4
Series E · Dongguan, Guangdong Province · founded 2016 · 142 employees$26.2Mraised▾
Internet-first brand offering robots for cleaning purposes. It is based on innovative algorithms like the mopping algorithm, and supplementary scanning algorithms. Robots are equipped with sweeping and mopping modules which can be replaced according to needs. The robot is application controlled and can be easily located remotely.
- Apr 2025Series E$100M
- Dec 2024Series D—
- Jun 2020Series C—
- Apr 2020Series B$14.1M
#5
Seed · Shenzhen, Guangdong · founded 2015$500Kraised▾
Manufacturer of humanoid robots designed for household chores and tasks. The robots are intended to generate real-world data for general-purpose robotics applications. The design uses artificial muscles and a single pump system. This facilitates mass production of humanoids for widespread use in homes.
- Sep 2025Seed$500K
#6
Series C · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2020 · 2 employees$550.6Mraised▾
Internet-first brand offering cleaning robots for homes. Its product catalog includes stick-based vacuums, wet cleaning vacuums, automatic cleaning vacuums, and dust tank devices. Its features include 3D scanning, dust detection, LCD screens, and more. It is applicable for floor, carpet, furniture, and car cleaning.
- Oct 2021Series C$536M
- Sep 2020Series B$14.6M
#7
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2016 · 300 employees$100Mraised▾
AI-based pre-assembled bionic robots for children. It offers unicorn-type robots with facilities such as autonomous navigation, environmental sensing, digital mapping, path planning, target following, and more. It leverages LiDAR and sensors technology.
- Jul 2022Series A$100M
#8
Deadpooled · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 200 employees$170Mraised▾
A.I. Nemo (Xiaoyu Zaijia) is a hardware startup that produces a 'smart robot' companion. It’s essentially a small desktop computer with a webcam mounted on it and automated panning abilities. It can be used for video chats, reading aloud text messages, rotating to track kids around the room as they play, and send emergency notifications. It’s being marketed as a way to bring families closer together. Users that aren’t at home can control the device through a mobile app, and will receive notifications from it on the app
- Jul 2020Series B—
- May 2018Series B—
- Sep 2016Series B—
- May 2015Series B$26M
#9
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 100 employees$14.7Mraised▾
Developer of orthopedic rehabilitation robots for healthcare providers. Its flagship product, ArmGuider is an upper limb rehabilitation training robot. Another product, Nimbot is a rehabilitation robot for joint surgeries.
- Feb 2023Series B$14.7M
- Jan 2021Series A—
- Mar 2019Seed—
- 2017Angel—
#10
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 300 employees$153.5Mraised▾
Roobo is an intelligent hardware technology developer of a personal social robot. The firm's product offerings include robots, assorted AI for robots, and a neural network processing chip. Their robot, Domgy has automated navigation capabilities and is positioned for companionship. While their Farnese robot is a service robot, tailored to the needs of commercial sector. Their Rosai AI software allows for easier interaction with the robots, and also provides an SDK for developers to fiddle with. Claims to have raised Series A round of funding.
- Sep 2017Series B$53.5M
- Sep 2016Series A$100M
#11
Series A · Dongguan, Guangdong Province · founded 2017 · 1500 employees$31.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of multiple cleaning robots for homes. Its product portfolio includes hand-held vacuum robot cleaners, sweeping robots, floor cleaning robots, vehicle-mounted vacuum robot cleaners, tower fans, and accessories. Its features include automatic charging, cleaning schedules, spot cleaning, automatic cleaning, and obstacle detection.
- Apr 2022Series A$31.4M
#12
Series B · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2015 · 300 employees$86.3Mraised▾
Beijing Evolutioner Robotics Technology is the developer of a robots for homes. As such, their offerings include a cleaning robot and a service robot. The service robot is modeled like a social robot and can hold voice based conversations with its user. It is capable of teaching, carrying goods, acting as a remote control, video chatting, creating emergency alarm, etc. Their cleaning robot is modeled on the likes of Roomba, and is round in shape, features sidebrushes, selfcharging and intelligent path planning algorithms for cleaning multiple rooms.
- Sep 2019Series B$71M
- Sep 2017Series A$15.3M
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