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Galbot

Category: Robotics / Embodied AI

Developer of general-purpose embodied AI robots, specifically the 'Galbot G1', which combines a humanoid upper body with a wheeled-legged base for versatile, autonomous manipulation in unstructured environments. Galbot was founded in 2023. The company is led by He Wang. Based in Beijing, China. Team size: 200-500. Total funding raised: $800.0M. Latest round: Series B ($300.0M+, Dec 2025). Key investors include Meituan, CATL, Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), IDG Capital, Source Code Capital, BlueRun Ventures.

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Beijing, China
Team size
200-500
Total funding
$800.0M

Value proposition

Delivers 'generalizable' autonomy that allows robots to handle unseen objects and navigate unknown environments without pre-mapping or teleoperation, significantly reducing deployment costs compared to traditional single-task automation.

Products and solutions

Galbot G1 (Flagship wheeled-humanoid robot), Galbot G1 Premium (High-compute version with Nvidia Jetson Thor), Galbot Brain (Proprietary Embodied AI software platform), Smart Retail Solution (Autonomous shelving and retrieval system)

Unique value

Adopts a 'Brain-First' approach using end-to-end Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, allowing the robot to learn from synthetic data (Sim2Real) rather than relying on expensive human teleoperation data.

Target customer

Retail chains (unmanned stores), Logistics/Warehousing operators, Automotive manufacturers, and Research institutions.

Industries served

Retail & E-commerce, Industrial Manufacturing (Automotive), Logistics & Supply Chain, Service Robotics, Embodied AI Research

Technology advantage

Proprietary 'NavFoM' (Navigation Foundation Model) and 'DexNDM' (Dexterous Navigation/Manipulation) enable real-time decision-making in chaotic environments. The wheeled-legged design offers a pragmatic balance of humanoid dexterity and wheeled efficiency (speed/battery life) for immediate commercial viability.

How they differentiate

Pragmatic wheeled-legged form factor for immediate commercial ROI combined with proprietary 'Brain-First' Generalizable VLA models for handling unseen objects.

Main competitors

Agibot (Zhiyuan Robotics), Unitree Robotics, Figure AI

Key partnerships

Meituan (Strategic investor & Retail/Delivery scenario partner), Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) (Joint Embodied AI Lab), Bosch / Boyuan Capital (JV 'BOYIN INNOVATION ALLIANCE' for industrial use), Nvidia (Early adopter of Jetson Thor computing platform), Peking University (Research collaboration via CFCS)

Notable customers

Meituan (Smart Pharmacy), Automotive Manufacturers (via CATL partnership), Retail Chains (Unmanned Stores)

Major milestones

Founded in May 2023 by PKU Professor He Wang, June 2024: Launched Galbot G1 and raised 700M RMB (~$96M), Dec 2025: Secured $300M+ Series B, reaching $3B valuation

Growth metrics

Valuation reached $3B in Dec 2025; Team scaled to 200+; Deployed in Meituan smart pharmacies.

Market positioning

Commercial-ready Embodied AI leader for Retail & Logistics

Geographic focus

China (Mainland), expanding globally via Hong Kong

Patents and IP

Proprietary IP in dexterous manipulation algorithms, Sim2Real transfer learning, and 3D vision-based grasping (GraspVLA).

About He Wang

Assistant Professor at Peking University (CFCS); Director of Embodied AI Center at BIGAI; PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

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