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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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