Humanoid Robots — Non-US Companies

Overview

Chinese manufacturers dominate humanoid robot production by volume. In 2025, Chinese firms shipped approximately 80–90% of the ~13,000 global humanoid units. Price competition is severe: Unitree’s R1 launched at $5,900, compared to US competitors at $100K+. Beijing has flagged concern about a domestic investment bubble in the sector. Germany’s Neura Robotics is the most substantial non-Chinese, non-US entrant, having closed a record $1.4B Series C in June 2026 — the largest single capital raise by a full-stack robotics company to date — with strategic backing from Bosch, Schaeffler, Amazon, and NVIDIA.

Entries

  • Unitree Robotics 🇨🇳 — market volume leader; G1 $16K, R1 $5.9K; 5,500 units shipped 2025
  • UBTECH Robotics 🇨🇳 — Walker S2; deployed at BYD, Foxconn, FAW-VW
  • Fourier Intelligence 🇨🇳 — GR-2; healthcare/rehab focus
  • Astribot 🇨🇳 — S1; high-speed manipulation demos
  • Kepler 🇨🇳 — targeting $30K industrial humanoid
  • Boston Dynamics — South Korean-owned (Hyundai); Atlas all-electric; Spot commercial
  • PAL Robotics — Spain; TALOS and KANGAROO; research/European industrial
  • Neura Robotics — Germany; $1.4B Series C (Jun 2026), ~$7B valuation; 4NE1 / 4NE1 Mini; Bosch/Schaeffler/Amazon/NVIDIA-backed

Companies Table

Chinese Manufacturers

Company HQ Robot Price / Units Notes
Unitree Robotics 🇨🇳 Hangzhou G1, H1, R1 $5.9K–$90K; 5,500 units 2025 Volume leader; targeting 20,000 units 2026
UBTECH Robotics 🇨🇳 Shenzhen Walker S2 ~$50K est.; 1,000+ units 2025 Deployed BYD, Foxconn, Audi FAW
AgiBot 🇨🇳 Shanghai A2 N/A Backed by Zhangjiang; high 2025 volume
Fourier Intelligence 🇨🇳 Shanghai GR-2 $55K+ est. Healthcare/rehab; 300 units 2025
Astribot 🇨🇳 Shenzhen S1 N/A High-speed manipulation; Tencent-backed
Kepler 🇨🇳 Shanghai Pioneer Target $30K Industrial; early deployment
EngineAI 🇨🇳 Shenzhen SE01, PM01 N/A Speed/agility demos

Non-Chinese

Company HQ Robot Notes
Boston Dynamics Waltham, MA (Hyundai-owned) Atlas Hyundai automotive pilots; 3+ decades R&D
PAL Robotics Barcelona, Spain TALOS, KANGAROO European research / industrial trials
Neura Robotics Metzingen, Germany 4NE1, 4NE1 Mini $1.4B Series C (Jun 2026), ~$7B valuation; Bosch/Schaeffler/Amazon/NVIDIA-backed; targeting industrial and household use

Entries

  • Astribot — Shenzhen-based humanoid startup backed by Tencent; S1 robot with high-speed dexterous manipulation; 2022 founding; pre-commercial; Tencent investment; subsidiary of STAR VOYAGER.
  • Boston Dynamics — Waltham, MA robotics company; Hyundai-owned since 2021 ($1.1B); Atlas all-electric humanoid in Hyundai RMAC and Google DeepMind pilot; Spot quadruped is only commercially scaled product; Marc Raibert founder; Robert Playter CEO; 30,000 robots/year target by 2028.
  • Fourier Intelligence — Shanghai-based humanoid robotics company; rehabilitation exoskeleton roots; GR-2 general humanoid; ~$100M+ raised; SoftBank investor; Alex Gu founder; 300 units shipped in 2025; healthcare and industrial markets.
  • Kepler Robotics — Shanghai-based humanoid startup; 2023 founding; Pioneer robot targeting $30K price point; pre-Series A stage; strategic mid-market positioning between Unitree and US competitors.
  • Neura Robotics — Metzingen, Germany cognitive-robotics company; David Reger founder; 4NE1 full-size humanoid and 4NE1 Mini (52in commercial/home-oriented variant, CES 2026); closed a record $1.4B Series C (Jun 2026, Amazon/NVIDIA/Qualcomm/Bosch/Schaeffler/Tether) at a ~$7B valuation — Europe's most-funded humanoid robotics company; Neuraverse shared-skill platform and 'NEURA Gyms' training facilities.
  • PAL Robotics — Barcelona-based humanoid and mobile robot company; 2004 founding; TALOS bipedal research platform; KANGAROO lower-body system; TIAGo mobile manipulator; primary market European research institutions; now part of UNITY Robotics Group.
  • UBTECH Robotics — Shenzhen-based humanoid robot company; HKEX listed (9880); $1.34B total raised; Walker S2 deployed at BYD, Foxconn, Audi FAW; 1,000+ units 2025; James Zhou (Jian Zhou) founder; Tencent 6.15% shareholder.
  • Unitree Robotics — Hangzhou-based Chinese robotics company; global volume leader in humanoid units shipped; ~700M yuan Series C (June 2025); 12B yuan valuation; Wang Xingxing founder; G1 at $16K and R1 at $5,900 are the most price-competitive humanoids globally; IPO planned.