Astribot
Shenzhen maker of the cable-driven T1 manipulation robot; RMB 1B Series B took it past a $1.4B valuation.
Overview
Astribot became famous through a 2024 demo video of its T1 robot flipping pancakes and opening wine at human speed — the result of a tendon-driven (cable) actuation design that trades ruggedness for smoothness and pace. Founder Lai Jie was employee #1 at Tencent's Robotics X lab and led Baidu's Xiaodu robot work; the software stack pairs its Lumo vision-language-action model with a fast/slow 'DuoCore' architecture. Three back-to-back tranches in spring 2026 — reported together as a RMB 1B+ (~$139M) Series B led by the Bohua Capital-managed Liangxi fund — pushed post-money valuation past RMB 10B (~$1.4B).
Funding History
Three back-to-back tranches totaling RMB 1B+ push the cable-driven robot maker past a RMB 10B valuation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How much has Astribot raised in total?
- Astribot has raised a total of $139M across 1 funding round.
- Who are Astribot's investors?
- Astribot's investors include Bohua Capital.
- What does Astribot do?
- Astribot became famous through a 2024 demo video of its T1 robot flipping pancakes and opening wine at human speed — the result of a tendon-driven (cable) actuation design that trades ruggedness for smoothness and pace. Founder Lai Jie was employee #1 at Tencent's Robotics X lab and led Baidu's Xiaodu robot work; the software stack pairs its Lumo vision-language-action model with a fast/slow 'DuoCore' architecture. Three back-to-back tranches in spring 2026 — reported together as a RMB 1B+ (~$139M) Series B led by the Bohua Capital-managed Liangxi fund — pushed post-money valuation past RMB 10B (~$1.4B).
- When was Astribot founded?
- Astribot was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
- Where is Astribot headquartered?
- Astribot is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
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