Galbot
Galbot (银河通用机器人) is a Beijing embodied-AI company founded in May 2023. It builds wheeled, dual-arm humanoids: the G1 for retail, pharmacy, logistics and factory work, and the S1 for heavy industrial loads. In 2026 it added the ET1 for entertainment. All of them run on its own 'AstraBrain' embodied foundation model. The robots are in regular use on CATL and BAIC production lines, in Galbot's own robot-run 'Galaxy Space Capsule' stores and in pharmacies. Reported investors put its valuation above RMB 20 billion (about US$3 billion) after a December 2025 round.
3 humanoid models · 8 deployments on file · researched 2026-11-08
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Founded
- 2023
- Ownership
- Private
- Website
- galbot.com
- Focus
- industrial, logistics, retail, healthcare, home, entertainment, research
- Last round
- 2026-03 · $350M
- Investors
- National AI Industry Investment Fund (China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund platform), Sinopec, CITIC Group Investment Holdings, Bank of China (BOC Asset Investment), SAIC Motor Financial Holdings, SMIC Juyuan, Beijing E-Town Capital, China Mobile, CICC Capital, Suzhou Ventures Group, CCTV Media Convergence Fund, CATL Capital, Puquan Capital, Beijing Robotics Industry Fund, CDB Sci-Tech Innovation Fund, GGV Capital, Meituan, BAIC Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, Lanchi Ventures
- Production
- No shipment figure published. The company reports cumulative orders of 'several thousand units' from industrial clients (March 2026). ↗
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Humanoids
Each model as the maker has shown it. Specs are maker-stated; a dash means no source states the figure.
| Model | Status | Announced | Height | Weight | DoF | Payload | Runtime | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galbot S1 wheeled ↗Heavy-load industrial model: 50 kg across both arms (32 kg with arms extended, per 36Kr Japan), reach 0–2.3 m, hot-swap batteries for 24/7 operation. DoF counted from the spec sheet: neck 2 + arms 7×2 + lift 1. Speed 1.5 m/s. Announced 2026-01-05 and already working at CATL. | Commercial | 2026-01 | 179.3 cm | 320 kg | 17 | 50 kg | 8 h | not published |
| Galbot G1 wheeled ↗Spec sheet: max height 1730 mm, leg lift 650 mm, 21 DoF excluding chassis and end effectors (neck 2, arms 7×2, waist 3, legs 2), 5 kg per arm (10 kg total), 1.5 m/s on a 4-wheel omnidirectional base, 8 h runtime, NVIDIA AGX Orin 64GB, end effectors swap between dexterous hand, suction cup and gripper. A G1 Premium running on Jetson Thor was announced 2025-08. | Commercial | 2024-05 | 173 cm | 92.5 kg | 21 | 10 kg | 8 h | not published. Co-founder/CTO Wang He told TMTPost (2025-06-23): 'Our units sell for several hundred thousand yuan each.' |
| Galbot ET1 (银河星仔) ↗Entertainment and performance humanoid (theme parks, storefront greeting, dance, comedy) with a 100M-parameter Transformer motion foundation model. 26 DoF standard, +12 with dexterous hands on Pro/Flagship. RK3588 + RDK X5, with Orin Nano 40 TOPS (Pro) or NX 100 TOPS (Flagship). The page gives a 'standing height' but never says biped, so form is left null. | Pilot | 2026-09 | 125 cm | 32 kg | 26 | — | — | not published (pre-orders opened 2026-09-03 per Galbot newsroom). Status is pre-order only; deliveries not confirmed. |
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Deployments
Named customers, what the robots do there, and how far it has gone.
| Customer | What | When | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATL ↗ | Galbot S1 on battery production lines under a global strategic cooperation agreement. Described as the first embodied robot in routine operation powered by CATL batteries; the agreement also covers a joint aftermarket service standard. | 2026-06 | In service |
| BAIC Group ↗ | Galbot S1 has entered production lines, per co-founder Zhang Zhizheng | 2026-06 | In service |
| CATL, Bosch, Toyota, BAIC Group, SAIC Motor (industrial clients) ↗ | Cumulative orders totalling 'several thousand units' (company statement) | 2026-03 | Order |
| FamilyMart (Beijing) ↗ | Humanoid robots deployed in some Beijing FamilyMart convenience stores | 2026-06 | In service |
| LBX Pharmacy (老百姓大药房), Shanghai ↗ | Galbot deployment at LBX Pharmacy for smart pharmaceutical retail (headline in Galbot newsroom) | 2026-09 | In service |
| Meituan Pharmacy ↗ | Joint launch at CIFTIS of what the companies call the world's first humanoid-robot smart pharmacy solution (headline in Galbot newsroom) | 2024-09 | Pilot |
| Beijing smart pharmacies (operator not named) ↗ | G1 robots operating in more than 10 smart pharmacies in Beijing, with plans for 100 by year-end | 2025-08 | In service |
| Galbot-operated 'Galbot Shop' / Galaxy Space Capsule stores ↗ | Robot-run capsule store near Super Brand Mall, Lujiazui, Shanghai. Galbot's G1 page says the network spans more than 170 sites in over 40 cities. | 2026-01 | In service |
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Dated facts
Milestones, orders, factories and filings, newest first.
- 2026-08Galbot-led team approved to establish what it calls China's first key laboratory for embodied-AI large models (Galbot newsroom headline). ↗
- 2026-03Completed a RMB 2.5 billion (about $350 million) round with investors including the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, Sinopec, CITIC-affiliated entities and SAIC Motor's financial arm. ↗
- 2026-02Galbot robots performed autonomous tasks (picking up glass shards, folding clothes, 'rolling walnuts') on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. ↗
- 2026-02Jingdezhen Wukong Technology Co., Ltd. established as a JV with Jingdezhen Binghe Cultural Tourism Technology; registered capital RMB 40 million, Galbot holds 60%. ↗
- 2026-01Launched the Galbot S1 heavy-load industrial robot (50 kg dual-arm payload), already operating fully autonomously in CATL's factory. ↗
- 2025-12Round of over USD 300 million led by China Mobile with CICC Capital, Suzhou Ventures Group and CCTV Media Convergence Fund; 'sources indicated that Galbot's post-money valuation had reached USD 3 billion (exceeding RMB 20 billion)'. ↗
- 2025-08Galbot said its G1 Premium was running on NVIDIA Jetson Thor, and its robot took first place at the World Humanoid Robot Games, competing fully autonomously. ↗
- 2025-06Closed RMB 1.1 billion (approx. $150 million) round led by CATL Capital and Puquan Capital, bringing total raised to over RMB 2.4 billion ($330 million); signed a strategic MoU with Bosch China and Bosch Ventures on June 17 and launched a JV. ↗
- 2024-07Raised a RMB 700 million angel round from 18+ investors including Meituan's investment arm, BAIC Capital, Qiming and Lanchi, making it a 'quasi-unicorn'. Its first humanoid, the Galbot G1, had been unveiled in May. ↗
- 2024-07Hong Kong Investment Corporation (港投公司) announced a partnership with Galbot covering a Hong Kong strategic presence, local team and commercial/tourism robot applications. ↗
- 2023-05Galbot was founded in May 2023. ↗
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Not yet confirmed
Claims seen in only one non-official place. Shown so they can be checked, not as findings.
- Bloomberg (2025-12-12, seen only in search results, not fetched) reported Galbot picked banks for a 2026 Hong Kong IPO; other search snippets say a target valuation of $3–4B. No HKEX filing found.
- Total raised of $800 million after the Dec 2025 round. Seen only in a pulse2.com search snippet, not fetched.
- Galbot G1 price of roughly $87,000–$97,000. From a third-party review blog (robozaps) via search snippet, not official.
- Yao Tengzhou as co-founder (ex-ABB Shanghai robotics R&D). Seen only on aiwiki.ai via search snippet.
- Company claim of training efficiency '1,000 times higher than Tesla's' with 99% model success rate. Reported as a company claim by Gasgoo (2026-03-03).
- 2025 revenue 'projected to reach several hundred million yuan'. A projection reported by TMTPost (2025-06-23), not an actual figure.
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Sources
Retrieved 2026-11-08.
- Galbot 银河通用机器人官方网站 — Galbot
- Galbot G1 - 可泛化操作的具身大模型机器人 — Galbot
- Galbot S1 - 工业重载具身机器人 — Galbot
- Galbot ET1 - 面向娱乐演艺的人形机器人 — Galbot
- Galbot 银河通用机器人公司介绍 — Galbot
- Galbot 银河通用机器人新闻动态 — Galbot
- Humanoid robot maker Galbot raises RMB 2.5 billion — TechNode
- RMB 2.5B: year's biggest embodied AI deal — EqualOcean
- Raising Nearly 5 Billion in 3 Months, Valuation Topping 20 Billion: What Makes GALBOT Stand — Gasgoo
- Gasgoo Daily: CATL, Galbot deploy first heavy-duty humanoid robot powered by CATL batteries — Gasgoo
- Galbot Establishes Joint Venture with Jingdezhen State-Owned Assets — Gasgoo
- China's GALBOT Raises Record $150 Million in Humanoid Robotics, Eyes Industrial Rollout with CATL, Bosch — TMTPost
- (China Daily report on humanoid robot commercialization, 2026-06-11) — China Daily
- Humanoid robots close to 'ChatGPT moment' — China Daily
- Robot-run store debuts in Shanghai — Shanghai Municipal People's Government
- 港投公司助力人工智能投资 (HKIC Boosts AI Investment) — Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR
- Galbot integrates Nvidia Jetson Thor to power next-generation humanoid robots — Robotics & Automation News
- 中国の人型ロボット「Galbot」、設立1年で150億円の資金調達 — 36Kr Japan
- 50kg可搬の産業用人型ロボット「Galbot S1」、CATLの電池工場に実戦投入 — 36Kr Japan
- 中国ヒューマノイド業界、相次ぐ巨額資金流入 銀河通用(Galbot)も新たに580億円調達 — 36Kr Japan