Archon Robotics Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-14 - Research Publication - Archon and collaborators introduce PingpongDuo humanoid table-tennis doubles - A physical clearance-and-recovery test covers 2.15 metres in2.4 seconds, with a peak speed of2.23m/s. Simulation comparison reports a 13.2% improvement in return success; the physical experiment measures alternating strikes. The system coordinates team… - source: arxiv.org
• 2026-10-10 - Demonstration - Archon Robotics shares Whole-Body Intelligence debut demonstration - S1 handles task understanding and multimodal inputs; S0 coordinates stabilization and whole-body movement. The company distinguishes autonomous full demonstrations from teleoperated S0 explanations and DAgger correction segments. Its training pipeline… - source: humanoidsdaily.com
• 2026-06-29 - Funding - Archon Robotics raises several-hundred-million-RMB seed round - Named investors include ZhenFund, GaoRong, IDG Capital and 5Y Capital. Funds are for humanoid foundation-model R&D, whole-body action-data collection, hiring and R&D centres. The round strengthens an embodied-AI enabling-stack company focused on humanoids. - source: 36kr.com
• 2026-03-19 - Company Formation - Archon Robotics is incorporated in Shanghai - Shanghai YuanCe Future Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., operating as Archon Robotics, was incorporated to develop whole-body foundation models for humanoid robots. The legal entity was established in Shanghai on 19 March 2026. The company focuses on… - source: zhipin.com