RobotEra Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-09 - Capability - RobotEra reports VPP2 leading the RoboDojo manipulation benchmark - VPP2 ranked first in Generalization, Precision and Memory among the evaluated methods. The model combines video prediction with action generation, with code and a project page publicly available. Separate ALOHA evaluations achieved 58.5% average success… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-07-06 - Funding - RobotEra raises RMB 1B round led by China Chengtong Fund - Jiangxi State Holding, Guoyuan Equity, Yufu Zhongxin Fund and Hangzhou Capital joined the round alongside financial investors. Existing investors Houxue Capital, Qingkong Tiancheng and Qianshan Capital made follow-on investments. - source: news.pedaily.cn
• 2026-04-27 - Deployment - RobotEra reports robots operating in more than 10 logistics centers - The installations span northern, eastern and southern China, including hot and humid working environments. The company says some sites operate continuously for 24 hours and achieve about 85% of human working efficiency. - source: cls.cn
• 2026-04-27 - Funding - RobotEra raises over $200M funding round - RobotEra raised more than $200 million in a new funding round. The round reflects continued capital concentration into Chinese humanoid robotics developers. The company is preparing for scaled deployments of its L7 humanoid platform. - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2026-03-05 - Funding - Robot Era Raises $137 Million Strategic Round, Valuation Exceeds $1.37 Billion - • Robot Era, an embodied artificial intelligence startup, completed a 1 billion yuan ($137 million) strategic funding round, bringing its v... • The company specializes in logistics robots and has launched a robot hand achieving 70% human working efficiency.… - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2026-03-05 - Funding - RobotEra raises $137M strategic financing round at $1.37B valuation - RobotEra raised $137 million in a strategic financing round. The round valued the company at over $1.37 billion. Funding supports humanoid robot development and commercialization. - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2026-01-08 - Demonstration - RobotEra demonstrates XHAND1 teleoperation system at CES 2026 - RobotEra demonstrated the XHAND1 dexterous hand system at CES 2026. The system supports multi-mode teleoperation for robotic manipulation tasks. The demo showcased remote control and precision interaction capabilities. - source: robotera.com
• 2025-12-15 - Demonstration - RobotEra showcases L7 at Humanoids Summit - The Computer History Museum exhibition included adult-sized L7 and Fourier GR-3 platforms alongside smaller humanoids. The summit brought together about 2,000 participants from 40 countries, with 75 speakers and 60 exhibitors. - source: humanoid.guide
• 2025-11-20 - Funding - RobotEra secures nearly RMB 1B in Series A+ funding - The company plans to fund robot iteration, mass production and deliveries across bipedal robots, wheeled service robots and dexterous hands. RobotEra expects the automotive investors to support industrial applications and supply-chain integration. - source: prnewswire.com
• 2025-11-21 - Funding - Robotera Series A++ - $141M - Robotera secured $141M in a Series A++ financing round. The round supports embodied AI and humanoid robotics commercialization scale-up. The financing supports continued product development, deployment scaling, and commercialization of the company's robotics… - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2025-11-21 - Product Launch - RobotEra introduces L7 logistics picking solution - The configuration combines ERA-42 vision-language-action control with the 12-DOF XHAND1 dexterous hand and a three-axis waist. The illustrated workflow picks a target item, scans its barcode and places it into an order bin, with failed scans diverted to a… - source: humanoidsdaily.com
• 2025-11-20 - Funding - ROBOTERA announces $138M Series A+ funding led by Geely Capital - Robotera secured $138M in Series A+ funding led by Geely Capital on November 20, 2025. The funding will accelerate mass production of Robotera's humanoid robots and dexterous hands.
• 2025-11-20 - Funding - Robotera secures RMB 1B in Series A++ financing - Robotera secured nearly RMB 1 billion in Series A++ financing on November 20, 2025, led by Geely Capital. The funding will accelerate mass production of Robotera's full portfolio, including bipedal and wheeled humanoid robots.
• 2025-08-16 - Award - RobotEra L7 wins standing high jump at World Humanoid Robot Games - The winning jump reached 95.641 cm under the competition’s optical measurement system. The robot used straddle and bent-leg techniques; a 16-camera Noitom system tracked the fast airborne motion. - source: en.people.cn
• 2025-07-22 - Product Launch - RobotEra launches full-size L7 humanoid - The launch configuration has 55 whole-body degrees of freedom, seven-axis arms and 12-DOF dexterous hands. RobotEra lists a 171 cm height, 65 kg mass and 20 kg combined arm load, with modular full-body and half-body forms. - source: m.ithome.com
• 2025-07-07 - Funding - Robot Era raises nearly 500 million yuan in Series A funding - • Robot Era secured nearly 500 million yuan ($69 million) in a Series A funding round led by CDH Investments and Haier Capital. • Additional investors included Houxue Capital, Meridian Capital, Xianghe Capital, and Zhejiang Fore Intelligent Technology Co. •… - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2025-07-07 - Funding - RobotEra raises $69M Series A funding round - RobotEra raised $69 million in a Series A funding round. The funding supports humanoid robot R&D and commercialization. The round reflects increasing investor interest in humanoid robotics in China. - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2024-11-06 - Demonstration - STAR1 Robot Participates in 2024 Xi'an Marathon - • Robot Era's general-purpose humanoid robot, STAR1, joined runners at the 2024 Xi'an Marathon in Xi'an, China. • The robot participated alongside human athletes in the event. • This marked a significant public demonstration of STAR1's capabilities in a… - source: youtube.com
• 2024-11-06 - Funding - RobotEra raises $42M pre-Series A funding round - RobotEra raised $42 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Funding was used to advance humanoid robot development. The round marked early-stage institutional backing for the company. - source: caixinglobal.com
• 2024-10-17 - Demonstration - Robot Era's STAR1 Achieves 3.6 m/s Running Speed in Gobi Desert - STAR1 reached a top speed of 3.6 meters per second (8 mph) during tests in the Gobi Desert. The robot maintained this speed for 34 minutes across various terrains, including grass, gravel, and pavement. STAR1 is powered by AI hardware capable of 275 trillion… - source: roboticstomorrow.com
• 2024-06-04 - Demonstration - RobotEra demonstrates XBot-L walking on the Great Wall - The 1.65 m prototype also waved and performed shadowboxing during the outdoor test. RobotEra attributes its unassisted stair and slope traversal to perceptive reinforcement learning that adjusts gait and balance to changing terrain. - source: roboticstomorrow.com