What Galaxea AI does

Galaxea AI is a privately held Chinese embodied-AI and humanoid robotics company founded in September 2023 in Beijing. The company builds a vertically integrated "complete robot + intelligence" stack, combining in-house humanoid robots (R1 Pro flagship at 26 degrees of freedom, R1 at 24 DOF, and R1 Lite) and 6-DOF robotic arms (A1, A1-X, A1Z) with a self-developed Vision-Language-Action foundation-model family (G0, G0+, G0.5, plus G0 Tiny and G0.5 Tiny edge variants) and a one-stop developer platform called the Embodied Development Platform (EDP) with a GForge one-click post-training tool that also integrates third-party models from Physical Intelligence, Ant Group Robbyant, and NVIDIA. Hardware is purpose-built for high-quality embodied data capture, featuring 360° multi-camera plus LiDAR sensing, isomorphic and VR teleoperation, and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (200 TOPS) on-device compute.

Galaxea monetizes through three primary channels: (1) hardware sales of R1-series humanoids and A1-series arms via direct enterprise sales and the galaxea-dynamics.com online storefront, with a quote-based pricing model and no public list prices; (2) customized, scenario-specific embodied-AI solutions for industrial and commercial deployments, supported by a [email protected] business-development inbox, a 1-year warranty, and paid out-of-warranty repair services; and (3) developer/platform monetization via the EDP, GForge, GitHub open-source community, and public documentation center, which feed ecosystem adoption by universities, research institutions, and embodied-AI startups. The customer base spans nearly 100 top global organizations across large technology enterprises (Huawei Cloud, ByteDance, Ant Group, Horizon, Samsung, Volkswagen, Haier), embodied-AI startups (Physical Intelligence, Kiwi Bot), and leading universities (Stanford, MIT, Tsinghua, Beihang, UCLA, UCSD).

By April 2026 the company had closed a ~US$291 million Series B+ following a ~US$144 million Series B in February 2026, taking cumulative financing to ~3 billion yuan (~$435M+) and valuation to decacorn level (~20 billion yuan / ~$29B as cited in some reports), with state-backed and industrial capital (Lens Technology, BAIC, Jinding) anchoring the rounds. The company employs 51-100 people and is positioning to expand from its developer/research customer base into intelligent manufacturing, logistics, and commercial services markets.

Name

Galaxea AI

Legal name

Galaxea (Beijing) Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. (星海图（北京）人工智能科技股份有限公司)

Website

https://galaxea-ai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Galaxea AI is a Beijing-based embodied-AI company that builds humanoid robots and 6-DOF arms paired with proprietary VLA foundation models and an EDP/GForge developer platform, serving enterprises, startups, and universities globally in industrial, logistics, and research applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanoid Robots

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanoid & General-Purpose Robots (HDAAAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Humanoid robots
• Robotic arms
• Embodied AI
• Robotics development platform
• AI model training

Headquarters

HQ city

Suzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Robotic hardware sales: Sale of in-house humanoid robots (R1, R1 Pro, R1 Lite) and 6-DOF robotic arms (A1, A1-X), plus the VLA All-in-One unit and A1Z arm, distributed through the company's product storefront at galaxea-dynamics.com and via direct sales. News reports indicate Galaxea secured orders for several thousand units from developers and industrial clients.
2. Customized commercial solutions and services: Customized, scenario-specific embodied AI and robotics solutions delivered to enterprise clients (e.g., intelligent manufacturing, logistics, commercial services), supported by a dedicated sales contact ([email protected]), 1-year product warranty, and paid out-of-warranty repair services covering inspection, materials, labor, testing, and logistics.
3. Embodied AI development platform (EDP / GForge): One-stop embodied intelligence development platform providing data collection, data QC, post-training, and deployment, plus the GForge one-click post-training tool integrating 10+ mainstream open-source embodied models. Likely monetized through enterprise/customized deployments alongside hardware sales.
4. Developer / research ecosystem monetization: Open-source community and developer tools (GitHub, docs center, GForge) supporting π^0.5 VLA and proprietary G0/G0.5 models, designed to drive ecosystem adoption by universities, research institutions, and embodied-AI startups, with revenue captured via hardware and customized solution upsell.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Galaxea AI designs and manufactures humanoid robots (R1, R1 Pro, R1 Lite) and 6-DOF robotic arms (A1, A1-X, A1Z), and operates the EDP (Embodied Development Platform) with the GForge one-click post-training tool, all powered by proprietary Vision-Language-Action foundation models (G0, G0.5, G0+). The portfolio is sold as an integrated 'hardware + intelligence' stack to enterprise customers, universities, and research institutions, with an online storefront serving individual developers.

Product overview

Galaxea AI (星海图) offers a vertically integrated embodied AI platform built on a "complete robot + intelligence" (整机 + 智能) strategy. The portfolio combines hardware robot products — the R1 Pro flagship humanoid robot, the R1 humanoid robot, the R1 Lite lightweight data-collection humanoid, and the A1 / A1-X / A1Z modular robotic arms — with the EDP (Embodied Development Platform) and GForge one-click post-training tool that supports Galaxea's proprietary VLA foundation models (G0, G0.5, G0+, plus G0 Tiny and G0.5 Tiny lightweight variants) alongside integrated third-party models from Physical Intelligence, Ant Group Robbyant, and NVIDIA. The VLA All-in-One Unit serves as a packaged deployment appliance tying the software stack to the hardware fleet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDP (Embodied Development Platform): One-stop embodied intelligence development platform covering data collection, data QC, post-training, and deployment, integrated with the GForge tool.
• GForge
• Galaxea Dynamics

Products and services

• R1 Pro Humanoid Robot Flagship humanoid robot with 26 degrees of freedom, 7-DOF force-controlled dual arms with 10KG max dual-arm payload, integrated voice interaction via chest sensor, 7 HD cameras + 1 LiDAR, and isomorphic teleoperation; designed for advanced real-world scene deployment by enterprise customers and research institutions.
• R1 Humanoid Robot General-purpose humanoid robot with 24 degrees of freedom, 10KG max dual-arm payload, 360° surround sensing with multi-cameras and LiDAR, isomorphic and VR teleoperation, and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB (200 TOPS) on-board compute; targeted at research institutions and industrial customers.
• R1 Lite Humanoid Robot Lightweight, teleoperation-focused humanoid robot with 23 DOF, 6-DOF A1X dual arms, 3-DOF torso, and 6-DOF vector chassis; designed to accelerate VLA model training data collection and support π0.5 reproduction; runs on Intel Core i9-12900HK with 32GB RAM and 1TB SSD.
• A1 Lightweight Robotic Arm 6-DOF lightweight high-dynamic force-controlled robotic arm with 10 m/s max end-effector linear speed, 40 m/s² peak acceleration, 3.5 kg max payload (5 kg peak), 70cm arm reach, and 1 mm repeat positioning accuracy; designed for industrial and research manipulation use cases.
• A1-X Lightweight Robotic Arm Compact 6-DOF lightweight robotic arm weighing 4.2 kg with 5 kg max load (3 kg continuous), ±0.05 mm repeat positioning accuracy, and spherical end-joint design; targeted at data collection, development, education, and competition use cases.
• A1Z Ultra-Light Robotic Arm 6-DOF ultra-lightweight robotic arm variant in the Galaxea hardware lineup, sold via the galaxea-dynamics.com product storefront alongside R1 Lite.
• VLA All-in-One Unit All-in-one packaged Vision-Language-Action appliance that bundles Galaxea's VLA model stack with compute hardware for turnkey deployment; sold via the galaxea-dynamics.com product storefront.
• EDP Embodied Development Platform One-stop embodied AI development platform covering data collection, data QC, post-training, and deployment; integrates Galaxea's proprietary G0/G0.5/G0+ VLA models and 10+ third-party open-source models, with seamless resource integration for downstream embodied AI workflows. Includes the GForge one-click post-training tool.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~US$29B post-money valuation (decacorn)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability13 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• Physical Intelligence (Π)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationPhysical Intelligence's π0, π0-FAST, and π0.5 foundation models are integrated into Galaxea AI's GForge platform alongside its own G0/G0.5 models. Physical Intelligence is also a top-tier customer of Galaxea AI (one of nearly 100 named global clients) and a research collaborator in the embodied-AI ecosystem.
• NVIDIAflagshipTechnology or IntegrationNVIDIA's DreamZero world-action model is integrated into Galaxea AI's GForge platform; NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (32GB, 200 TOPS) is the on-device compute platform powering the R1 / R1 Pro humanoid robots. NVIDIA is also a named top-tier customer of Galaxea AI.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Unitree Robotics: Chinese humanoid and quadruped robotics company shipping H1/G1 humanoids and developer arms at aggressive price points. Most direct Chinese competitor to Galaxea on both humanoid hardware and developer-focused robotic arms, with a similarly active open ecosystem.
• Agibot (Zhiyuan Robotics): Shanghai-based embodied-AI startup building humanoid robots (A2, G1) paired with its own Helix/Astra foundation models. Direct Chinese humanoid + VLA-model competitor to Galaxea's full-stack strategy.
• UBTech Robotics: Hong Kong/Shenzhen-listed humanoid robotics company (Walker S series) competing for the same industrial and commercial-services deployments as Galaxea, including smart-manufacturing pilots with Chinese automakers.
• Fourier Intelligence: Shanghai-based humanoid robotics developer (GR-1, GR-2) with a rehabilitation-robotics heritage now targeting general-purpose humanoids. Direct competitor in the Chinese humanoid race and on rehabilitation/medical-adjacent use cases.
• LimX Dynamics: Shenzhen-based humanoid and legged robotics startup shipping CL series humanoids with a focus on VLA model integration. Direct Chinese competitor on the embodied-AI humanoid stack.
• Figure AI: US-based humanoid robot company (Figure 01/02) developing its own Helix VLA model and targeting industrial/manufacturing deployments. Comparable in full-stack humanoid + VLA-model ambition and in competing for similar enterprise accounts.
• 1X Technologies: Norway/US humanoid robot company (Neo, Eve) backed by OpenAI and EQT, building humanoids with teleoperation and AI-driven autonomy. Direct global peer in the humanoid + foundation-model race.

Emerging players

• Physical Intelligence (π): US embodied-AI foundation-model startup whose π0 / π0.5 VLA models are integrated into Galaxea's GForge. Dual-role peer: a flagship partner/customer and a strategic model competitor that could vertically integrate into its own hardware over time.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Dynamics: Hyundai-owned humanoid and legged robotics incumbent (Atlas, Spot, Stretch). Competes for industrial humanoid pilots with greater manufacturing maturity, though with a less developer-centric, less open-ecosystem posture than Galaxea.
• Tesla (Optimus): Tesla's Optimus humanoid program is a broad incumbent developing general-purpose humanoids with internal AI compute and large-scale manufacturing ambitions. Long-term competitive threat on industrial and consumer humanoid deployments, though outside China-centric OEM customer overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Galaxea_x
• GitHubgithub.com/userguide-galaxea
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GalaxeaDynamics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/104675776
• Instagramxiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5d0724e00000000010011a06

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors43 records

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M&A

Investments5 records

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