What WhalesBot does

WhalesBot (上海鲸鱼机器人科技有限公司, Shanghai Whales Robot Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Shanghai-based educational robotics company founded in 2018 that designs and manufactures AI-enabled robots targeted at K-12 and youth STEM education markets. The product portfolio spans four robot categories—humanoid (人形机器人), flying (飞行机器人), building block (积木机器人), and mobile (移动机器人)—consolidated under the Whale Build (鲸造产品) line and paired with the company's proprietary Whale Dot Programming (鲸点编程) coding platform and the ENJOY AI education initiative. The company positions itself as a complete AI education solution provider combining hardware robots with software-driven curriculum to deliver hands-on AI, robotics, and programming learning experiences for children and teenagers.

The company's operating entity is headquartered at the WhalesBot Robot Industry Base, 188 Zixu Road, Shanghai, and currently employs 51–100 staff. Revenue is generated primarily through direct robot hardware sales, distributed to consumers and institutions via the WhalesBot Tmall store (whalesbot.tmall.com) and a parallel institutional inquiry channel for schools and training organizations. Customer segmentation is vertical, focused on education-sector buyers including schools, training centers, and robotics academies serving K-12 youth. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and no public API or third-party SDK is offered.

WhalesBot is privately held with no parent company or public listing. It has raised multiple funding rounds since 2018, including a Series-2 round from Yonghua Capital in 2019 (~US$1.45M) and a ~US$13.83M equity financing in July 2024 led by Shanghai Jiushi Jinpu Equity Investment Fund Management. The company maintains partnership links with ENJOY AI and Sea Level (海平面) and operates an English-language site (en.whalesbot.com), indicating early international positioning despite an Asia-only claimed market footprint.

Name

WhalesBot

Legal name

上海鲸鱼机器人科技有限公司

Website

https://whalesbot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WhalesBot is a Shanghai-based educational robotics company founded in 2018 that designs AI-enabled humanoid, flying, building block, and mobile robots paired with its proprietary Whale Dot Programming platform for K-12 STEM and youth AI education in China and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Robotics

NAICS

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (334118)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944)

akta.pro primary industry

AI & Machine Learning for Robotics Programs (EDAMADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robotics Learning Platforms (EDAFANAB), Robotics Kits, Parts & Lab Equipment Providers (Education-Focused) (EDAMADAN), LEGO / Block-Based Robotics Programs (EDAMADAD), Educational & Hobby Robotics Kits (Consumer) (CRACARAG)

Keywords

• Educational robotics
• STEM learning robots
• AI education platforms
• Youth robotics kits
• Programming education tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Robot Hardware Sales: Sale of educational robots including humanoid, flying, building block, and mobile robots for youth STEM education

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

WhalesBot designs, manufactures, and sells educational robots for K-12 STEM and AI education, including humanoid robots, flying robots, building block robots, and mobile robots. The hardware portfolio is integrated with a proprietary visual programming platform (Whale Dot Programming / 鲸点编程) and the ENJOY AI competition/curriculum initiative, targeting both educational institutions and individual consumers.

Product overview

WhalesBot is a youth AI education robot company offering a comprehensive product portfolio centered around four main robot types: Humanoid Robots, Flying Robots, Building Block Robots, and Mobile Robots. The product ecosystem is supported by the Whale Build Products (鲸造产品) line and the Whale Dot Programming (鲸点编程) platform for coding education. Additionally, the ENJOY AI initiative provides a global AI education framework. The company positions itself as a complete AI education solution provider, combining hardware robots with programming software to deliver STEM education experiences for children and teenagers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 鲸造产品: Product line under WhalesBot for robotics and AI education products
• 鲸点编程
• ENJOY AI

Products and services

• Humanoid Robot (人形机器人) Bipedal humanoid educational robot designed for K-12 STEM and AI learning, enabling students to study bipedal locomotion, motion planning, and embodied AI concepts. Targeted at schools, training centers, and advanced learners.
• Flying Robot (飞行机器人) Aerial/flying educational robot for K-12 STEM and AI learning, enabling students to study flight control, drone programming, and aerial robotics concepts. Targeted at schools, training centers, and competition participants.
• Building Block Robot (积木机器人) Modular building block educational robot kit for K-12 STEM and AI learning, allowing students to assemble and configure robotic systems while learning engineering and programming fundamentals. Targeted at younger learners, schools, and consumer/home use.
• Mobile Robot (移动机器人) Wheeled/ground mobile educational robot for K-12 STEM and AI learning, supporting navigation, sensing, and autonomous behavior programming. Targeted at schools, training centers, and competition participants.
• Whale Dot Programming (鲸点编程) Proprietary visual programming platform (鲸点编程) developed by WhalesBot to program and control its educational robots. Enables learners to engage with AI and coding concepts across the four robot form factors. Targeted at students, schools, and training centers using WhalesBot hardware.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ENJOY AIminorOthersENJOY AI is referenced as a partner organization, appearing in the footer links. ENJOY AI is an educational AI initiative that WhalesBot collaborates with.
• Sea Level (海平面)minorOthersSea Level (海平面) is listed in the footer links as a partner organization, with a link to oc2.oceanlevel.cn

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LEGO Education: Global incumbent in block-based educational robotics (SPIKE, WeDo, Mindstorms) with deep school-district penetration and curriculum ecosystem. Comparable on building-block robotics and K-12 STEM curriculum, but vastly larger in scale and brand.
• DJI Education (RoboMaster): DJI's education arm delivers flying-robot curricula, RoboMaster competitions, and STEM hardware to schools. Comparable via flying-robot overlap with WhalesBot's flying robot line and competition-led GTM, but operates from a far larger corporate parent.

Direct peers

• Abilix (能力风暴): Chinese educational robotics pioneer producing humanoid and modular block robots for K-12 AI and robotics competitions. Comparable on humanoid + building-block formats, Chinese curriculum positioning, and institutional/competition GTM.
• Makeblock: Shenzhen-based STEM educational robotics platform offering building block robots, programming software, and STEAM curricula to K-12 institutions and consumers globally. Most direct comparable: similar product breadth, similar channel mix, and overlapping China-and-overseas GTM.
• VEX Robotics: Provider of modular educational robotics kits and the VEX IQ/competition ecosystem for K-12 STEM. Comparable via modular robots, programming platforms, and competition-driven curriculum, particularly in institutional channels.
• UBTECH Robotics: China-based humanoid robot maker with explicit K-12 AI education product lines (Alpha, Cruzr). Most comparable on humanoid-robot format, AI-for-youth positioning, and overlapping Chinese school procurement channels.
• Sphero: US-based educational robotics company offering programmable robots and STEM curricula for K-12. Comparable on AI-robotics-for-kids positioning, proprietary programming app, and education-channel GTM.
• Wonder Workshop: Creator of Dash, Dot, and Cue programmable educational robots used in K-12 classrooms globally. Comparable on mobile/programmable robot format, paired programming software, and school-district sales motion.

Emerging players

• Matatalab: Coding-education robotics provider targeting early elementary and K-9 with screen-free and screen-based programmable robots. Comparable on programming-robot + curriculum bundle for young learners, but focused on younger ages than WhalesBot.

Others

• Roborock (education-adjacent): Chinese robotics brand specializing in autonomous mobile robots (vacuum cleaners) with underlying navigation and mobile-robot technology. Adjacent — shares mobile-robot engineering pedigree and Chinese consumer-electronics distribution, though not in education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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