RobotEra
RobotEra is a Beijing humanoid-robot company founded in August 2023 by Tsinghua University assistant professor Chen Jianyu, and it is backed by Tsinghua University. Its products include the STAR1 product-grade humanoid, the L7 full-size bipedal humanoid, the XHAND1 dexterous hand and the ERA-42 embodied AI model. It raised rounds in 2025 and 2026, including a round led by SF Express in April 2026.
Last verified Oct 8, 2026
Company website ↗- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Founded
- 2023
- Type
- Private
- Parent
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- Ticker
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Capital
Funding snapshot
Total funding
Not published
Last round
Round led by SF Express (Apr 2026), more than USD 200 million
Valuation
~$1,400,000,000
USD 1.4B is the valuation after the March 2026 RMB 1 billion strategic round (above RMB 10 billion per Caixin). The valuation for the April 2026 round was not disclosed in the sources.
Portfolio
Robots by RobotEra
4 shown of 4 robots
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RRobotEra L7🇨🇳 RobotEra | Commercial | Biped | 171 cm | 65 kg | 55 | 20 kg | — | — | — | Jul 28, 2025 |
RRobotEra Q5🇨🇳 RobotEra | Commercial | Wheeled | 165 cm | 70 kg | 44 | 10 kg | — | 4 h | from $55,718 | Jun 19, 2025 |
RRobotEra STAR1🇨🇳 RobotEra | Pilot | Biped | 171 cm | 63 kg | 55 | 20 kg | 3.6 m/s | — | — | Aug 19, 2024 |
RRobotEra XBot-L🇨🇳 RobotEra | Discontinued | Biped | 165 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | Apr 8, 2024 |
Model timeline
Robot announcements
- RobotEra L7
Jul 28, 2025 · Commercial
- RobotEra Q5
Jun 19, 2025 · Commercial
- RobotEra STAR1
Aug 19, 2024 · Pilot
- RobotEra XBot-L
Apr 8, 2024 · Discontinued
Quick answers
RobotEra FAQ
What humanoid robots does RobotEra make?
RobotEra has 4 robot records in this dataset: RobotEra L7, RobotEra Q5, RobotEra STAR1, RobotEra XBot-L.
Where is RobotEra based?
The company record lists Beijing, China.