Astribot x Humanoid

Astribot is a Shenzhen-based cable-driven AI robotics company and subsidiary of [Stardust intelligence](/companies/stardust-intelligence), founded in 2022. The company develops the S1/T1 humanoid robot series, with the T1 priced from CNY89,900 (~$13,165) for real-world deployment. Astribot completed over 1 billion yuan (CNY) in Series B financing and partnered with Seer to put over 1,000 humanoid robots into industrial use, as Chinese humanoid robot sales surpass 10,000 units in 2025.

Humanoid is a UK-based physical AI startup developing wheeled humanoid robots for industrial applications. Raised $152M Series A at $1.35B valuation (total $270M). AI platform KinetIQ. Partnerships with [SAP](/companies/sap), [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia-isaac), [Bosch](/companies/bosch-sensortec), [Siemens](/companies/siemens). Schaeffler deploying thousands of robots at manufacturing facilities. Bosch as contract manufacturer. Q4 2026 beta deployments across manufacturing, logistics, retail.