Technology Snapshot
A concise view of platform maturity and deployment footprint.
Hardware GenerationGen 1
Flagship PlatformS1
Astribot
PrivateShenzhen based robotics company (subsidiary of Stardust Intelligence) founded in 2022 by Lai Jie, former Tencent Robotics and Baidu engineer. The S1 mobile dual arm humanoid operates fully autonomously with whole body imitation learning, reaching speeds of 10 m/s.
Founded Undisclosed raised
Humanoid Robots
Executive Summary
Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) develops AI-powered humanoid robots with industry-leading speed and precision. Its S1 features two 7-DoF arms capable of 10+ m/s end-effector speed with sub-millimeter accuracy, using whole-body imitation learning to acquire new tasks from human demonstrations.
Technical Profile
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
S1 Specs
Published operating specifications for the lead system.
Payload Capacity10 kg
Speed1.5 km/h
Degrees of Freedom36
Latest Updates
All UpdatesApril 10, 2025 - December 2025Company MilestoneCorporate
Series A and commercialization push Astribot forwardFunding included Pre-A from Matrix Partners and Series A in April 2025 from Ant Group (Alibaba), JinQiu Fund, and Matrix Partners. Commercial availability began late 2025 at $96,000-$150,000.
Astribot team
About Astribot
Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) develops AI-powered humanoid robots with industry-leading speed and precision. Its S1 features two 7-DoF arms capable of 10+ m/s end-effector speed with sub-millimeter accuracy, using whole-body imitation learning to acquire new tasks from human demonstrations.
- December 5, 2022
Astribot is founded in Shenzhen
Astribot was founded in 2022 in Shenzhen by Lai Jie, formerly of Tencent's Robotics X Lab and Baidu. The team includes members from Huawei, Google, and UBTech.
ShenzhenTencentBaidu - 2024
Imitation learning becomes the core technical thesis
The core innovation is whole-body imitation learning, the S1 acquires new tasks by watching human demonstrations. Development took approximately one year.
Imitation learningTask acquisition - April 26, 2024
S1’s viral demo defines Astribot’s public debut
The S1 burst onto the scene in early 2024 with a viral video showing threading needles, pouring liquids, ironing clothes, and flipping wok items, all autonomous, not teleoperated. Arms achieve 10+ m/s speed with ±0.1mm repeatability.
S1Whole-body imitation learning - April 10, 2025 - December 2025
Series A and commercialization push Astribot forward
Funding included Pre-A from Matrix Partners and Series A in April 2025 from Ant Group (Alibaba), JinQiu Fund, and Matrix Partners. Commercial availability began late 2025 at $96,000-$150,000.
Ant GroupCommercial availability