Technology Snapshot
A concise view of platform maturity and deployment footprint.
Flagship PlatformR1 Pro
Humanoid Robots
Executive Summary
Galaxea AI is building a full-stack embodied intelligence platform that combines proprietary robot models with in-house hardware. Its roadmap spans force-controlled humanoids, mobile manipulation systems, robot arms, and developer tooling designed to shorten deployment cycles across industrial and research settings.
Technical Profile
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
R1 Pro Specs
Published operating specifications for the lead system.
Payload Capacity10 kg
Degrees of Freedom26
Reach64 cm
Latest Updates
All UpdatesApril 2, 2026Company MilestoneCorporate
Fresh capital pushes valuation above 20B yuanIn April 2026, Galaxea raised another 2 billion yuan, which Caixin reported pushed the company’s valuation above 20 billion yuan. The round included hardware partner Lens Technology and additional state-backed investors, reinforcing Galaxea’s position among the top-funded Chinese humanoid startups.
Galaxea AI team
About Galaxea AI
Galaxea AI builds lightweight force-controlled humanoid robots and robot arms for embodied AI deployments. Founded in 2023 by researchers from Tsinghua and Stanford with prior experience at Waymo and SenseTime, the company combines proprietary models with in-house hardware including the R1 Pro humanoid and A1 arm platform.
- September 2023
Galaxea AI is founded in Beijing
Galaxea AI was founded in September 2023 by researchers from Tsinghua University and Stanford with prior experience at Waymo and SenseTime, aiming to build a full-stack embodied AI company around lightweight force-controlled humanoid robots, robot arms, and a shared physical-engine software stack.
BeijingEmbodied AI - January 2025 - April 2025
R1 Pro, R1 Lite and the developer stack reach the market
By early 2025, Galaxea had published product and software documentation for the R1 Pro, R1 and R1 Lite platforms, adding navigation, teleoperation, ROS 2 migration support, and detailed hardware guidance around its dual-arm mobile humanoid architecture and A1 robot-arm ecosystem.
R1 ProR1 LiteROS 2 - February 11, 2026
Series B makes Galaxea a unicorn
In February 2026, Galaxea closed a 1 billion yuan Series B round that lifted its valuation to about $1.5 billion. Reports said total funds raised had reached roughly $434 million across about ten rounds since the company’s inception.
Series BUnicorn - April 2, 2026
Fresh capital pushes valuation above 20B yuan
In April 2026, Galaxea raised another 2 billion yuan, which Caixin reported pushed the company’s valuation above 20 billion yuan. The round included hardware partner Lens Technology and additional state-backed investors, reinforcing Galaxea’s position among the top-funded Chinese humanoid startups.
Lens Technology20B yuan valuation