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Chinese Humanoid Robot Companies: Selected Manufacturers and Evidence

Selected Chinese humanoid manufacturers and how to distinguish product pages, prices, orders, production claims and deployment evidence.

By TechniaHQRobot8 min read

Introduction

China's humanoid sector includes complete robot makers, component suppliers, data centers and manufacturing partners. The examples below cover four complete-robot manufacturers. Component suppliers are a separate research category and are not catalogued here.

Unitree publishes product pages and direct-store listings for several humanoids. UBTECH publishes Walker industrial programs. AgiBot publishes product and production updates, while Fourier maintains the GR humanoid line. Shipment totals and order values are often company-reported, so each number should keep its original scope and date.

Key findings

  • Unitree provides direct product and store evidence for several humanoid platforms, including public pricing on selected models.
  • UBTECH, AgiBot and Fourier publish different evidence types, so product availability, orders, production and deployment should be tracked separately.
  • Domestic list prices can differ from export cost after freight, tax, customs, support and optional hardware.
  • Component suppliers should be separated from complete robot manufacturers when counting companies.
  • Audited company-level shipment totals remain limited across the sector.

Chinese Humanoid Robot Companies: Selected Manufacturers and Evidence - evidence comparison

The table records what each source establishes and keeps missing data visible.

System or methodWhat the evidence establishesEvidence classMain unresolved point
Unitree RoboticsPublishes product pages and online prices for several humanoid platforms, providing unusually clear transactional evidence.Commercially available productsAudited unit shipment data are scarce.
UBTECHPublishes Walker industrial programs and company-reported orders and deployments.Industrial program with company claimsSome official pages provide limited English detail.
AgiBotPublishes robot and production updates, with manufacturing figures requiring source-specific interpretation.Company-reported production evidenceCompany-reported order values may not disclose payment or delivery terms.
Fourier IntelligenceDevelops GR-series humanoids and publishes product information for research and rehabilitation-oriented work.Commercial and research platformAudited unit shipment data are scarce.

Evidence classification

  • Officially documented specifications, standards or project status stated by the responsible organization.
  • Real-system evidence demonstrations or deployments performed on physical hardware under described conditions.
  • Company claim a numerical or operational statement reported by the company and not independently audited.
  • Simulation or research evidence useful for mechanisms, but not proof of field deployment.
  • Insufficient public evidence control mode, trial count, version or operating conditions are missing.

Definition and inclusion rules

A Chinese humanoid-robot company is a China-headquartered entity developing a complete humanoid or a critical subsystem with public technical evidence. The map separates robot makers, integrators and component suppliers so that one company is not counted as three manufacturers.

How the ecosystem is mapped

Start with the company's official product page and identify the exact model. Record whether the evidence is a public price, sales inquiry, production claim, customer pilot or completed delivery. Keep hands, actuators, sensors and software suppliers in separate categories from complete humanoid manufacturers.

Organizations and evidence

Unitree publishes public specifications and store listings for models including G1, R1 and H-series robots. Those pages provide direct evidence of selected prices and sales channels, while optional hardware and export costs can require a separate quote.

UBTECH publishes Walker industrial programs and customer announcements. AgiBot publishes product and production updates. Fourier publishes GR-series product information. Their evidence should be read by category: a product page, order announcement, production milestone and operating deployment are different records.

How country comparisons should be made

Use the same unit on both sides of a comparison. Factory capacity, robots manufactured, units shipped, customer deliveries and active deployments answer different questions and should stay in separate columns.

Order values also need their contract scope. A framework agreement should not be converted into robot units unless the source publishes a binding quantity, configuration and price.

Common classification errors

Common errors include treating a reservation or framework agreement as a completed sale, converting a government target into manufacturer output, mixing domestic and export prices, and counting a component supplier as a complete robot maker.

Model names and specifications can change between revisions. Dated product pages and archived figures are needed when comparing the same company over time.

Practical uses of the map

The map is useful for supplier scouting, checking whether a robot can actually be purchased, and tracing dependencies in motors, reducers, batteries, hands and sensors.

For deployment claims, record the named customer, site, task, robot version and operating period when those fields are public.

Fields that need dated updates

Prices, model versions, production totals and customer programs can change within months. Each update should preserve the publication date and source scope rather than overwriting an older figure with an unlabeled newer one.

Limitations and missing information

  • Audited unit shipment data are scarce.
  • Some official pages provide limited English detail.
  • Company-reported order values may not disclose payment or delivery terms.
  • Specifications, prices, repositories and deployment status can change after publication.
  • Benchmarks from different robots or environments are not directly comparable.

Conclusion

The Chinese humanoid market can be mapped from primary product pages and company disclosures, but the evidence is uneven. Unitree provides direct-store pricing for selected models, while UBTECH, AgiBot and Fourier publish different mixes of product, program and production information. Shipment totals, order terms and customer operating data should remain attributed to their original sources.

Frequently asked questions

Which Chinese companies currently publish humanoid products?

Unitree, UBTECH, AgiBot and Fourier are among the manufacturers with current public product information. Their sales models differ, so a product page does not by itself prove shipment volume or routine customer deployment.

How should Chinese humanoid manufacturers be compared?

Use the same evidence category for each company: public product, price, units manufactured, shipments, customer deliveries or active deployments. Do not compare factory capacity with shipped units.

Can public order announcements be counted as deliveries?

No. Framework agreements, reservations and announced orders can have conditions or future delivery schedules. Count a delivery only when the source states that robots reached the recipient.

Why separate component suppliers from robot makers?

Hands, actuators, reducers, batteries and sensors may serve many robot brands. Counting those suppliers as complete humanoid manufacturers inflates company totals and hides the structure of the supply chain.

What data is still missing?

Audited shipment totals, binding order terms, customer operating hours, intervention rates and consistent model-by-model production figures remain limited across the sector.

Sources and methodology

The review starts with official product pages and company disclosures from Unitree, UBTECH, AgiBot and Fourier, then keeps prices, production claims, orders and deployments in separate evidence categories. Figures absent from the primary record remain undisclosed.

Source review notes

Review date recorded July 11, 2026

Supported by the cited sources

  • Unitree Robotics: Publishes product pages and online prices for several humanoid platforms, providing unusually clear transactional evidence.
  • UBTECH: Publishes Walker industrial programs and company-reported orders and deployments.

Not confirmed or incomplete

  • Audited unit shipment data are scarce.
  • Some official pages provide limited English detail.
  • Company-reported order values may not disclose payment or delivery terms.

Likely to change quickly

  • Commercial availability, prices, model versions and software access.
  • Deployment counts, company partnerships and repository maintenance status.

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