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| CasiVision | |
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| General information | |
| Also known as | Lingbao CASBOT, CASBOT, Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robot Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Industry | Robotics, Humanoid robots |
| Founded | August 2023 |
| Headquarters | Haidian District, Beijing, China |
| Key people | Zhang Miao (co-founder, COO); Ma Shikui (CTO) |
| Products | CASIVIBOT, CASBOT 01, CASBOT 02, CASBOT W1, CASBOT SE |
| Employees | 51 to 100 (as of 2025) |
| Website | casbot.tech |
CasiVision is the catalogue name used in several international humanoid robot databases for Lingbao CASBOT, the brand operated by Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (in Chinese, Beijing Zhongke Huiling Jiqiren Jishu Youxian Gongsi). The company is a Chinese robotics firm headquartered in the Zhongguancun technology district of Beijing's Haidian District. CasiVision develops general-purpose humanoid robots and embodied intelligence platforms for industrial, mining, commercial, and service environments. Its compact dual-arm service robot, marketed under the CasiVision brand in third-party databases as the CASIVIBOT, is one product in a broader CASBOT lineup that also includes the full-size bipedal CASBOT 01 (nicknamed "Wednesday"), the interactive CASBOT 02, the wheeled CASBOT W1, and the athletic CASBOT SE variant.[1][2][3]
The company was founded in August 2023 by a team whose core members had over twenty years of collective experience in precision assembly, flexible manipulation, visual servoing, and robot skill learning, including contributions to the compliant assembly robot used for high-lock nut installation on the C919 large aircraft. CasiVision attracted angel and angel-plus financing rounds totalling roughly 200 million yuan (about $28 million USD) between February and June 2025, with backing from Lenovo Ventures, SDIC Venture Capital (also rendered SDIC Chuanghe), Henan Asset Management, Lens Technology, and Tianjin Jiayi. The firm gained international visibility when CASBOT 01 was unveiled at CES 2025 in Las Vegas in January 2025, and again when its CASBOT SE racing variant became one of only six robots to finish the 2025 Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon, the world's first half marathon to feature humanoid robot participants.[1][2][4][5]
Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robot Technology Co., Ltd. was incorporated in August 2023. The brand name Lingbao CASBOT is used for the company's humanoid robot product line, while the corporate name appears in registration documents and Chinese-language reporting. International product databases such as Humanoid.guide, HumanoidSpecs, and Aparobot have catalogued the firm under additional aliases, with CasiVision being the most common third-party rendering associated with the CASIVIBOT service robot. The Chinese characters in the corporate name (Zhongke, an abbreviation typical of organisations linked to the Chinese Academy of Sciences ecosystem) reflect the technical lineage of the founding team rather than a direct ownership relationship.[2][6][7]
The registered office is at Building B-2, Zhongguancun Dongsheng Technology Park Northern Territory, No. 66 Xixiaokou Road, Haidian District, Beijing. Haidian is home to a dense cluster of universities and research institutes, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, and several Chinese Academy of Sciences institutes. The Zhongguancun area, often described as China's Silicon Valley, hosts a large number of robotics and artificial intelligence startups, providing access to talent, suppliers, and investor networks. As of 2025, CasiVision employed between 51 and 100 people across engineering, software, manufacturing, and commercial functions.[2]
CasiVision describes itself as a high-tech enterprise committed to long-term development of general-purpose humanoid robotics for practical deployment. Its stated mission centres on turning embodied AI from theoretical concept into real-world reality, and it pursues a phased commercialisation strategy that prioritises business-to-business industrial applications first, with later expansion toward commercial services, education, and consumer markets as the underlying technology matures.[1][2]
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Zhang Miao has said the company favours markets with what it calls "rigid demand" for automation, where labour shortages, hazardous conditions, or precision requirements make humanoid platforms particularly valuable. Initial deployments in mining, heavy industry, and electronics manufacturing both generate revenue and accumulate real-world operational data that feeds back into AI model refinement.[1][2][8]
| Name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Zhang Miao | Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer | Leads commercial strategy, customer engagement, and product positioning; spokesperson for funding announcements |
| Ma Shikui | Chief Technology Officer | Leads technical direction, AI architecture, and the embodied intelligence stack; sets the policy of in-house software with selective external sourcing of chips and sensors |
The wider technical team brings collective experience exceeding twenty years in precision assembly, flexible operation, and visual servoing. Members have contributed to national-level Chinese robotics projects, including micro-target precision assembly systems, environmental perception and autonomous following systems for quadruped robots, and the compliant assembly robot used for high-lock nut installation on the C919 commercial aircraft programme. This industrial heritage informs the company's emphasis on force-controlled manipulation and on robots that can operate in unstructured factory and mine settings rather than purely demo or laboratory environments.[1][8]
CasiVision has completed two publicly disclosed funding rounds, both in 2025, totalling roughly 200 million yuan (approximately $28 million USD). Both rounds were earmarked primarily for accelerating mass production of humanoid robots, scaling research and development, and broadening market reach.
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2025 | Angel | Over 100 million yuan (roughly $14 million USD) | Lenovo Ventures, SDIC Venture Capital (SDIC Chuanghe), Henan Asset Management Fund | Existing shareholders |
| June 26, 2025 | Angel-plus | Nearly 100 million yuan (roughly $14 million USD) | Lens Technology, Tianjin Jiayi | SDIC Venture Capital, Henan Asset Management |
Lenovo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Lenovo, is closely aligned with the operational partnership between Lenovo's intelligent manufacturing division and CasiVision. Lens Technology, a major supplier of cover glass and structural components for consumer electronics, is similarly positioned to integrate humanoid robotics into its own production lines. SDIC Venture Capital is a Chinese state-backed fund affiliated with the State Development and Investment Corporation, while Henan Asset Management is a regional state-affiliated fund. The mix of strategic corporate investors and state-affiliated capital is characteristic of Chinese humanoid robotics financing in 2025.[1][4][5]
Funds are being applied across three priorities: ramp-up of mass production for the CASBOT lineup against orders already booked from industrial and mining clients; continued investment in core technology including the embodied brain AI stack, joint motors, and dexterous hands; and market expansion through new verticals and overseas visibility at events such as CES and the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. Zhang Miao has noted that early industrial orders provide both revenue and the operational data needed to refine learning systems.[1]
CasiVision's product strategy spans a deliberate range of form factors and price points, from the affordable CASIVIBOT service robot to full-size industrial bipedal humanoids and a heavy-duty wheeled platform. Each product targets a distinct combination of mobility, payload, and interaction style, but they share common subsystems including the in-house embodied brain AI architecture and proprietary joint actuation.
| Model | Type | Height | Weight | Degrees of freedom | Computing | Battery | Primary application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASIVIBOT | Bipedal service | 140 cm | 55 kg | 14 | Linux/ROS | 8 hours | Healthcare, hospitality, research |
| CASBOT 01 ("Wednesday") | Bipedal industrial | 179 cm | 60 kg | 52 | 550 TOPS | More than 4 hours | Industrial, manufacturing, emergency response |
| CASBOT 02 | Bipedal interactive | 163 cm | 50 kg | 25 (47 with dexterous hands) | 275 TOPS | 90 minutes | Museums, retail, exhibitions |
| CASBOT SE | Bipedal athletic | Shorter than CASBOT 01 | Under 60 kg | Reduced | 550 TOPS | Relay-charged | Athletic events, endurance testing |
| CASBOT W1 | Wheeled mobile | 112 to 210 cm | 260 kg | 20 | Intel i9 plus NVIDIA RTX 4060 | 300 minutes | Logistics, sorting, light manufacturing |
The CASIVIBOT, the product most consistently linked with the CasiVision brand in third-party catalogues, is a compact dual-arm service humanoid that stands 140 cm tall, weighs 55 kg, and offers a 14-degrees of freedom configuration. It is positioned for healthcare, hospitality, research, and general commercial service settings. Its 8-hour battery life is among the longest in its size class, and its Robot Operating System (Linux/ROS) compatibility makes it accessible to research teams that wish to extend its behaviour. The CASIVIBOT is priced at roughly $29,000 USD, making it the most affordable robot in CasiVision's lineup. Two-finger gripping claws, a 4 kg arm payload, and a maximum walking speed of 0.97 m/s (about 3.5 km/h) suit it for light service duties such as item delivery, visitor guidance, and basic reception.[3][9]
CASBOT 01 is the company's flagship full-size bipedal humanoid. It was officially released on November 13, 2024, and was unveiled internationally at CES 2025 in Las Vegas in January 2025, where it drew significant attention as one of the first general-purpose Chinese humanoid robots to debut at the show. Nicknamed "Wednesday," it stands 179 cm tall, weighs 60 kg, and offers 52 degrees of freedom. It is powered by 550 TOPS (550 trillion operations per second) of computing capacity and can operate for over four hours on a charge.[1][7][10]
The robot's five-finger bionic hands weigh 800 grams each and provide a 5 kg rated load capacity with multi-source touch, force, and vision perception for fine manipulation. Its proprietary joint system achieves a peak torque density of 207 Nm per kg with joint efficiency exceeding 80 percent. Demonstrated capabilities include organising clothes, assembling desk lamps, changing light bulbs, driving screws, using tablets, retrieving refrigerated items, and playing the piano. CASBOT 01 can stand, walk, run, and jump in a steady manner, and is intended for industrial, manufacturing, emergency response, and other complex environments.[1][10]
CASBOT 02 was launched in June 2025 as a commercial interactive humanoid. It measures roughly 1630 by 510 by 280 mm and weighs 50 kg, with 25 degrees of freedom in its standard configuration, expandable to 47 with 11-degrees-of-freedom dexterous hands on each arm. Peak joint torque reaches 150 Newton-metres. The robot runs on an NVIDIA Orin AGX paired with a Rockchip RK3588 processor for a combined 275 TOPS of compute, and supports vision-language-action (VLA) control through Embodied Brain 2.0. It is aimed at science museums, exhibition halls, shopping centres, and automotive showrooms as a guide, greeter, or interactive presenter.[2][6][11]
CASBOT W1 takes a different mechanical approach. It pairs a wheeled base with a vertical lifting column and a humanoid upper body, giving a working height range from ground level to 2.1 metres. Weighing 260 kg, the W1 has 20 degrees of freedom and is powered by an industrial PC with an Intel i9 CPU and NVIDIA RTX 4060 GPU, supporting large-model inference for manipulation, interaction, and quality inspection. With a 10 kg payload, 1.2 m/s top speed, IP68 protection, and a 300-minute battery, it targets warehouses, retail back-of-house, logistics hubs, and light industrial cells.[12]
CASBOT SE is a specialised variant of CASBOT 01, redesigned for athletic performance. It was developed specifically for the 2025 Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon. The SE has a shorter, lighter frame than the standard CASBOT 01, and to optimise running CasiVision removed the dexterous hands and visual recognition system. The result is a streamlined design that prioritises agility, reduced weight, and thermal management. The SE successfully completed the historic half marathon on April 19, 2025, finishing as one of only six robots out of 21 starters to complete the 21-kilometre course. Robots were permitted to change batteries and operate as relay teams during the race.[5][13]
CasiVision's robots are powered by the company's proprietary Embodied Brain AI architecture. The system uses what the company describes as a "hierarchical end-to-end" model, combining the structured task decomposition strengths of hierarchical planning architectures with the adaptive learning behaviour of end-to-end neural networks. This hybrid approach is intended to maintain logical task planning at higher levels while permitting dynamic optimisation at the execution level. CTO Ma Shikui has framed the architecture as a deliberate alternative to pure end-to-end systems, which he and his team consider less robust in the kind of long-tail, force-sensitive tasks that arise on factory floors and in mines.[1][8]
The Embodied Brain 2.0, deployed on CASBOT 02 and CASBOT W1, supports vision-language-action (VLA) control. This allows robots to interpret natural language instructions, perceive their environment through multiple sensor modalities, and execute physical actions in response, forming a closed-loop pipeline from perception to execution where real-world feedback continuously informs decision-making.[1][2][11]
A core technical theme in CasiVision's AI stack is the use of post-training reinforcement learning to improve adaptability in dynamic environments. Rather than relying solely on pre-trained models, the system collects real-time operational data such as force-sensor feedback and visual error signals, and continuously optimises motion control strategies through closed-loop training. This is intended to enable independent adjustment of action accuracy and trajectory planning in tasks such as screw tightening and workpiece sorting, even when conditions change unexpectedly or a human operator intervenes.[1]
Zhang Miao has summarised the design intent in interviews with Chinese technology outlet 36Kr: "It allows for logical task planning while empowering the system to evolve through real-world feedback, creating a full-loop intelligence pipeline from perception to execution."[1][4]
All software for CasiVision's humanoid robots is developed in-house, while hardware follows a selective sourcing strategy. The dexterous hands and joint actuators are proprietary, but chips, certain sensors, and a number of structural components are sourced externally. CTO Ma Shikui has emphasised that these decisions are driven by scene-specific requirements rather than by a dogmatic preference for full vertical integration. For the CASIVIBOT service robot specifically, the Linux/ROS software environment provides an open, developer-friendly platform that allows research teams and integrators to build custom behaviours and connect the robot to existing automation systems.[8]
CasiVision has built a partnership network spanning industrial users, technology suppliers, and corporate venture capital. The Lenovo relationship is the most prominent.
| Partner | Nature of partnership | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | Strategic cooperation (September 2024) | CASBOT robots deployed at Lenovo's intelligent manufacturing factory for notebook assembly; CasiVision is the first core partner in Lenovo's Fire Seed Project |
| RoboSense | Technology partnership | Integration of RoboSense's Airy hemispherical LiDAR sensor into CASBOT 02; joint testing of Active Camera (AC1) technology |
| Zhaojin Group | Industrial deployment | Underground mining and safety patrol applications |
| Sinomine Resource Group | Industrial deployment | Mining operations |
| CITIC Heavy Industries | Industrial deployment | Heavy industrial manufacturing |
In September 2024 CasiVision became the first core cooperative enterprise in Lenovo's Fire Seed Project (also rendered Spark Plan), a programme to drive innovation in robotics and AI for manufacturing. CASBOT 01 robots are deployed at Lenovo's notebook manufacturing facility, where they perform precise micro-assembly tasks in flexible manufacturing environments that traditional industrial robots struggle with: grasping, twisting, plugging and unplugging connectors, and using small tools. Lenovo Ventures' participation in the February 2025 angel round formalises the operating relationship as a financial one as well.[1][7]
The RoboSense partnership supplies CasiVision with perception hardware for its larger robots. RoboSense's Airy is a 192-line hemispherical digital LiDAR with a 360 by 90 degree field of view, 120 metre detection range, 1.72 million points per second output, and plus or minus 1 cm accuracy. The sensor was integrated into CASBOT 02 for its debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2025, and the two firms have also jointly tested the Active Camera (AC1) platform.[14]
CasiVision has secured deployments with three industrial groups in mining and heavy industry. Zhaojin Group, one of China's largest gold miners, uses CasiVision robots for underground operations and safety patrols. Sinomine Resource Group has deployed robots in mining operations, while CITIC Heavy Industries applies them in heavy industrial manufacturing.[1][4]
CasiVision's commercial strategy explicitly prioritises industrial and mining sectors. The company views these as concentrated markets with well-defined use cases and what it terms "rigid demand" for automation, with characteristics that make humanoid platforms more attractive than fixed-base industrial automation: variable layouts, mixed-task workloads, hazardous environments, or jobs that combine manipulation with locomotion. The Lenovo electronics manufacturing case is the most publicly documented, while the mining deployments illustrate the willingness of state-linked industrial groups to integrate humanoid platforms into safety-critical operations.[1][4]
| Client | Sector | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | Electronics manufacturing | Notebook assembly, micro-assembly tasks, cable insertion, tool use |
| Zhaojin Group | Mining | Underground operations, safety patrols |
| Sinomine Resource Group | Mining | Mining operations |
| CITIC Heavy Industries | Heavy industry | Manufacturing automation |
A classification by the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence places CasiVision in the third tier of Chinese humanoid robotics companies, behind first-tier leaders such as Unitree Robotics, AGIBOT (Zhiyuan Robotics), and UBTECH Robotics. The company's industrial partnerships, in particular Lenovo and the mining groups, and its early revenue from industrial contracts give it a more solid commercial foundation than many higher-profile demo-stage rivals.[15]
The broader Chinese humanoid robotics market is in a period of rapid expansion. TrendForce has identified 2026 as a pivotal year for commercialisation, with global humanoid robot shipments expected to exceed 50,000 units, representing more than 700 percent year-over-year growth. China's domestic humanoid robot market is projected to grow from 2.76 billion yuan in 2024 to an estimated 100 billion yuan by 2030. CasiVision is distinguished within this field by its industrial-mining bias and its hybrid hierarchical end-to-end AI architecture.[10][15]
In January 2025 CasiVision unveiled CASBOT 01 "Wednesday" at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The launch positioned CASBOT 01 as a general-purpose brain-like intelligent humanoid, accompanied by demonstration footage of light-bulb replacement, screw driving, and clothes folding. The CES debut was reported by Interesting Engineering, RoboticsTomorrow, and PR Newswire, and gave the firm its first significant non-Chinese audience.[7][10]
On April 19, 2025, CASBOT SE competed in the Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon, the world's first half marathon to feature humanoid robot participants. The event drew nearly 12,000 human runners and 21 humanoid robots running on parallel tracks in Beijing's Economic-Technological Development Area (Yizhuang). CASBOT SE completed the 21-kilometre course as one of the six finishing robots. The race was won by Tiangong Ultra (Tien Kung), developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre, with a finishing time of 2 hours and 40 minutes; the human winners finished in roughly 1 hour and 3 minutes (men's) and 1 hour and 11 minutes (women's). The format permitted humanoid teams to swap batteries and operate as relays.[5][13]
CasiVision used WAIC 2025 as the launch venue for CASBOT 02 and for the public debut of the integrated RoboSense Airy LiDAR sensor. WAIC, held annually in Shanghai, is one of the most prominent showcases for Chinese AI and robotics.[11][14]