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Humanoid robot manufacturers are companies that design, develop, and produce humanoid robots. The leading manufacturers in 2026 are Tesla (the Optimus), Figure AI (Figure 02 and 03), Boston Dynamics (the all-electric Atlas), Agility Robotics (Digit), 1X Technologies (NEO and EVE), Apptronik (Apollo), and the Chinese makers Unitree, UBTECH Robotics, AgiBot, and Fourier Intelligence. As of 2026, at least 107 companies across 22 countries are actively developing humanoid robots, producing a combined total of 169 known models, with China and the United States accounting for the majority of manufacturers.[1][7]
China and the United States dominate the field. The rapid growth in the number of companies entering this space, particularly from 2022 onward, reflects increasing investor confidence in humanoid robots as a commercial technology rather than a pure research pursuit. Goldman Sachs projects the total addressable market for humanoid robots will reach $38 billion by 2035, up more than sixfold from its previous $6 billion estimate, citing accelerating progress in artificial intelligence.[8] Morgan Stanley projects the market could exceed $5 trillion by 2050, with close to 1 billion humanoid robots in use.[9]
The companies most often cited as front-runners pair a flagship humanoid robot with either real commercial deployments or aggressive production plans:
| Manufacturer | Country | Flagship robot | 2025-2026 status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | United States | Optimus (Gen 3) | Production-intent Optimus V3 prototype targeted for early 2026; Fremont line being repurposed for Optimus in Q2 2026, long-term goal 10 million units/year[5] |
| Figure AI | United States | Figure 02, Figure 03 | Raised over $1B Series C at a $39B post-money valuation (Sept 2025); piloting with BMW; runs the Helix vision-language-action model[3][10] |
| Boston Dynamics | United States | Atlas (electric) | All-electric Atlas shown publicly at CES 2026; 2026 fleet committed to Hyundai RMAC and Google DeepMind; Hyundai now full owner[2][11] |
| Agility Robotics | United States | Digit | Moved over 100,000 totes in live commercial use at GXO Logistics by Nov 2025, the first humanoid in a multi-year commercial deployment[12][13] |
| 1X Technologies | Norway | NEO, EVE | Opened consumer preorders for the NEO home robot at $20,000 (or $499/month), US Early Access deliveries in 2026[14] |
| Apptronik | United States | Apollo | General-purpose warehouse humanoid with a swappable battery and roughly 25 kg payload; $403M+ Series A[1] |
| Unitree | China | G1, H1 | Became the world's top humanoid seller in 2025; G1 priced from about $16,000; filed for a Shanghai Stock Exchange IPO[15] |
| UBTECH Robotics | China | Walker S2 | Walker S2 entered mass production in early 2026 with orders exceeding 800 million yuan[16] |
| AgiBot | China | Expedition / A2 series | Ranked #1 globally by Omdia for 2025 shipments (5,168 units, 39% share); delivered its 10,000th unit in March 2026[17] |
The humanoid robotics industry accelerated rapidly starting in 2022, driven by several converging factors: advances in artificial intelligence (particularly large language models and reinforcement learning), cheaper and more capable actuators, improved battery technology, and high-profile announcements from Tesla and other major companies that attracted billions in venture capital. TrendForce forecasts that global humanoid robot shipments will exceed 50,000 units in 2026, a roughly sevenfold jump over the prior year.[7]
Key characteristics of the current landscape:
The following table lists all 107 known humanoid robot manufacturers.
| Manufacturer | Country | Founded | Robots | Employees | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1X | Norway | 2014 | 5 | 200+ | $125M+ (Seeking $1B at $10B valuation) |
| AEI Robot | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| AgiBot | China | N/A | 11 | N/A | N/A |
| Agile Robots SE | Germany | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Agility Robotics | United States | 2015 | 1 | 300+ | $641M+ (Valued at $2.1B) |
| AI Dynamic Organism Lab | Russia | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Apptronik | United States | 2016 | 1 | 170+ | $403M+ Series A |
| Astribot | China | 2022 | 1 | 100+ | Series A (Ant Group, Jinqiu Capital) |
| Beijing Galaxy General Robot | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Booster Robotics | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Borg Robotics | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| BOSHIAC / Harbin Institute of Technology | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Boston Dynamics | United States | 1992 | 1 | 1,000+ | Owned by Hyundai (100%) |
| Cartwheel Robotics | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| CasiVision | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Clone Robotics | Poland | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Cyan Robotics | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| DEEP Robotics | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Dexmate | United Kingdom | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| DOBOT Robotics | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| EIR Technology | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Enchanted Tools | France | 2021 | 1 | 50+ | EUR 15M+ (largest French robotics seed) |
| EngineAI | China | 2023 | 4 | 100+ | $40M+ |
| Engineered Arts | United Kingdom | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Estun Automation | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Figure | United States | 2022 | 2 | 500+ | $1.9B+ (Valued at $39B) |
| Foundation | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Fourier Intelligence | China | 2015 | 2 | 500+ | $210M+ (Valued at $1.1B) |
| Galaxea Dynamics | China | N/A | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Generative Bionics | Italy | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| GigaAI | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Haier | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Hanson Robotics | Hong Kong | 2007 | 1 | 50+ | Private |
| Hexagon | Sweden | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Holiday Robotics | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Honda | Japan | 1948 | 1 | 200,000+ | Public |
| Humanoid | United Kingdom | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| iHub Robotics | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| INFIFORCE / ELU.AI | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| JAKA Robotics | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| K-Scale Labs | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| KEENON Robotics | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Kepler Robotics | China | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
| Kinisi Robotics | United States | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Lanxin Robotics | China | N/A | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Leju Robot | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| LG Electronics | South Korea | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| LimX Dynamics | China | 2022 | 2 | 150+ | $96M+ Series A |
| Lumos Robotics | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| MagicLab | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Matrix Robotics | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Mentee Robotics | Israel | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Midea | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Mirsee Robotics | Canada | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Muks Robotics | India | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| NASA | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Naver Labs | South Korea | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| NEURA Robotics | Germany | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Noetix Robotics | China | N/A | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| OpenLoong | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Oversonic Robotics | Italy | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| PAL Robotics | Spain | 2004 | 2 | 100+ | Owned by PAL Technology Group (Abu Dhabi) |
| PaXini Technology | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Perceptyne | India | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| PHYBOT | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| PL Universe | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| PNDbotics | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Pollen Robotics | France | 2016 | 1 | 20+ (joined Hugging Face) | Acquired by Hugging Face (April 2025) |
| PUDU Technology | China | N/A | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Rainbow Robotics | South Korea | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Robbyant (Ant Group) | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| RoboForce | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Roboligent | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Robot.com | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Robotera | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| ROBOTIS | South Korea | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Robros | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Sanctuary AI | Canada | 2018 | 1 | 140+ | $147M+ |
| Sharpa | Singapore | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| SIASUN | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| SoftBank Robotics | France | 2012 | 1 | 200+ | Owned by SoftBank Group |
| Spirit AI | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Sulu.be | Belgium | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Sunday Robotics | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Svaya Robotics | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| SwitchBot | Japan | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Tangible Robots | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| TARS Robotics | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Techman Robot | Taiwan | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| TeknTrash | United Kingdom | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Tesla | United States | 2003 | 3 | 140,000+ | Public (TSLA) |
| Tokyo Robotics | Japan | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| TOPSTAR Group | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Toyota | Japan | 1937 | 1 | 370,000+ | Public |
| UBTECH Robotics | China | N/A | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| UnderControl AI | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Unitree | China | 2016 | 4 | 1,000+ | $1.7B valuation (Series C) |
| VinMotion | Vietnam | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Westwood Robotics | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| WIRobotics | South Korea | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| X Square Robot | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| X-Humanoid | China | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Xiaomi | China | 2010 | 1 | 35,000+ | Public (HK: 1810) |
| XPENG Robotics | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Zeroth Robotics | United States | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center | China | N/A | 2 | N/A | N/A |
China is the largest single cluster of humanoid robot manufacturers, with 49 of the 107 companies on this list (45.8%) based there.[1] By early 2026, Chinese firms accounted for the large majority of global humanoid installations, helped by a deep hardware supply chain (sensors, actuators, and batteries) carried over from the electric vehicle industry.[15] The most prominent Chinese makers include:
| Country | Manufacturers | Percentage | Notable companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 49 | 45.8% | AgiBot, UBTECH Robotics, EngineAI |
| United States | 17 | 15.9% | Tesla, Figure, Kinisi Robotics |
| Unknown | 6 | 5.6% | Holiday Robotics, iHub Robotics, RoboForce |
| South Korea | 5 | 4.7% | LG Electronics, Naver Labs, Rainbow Robotics |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 3.7% | Humanoid, Dexmate, Engineered Arts |
| Japan | 4 | 3.7% | Honda, SwitchBot, Tokyo Robotics |
| France | 3 | 2.8% | Enchanted Tools, Pollen Robotics, SoftBank Robotics |
| Germany | 2 | 1.9% | Agile Robots SE, NEURA Robotics |
| Italy | 2 | 1.9% | Generative Bionics, Oversonic Robotics |
| Canada | 2 | 1.9% | Mirsee Robotics, Sanctuary AI |
| India | 2 | 1.9% | Muks Robotics, Perceptyne |
| Norway | 1 | 0.9% | 1X |
| Russia | 1 | 0.9% | AI Dynamic Organism Lab |
| Poland | 1 | 0.9% | Clone Robotics |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0.9% | Hanson Robotics |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.9% | Hexagon |
| Israel | 1 | 0.9% | Mentee Robotics |
| Spain | 1 | 0.9% | PAL Robotics |
| Singapore | 1 | 0.9% | Sharpa |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.9% | Sulu.be |
| Taiwan | 1 | 0.9% | Techman Robot |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0.9% | VinMotion |
The following timeline shows when major humanoid robot companies were founded, based on available data for 20 manufacturers.
Market forecasts for humanoid robots vary widely by time horizon and methodology, so the figures below are attributed to their sources:
| Source | Forecast | Horizon | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | $38 billion total addressable market; 1.4 million annual unit shipments | 2035 | Raised more than sixfold from a prior $6 billion estimate, citing AI progress[8] |
| Morgan Stanley | Over $5 trillion, including supply chain and services; close to 1 billion humanoids in use | 2050 | About 90% of units (roughly 930 million) expected in industrial and commercial roles[9] |
| TrendForce | More than 50,000 unit shipments globally | 2026 | Roughly a sevenfold increase over the prior year[7] |
Goldman Sachs analyst Jacqueline Du noted that the total addressable market estimate rose to $38 billion by 2035, up more than sixfold from a previous projection of $6 billion, with the unit shipment estimate raised fourfold to 1.4 million.[8] On the pace of adoption, Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas, Head of Global Autos and Shared Mobility Research, wrote that humanoid "adoption should be relatively slow until the mid-2030s, accelerating in the late 2030s and 2040s."[9] Jonas also cautioned that "while it is too soon to declare a final champion in the race for agentic humanoid robot supremacy, the U.S. will need to make significant changes in manufacturing capability, education and national policies to remain competitive in this area."[9]
The following table shows manufacturers with known funding information, sorted by estimated valuation or funding amount.
| Manufacturer | Funding / Valuation | Type | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure | $1.9B+ (Valued at $39B) | Private | United States |
| Unitree | $1.7B valuation (Series C) | Private | China |
| Agility Robotics | $641M+ (Valued at $2.1B) | Private | United States |
| Apptronik | $403M+ Series A | Private | United States |
| Fourier Intelligence | $210M+ (Valued at $1.1B) | Private | China |
| Sanctuary AI | $147M+ | Private | Canada |
| 1X | $125M+ (Seeking $1B at $10B valuation) | Private | Norway |
| LimX Dynamics | $96M+ Series A | Private | China |
| EngineAI | $40M+ | Private | China |
| Enchanted Tools | EUR 15M+ (largest French robotics seed) | Private | France |
| Astribot | Series A (Ant Group, Jinqiu Capital) | Private | China |
| Boston Dynamics | Owned by Hyundai (100%) | Subsidiary | United States |
| Hanson Robotics | Private | Private | Hong Kong |
| Honda | Public | Public | Japan |
| PAL Robotics | Owned by PAL Technology Group (Abu Dhabi) | Subsidiary | Spain |
| Pollen Robotics | Acquired by Hugging Face (April 2025) | Acquired | France |
| SoftBank Robotics | Owned by SoftBank Group | Subsidiary | France |
| Tesla | Public (TSLA) | Public | United States |
| Toyota | Public | Public | Japan |
| Xiaomi | Public (HK: 1810) | Public | China |
Figure AI is the most highly valued pure-play humanoid startup: in September 2025 it raised more than $1 billion in a Series C at a $39 billion post-money valuation, a roughly 15-fold increase from the $2.6 billion valuation it held in February 2024. The round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, with participation from Brookfield, NVIDIA, Intel Capital, LG Technology Ventures, Salesforce, T-Mobile Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures.[3][10]
The table below shows manufacturers that have robots in active production (not just prototypes or development).
A humanoid robot manufacturer is a company that builds robots shaped like people, with two legs, two arms, and usually a head, so the robot can walk into a factory, a warehouse, or a home and use the same tools and spaces that humans do. Some, like Tesla and Figure, are big or richly funded companies racing to build robots that can work in factories. Others, like 1X, want to sell a robot that helps around the house. Right now most of these companies are in China and the United States, and they are still in the early stages: a few thousand robots are working in real jobs, but companies hope to build millions per year over the next decade.