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Leju Robot

Leju (Shenzhen) Robotics Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company founded in 2016, based in Shenzhen, that develops humanoid robots. It works across research, education, and commercial applications.

Leju is pushing advanced robotics tech like torque servos, self-stabilizing bipedal walking, and AI motion algorithms. It has shown collaborative projects with companies like Huawei and China Mobile (for example, unveiling a humanoid equipped with 5G-A capability) and is expanding into industrial and service deployments.

The Robot Sanctions Built: How Huawei’s Crisis Gave Rise to Honor’s Lightning

April 22, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Honor's Lightning Humanoid Robot Running Away

The robot named Lightning more than lived up to its name during the second Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.

China’s New Robot Factory Claims 10,000 Annual Production Capacity

March 31, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Leju Robot's humanoid robot factory in Guangdong

China’s new robot factory manufactures one humanoid every 30 minutes.

Leju Launches Kuavo 5 Modular Humanoid After Raising $200M

November 18, 2025October 30, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Leju Robot's Kuavo 5 humanoid robot

Shenzhen-based Leju Robot just launched the fifth iteration of its flagship industrial humanoid that can now switch between bipedal and wheeled locomotion.

Dozens of New Chinese Humanoids Emerge in Summer 2025

November 14, 2025August 7, 2025 by Mike Kalil
China Summer 2025 Humanoid Robots

For China’s blossoming humanoid robotics sector, there’s been little time to relax this summer.

WAIC 2025: Shanghai Hosts Unprecedented Number of Humanoids

November 2, 2025July 29, 2025 by Mike Kalil
WAIC 2025 Humanoid Robots

WAIC 2025 (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) featured more than 150 fake humans with 60 distinct models, from more than 80 companies.

The Highs and Lows of the World’s First Humanoid Robot Half Marathon

November 2, 2025April 20, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon

The city of Beijing just hosted the world’s first humanoid robot half marathon, during which 21 bipedal robots raced alongside roughly 12,000 human runners.

Leju’s Kuavo Humanoid Robot Teaches Children at Sichuan School

November 2, 2025February 22, 2025 by Mike Kalil
Leju Robot's Kuavo

China’s full-sized humanoid robots are starting to enter classrooms. Footage from Chinese tabloid The Global Times circulating on social media …

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AI Robots: Atlas Returns, WRC 2024, DisneyResearchHub’s Latest, Bionic E-Skin, Legless Florida Robot

May 4, 2026August 24, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Alex by Boardwalk Robotics

Atlas, Boston Dynamics’s iconic humanoid robot, is back in action. Atlas Warms Up This is fresh footage of the new …

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Humanoid Robots: Brain-Computer Interface, Dancing, Giant Japanese Robot, Digital Twins and More

May 3, 2026July 22, 2024 by Mike Kalil
Robot from Xbody study

The humanoid robotic market is evolving at breakneck speed.

China’s Humanoid Robots Assemble!

May 3, 2026July 13, 2024 by Mike Kalil
EX Robot's Future Science and Technology Museum in Dalian

The following are just some of the latest developments in Chinese humanoid robotics.

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