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      "hq_country": "China",
      "website": "https://www.hightorquerobotics.com/",
      "status": "active",
      "what_it_builds": "Develops the Mini Hi humanoid and Mini Pi bipedal robot, alongside self-developed joint modules. Its compact robot platforms support scientific research, education and development at universities and enterprises.",
      "what_it_builds_source": "https://www.worldrobotconference.com/list_339/417.html",
      "founded_year": "2022",
      "founded_source": "https://www.gasgoo.com/robot/data/5935-%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E9%AB%98%E6%93%8E%E5%8A%A8%E5%8A%9B%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8/",
      "funding_usd": null,
      "funding_basis": "none disclosed",
      "funding_source": null,
      "funding_note": "No completed equity financing round with a disclosed amount was located as of 2026-11-03; no rounds summed. In a company article dated 2026-05-09, the founder states that the company has not secured financing: https://hightorque.cn/en/why-we-build-humanoid-robots . Excluded: a 2025 Agricultural Bank of China credit loan, amount undisclosed, reported by 21st Century Business Herald on 2025-12-18; debt rather than equity: https://m.21jingji.com/article/20251218/09a41441c578b82953209c453baf7aea.html . No reported post-money valuation found; valuation date unavailable. No currency conversion performed. Establishment year uses the 2022-06-06 company record reported by Gasgoo, consistent with the company-supplied World Robot Conference profile stating establishment in 2022: https://www.worldrobotconference.com/list_339/417.html .",
      "latest_funding_date": null,
      "valuation_usd": null,
      "latest_model": "Mini Pi plus (Mini Pi+)",
      "latest_model_year": "2025",
      "latest_model_source": "https://www.hightorque.cn/%E9%AB%98%E6%93%8E%E6%9C%BA%E7%94%B58%E6%9C%88%E6%B4%BB%E5%8A%A8%E5%9B%9E%E9%A1%BE%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%A1%E6%AC%A1%E4%BA%AE%E7%9B%B8%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%80%E6%AD%A5%E6%AD%A5%E5%90%91%E5%89%8D",
      "units_shipped": null,
      "units_shipped_source": "https://www.hightorque.cn/%E6%B4%BE%E5%85%A8%E8%87%AA%E4%B8%BB%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83%E8%B5%9B%E9%A6%96%E6%88%98%E5%91%8A%E6%8D%B7",
      "units_shipped_note": "No cumulative, full-year or half-year humanoid delivery total found. The company reported delivering more than 60 Mini Pi+ humanoids within three weeks for the 26-27 December 2025 university 3v3 football competition (16 teams, including substitute robots), in its 2025-12-31 report. This approximate event-specific batch is preserved here rather than presented as an exact aggregate shipment count.",
      "as_of": "2026-11-03"
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    "https://www.hightorquerobotics.com/",
    "https://www.worldrobotconference.com/list_339/417.html",
    "https://www.gasgoo.com/robot/data/5935-%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E9%AB%98%E6%93%8E%E5%8A%A8%E5%8A%9B%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%89%E9%99%90%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8/",
    "https://hightorque.cn/en/why-we-build-humanoid-robots",
    "https://m.21jingji.com/article/20251218/09a41441c578b82953209c453baf7aea.html",
    "https://www.hightorque.cn/%E9%AB%98%E6%93%8E%E6%9C%BA%E7%94%B58%E6%9C%88%E6%B4%BB%E5%8A%A8%E5%9B%9E%E9%A1%BE%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%80%E6%AC%A1%E6%AC%A1%E4%BA%AE%E7%9B%B8%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%80%E6%AD%A5%E6%AD%A5%E5%90%91%E5%89%8D",
    "https://www.hightorque.cn/%E6%B4%BE%E5%85%A8%E8%87%AA%E4%B8%BB%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83%E8%B5%9B%E9%A6%96%E6%88%98%E5%91%8A%E6%8D%B7",
    "https://www.hightorquerobotics.com/mini-pi"
  ]
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