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"company":"CASBOT",
"hq_country":"China",
"website":"https://www.casbot.tech/",
"status":"active",
"what_it_builds":"Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robot Technology (CASBOT, incubated at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Automation) builds full-size bipedal humanoids (CASBOT 01, CASBOT 02) and the lighter CASBOT Mini developer platform, plus wheeled embodied robots and dexterous hands. Targets are industrial manufacturing (e.g. shoemaking), mining/energy, commercial public spaces, and education/research.",
"what_it_builds_source":"https://m.rccaijing.com/news-7520369068810630217.html",
"founded_year":"2023",
"founded_source":"https://www.casbot.tech/about",
"funding_usd":"27800000",
"funding_basis":"disclosed rounds",
"funding_source":"https://en.tmtpost.com/post/7460552",
"funding_note":"Summed: 2025-02-18 angel round, 'more than 100 million yuan (US$ 14 million)', counted as US$14,000,000 at the source's rate, https://en.tmtpost.com/post/7460552; 2025-06-25 Angel+ round led by Lens Technology, 'nearly 100 million yuan (about $13.8 million)', counted as US$13,800,000 at the source's rate, https://www.tmtpost.com/7608182.html (company site confirms both rounds). Excluded: A++ round announced 2026-10-26 (Zhilai, Yonghua, Maotian, Oriza Chkunion etc.), reported only as 'several hundred million yuan' with no exact amount, https://www.chinastarmarket.cn/detail/2515697. Cailian calls the June 2025 round 'A round'; the company calls it Angel+. No valuation has been reported.",
"latest_funding_date":"2025-06-25",
"valuation_usd":null,
"latest_model":"CASBOT Mini",
"latest_model_year":"2026",
"latest_model_source":"https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2026-07/18/content_549287.html",
"units_shipped":null,
"units_shipped_source":null,
"units_shipped_note":"No published count of humanoid units delivered or shipped found. Reported figures are orders (shoemaking-robot orders over 400 million yuan in 2026) and 2025 delivery targets (300+ units), which are excluded.",
"as_of":"2026-11-03"
}],
"sources":["https://www.casbot.tech/about","https://www.casbot.tech/product/02","https://en.tmtpost.com/post/7460552","https://www.tmtpost.com/7608182.html","https://kr-asia.com/chinas-casbot-bags-funding-to-build-humanoid-bots-for-tough-industrial-work","https://www.chinastarmarket.cn/detail/2515697","https://m.rccaijing.com/news-7520369068810630217.html","https://www.stdaily.com/web/gdxw/2026-07/18/content_549287.html"]}