Astribot vs X-Humanoid: General-purpose compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Astribot ranks 29 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 74; X-Humanoid ranks 32 with 71. Astribot is ahead on deployment, production and commercials. X-Humanoid is ahead on firepower. Level on progress, technology, positioning and leverage. Astribot is based in Shenzhen, China, X-Humanoid in Beijing, China. X-Humanoid: Early. Astribot is named in 12 signals and X-Humanoid in 32.

Astribot →

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Humanoids · Systems / General-purpose · astribot.com

Astribot develops and sells the T1 general-purpose humanoid robot, priced commercially at RMB 89,900. It has also announced large-scale industrial, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics deployment plans.

Humanoids 100 · rank 29 · score 74Robotics · watchlist · score 50AI Core · watchlist · score 47

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials4
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower7
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Astribot, also known as Stardust Intelligence, is a Shenzhen general-purpose embodied-AI robotics company founded in December 2022 that develops the rope-driven S1 platform, Lumo models, DuoCore control software and the T1 robot. It reported a September 2025 thousand-unit strategic order with SEER Robotics, publicized Q4-25 delivery commencement, and completed a June 2026 Series B exceeding RMB 1 billion at a valuation above RMB 10 billion; named ecosystem links include Ant Group, JD.com, ThunderSoft, SEER Robotics and Physical Intelligence. The principal open question is execution: public evidence confirms product sales, demonstrations and announced deployments, but does not independently verify completion of the full thousand-unit delivery program or disclosed domain revenue.

Latest signals

  • Astribot unveiled its T1 humanoid robot in North America at IROS 2026.Robot News
  • Astribot brings its $18,000 T1 humanoid robot to North AmericaHumanoids Daily
  • Astribot released the asynchronous online reinforcement-learning framework SmoothRL for robot deployment.QbitAI 量子位

12 signals name Astribot.

Facts, with sources

  • SmoothRL asynchronous online reinforcement-learning frameworkQbitAI 量子位
  • SEER Roboticstheroboradar.com
  • Zhongke Chuangdatheroboradar.com

39 facts on file.

X-Humanoid →

Beijing, Beijing, China · Humanoids · Systems / General-purpose · Early · xhumanoid.com

X-Humanoid develops the Tiangong family of full-size humanoid robots, including Tiangong 3.0 and Tiangong Ultra, with general-purpose locomotion, whole-body control and adaptive terrain capabilities.

Humanoids 100 · rank 32 · score 71AI Core · discarded · score 53Robotics · watchlist · score 50

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment5
Production4
Commercials2
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd., est. Nov-02-2023) is a state-backed national general-purpose humanoid robot platform in Beijing E-Town, developer of the open-source 'Tiangong' full-size electric humanoid and the 'Huisi Kaiwu' embodied-AI platform. It was designated a National–Local Jointly Built Embodied Intelligence Robotics Innovation Center (Oct-10-2024), raised ~RMB700m (~$100m) in its first market round (early 2026) with Baidu and state funds, and operates a Yizhuang pilot manufacturing platform. Open question: it functions partly as a consortium/innovation hub (co-founders include Xiaomi, UBTECH, Jingcheng Machinery) rather than a pure commercial product firm, so entity-scoped revenue is unverified.

Latest signals

  • Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center introduced the full-size TianGong Ultra humanoid robot.humanoid.guide
  • X-Humanoid began targeting the UK market through authorized distributor The Robot Group.Robot News
  • X-Humanoid introduced the Pelican-Unify embodied model at ROSCon China 2026.Pandaily

32 signals name X-Humanoid.

Facts, with sources

  • 觅蜂科技 and multiple institutions launched the 蜂巢数据共创行动QbitAI 量子位
  • China Mobile Guangdong awarded a contract to build a domestic computing power service platform using Huawei Ascend technologyTechNode
  • Tiangong 3.0 unveiled; 1.69m tall, 62kg, with 43 degrees of freedomhumanoid.press

32 facts on file.

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Astribot or X-Humanoid: which is ahead in humanoids?

Astribot ranks 29 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 74; X-Humanoid ranks 32 with 71. Astribot is ahead on deployment, production and commercials. X-Humanoid is ahead on firepower. Level on progress, technology, positioning and leverage. Astribot is based in Shenzhen, China, X-Humanoid in Beijing, China. X-Humanoid: Early. Astribot is named in 12 signals and X-Humanoid in 32.

How do Astribot and X-Humanoid compare?

Astribot ranks 29 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 74; X-Humanoid ranks 32 with 71. Astribot is ahead on deployment, production and commercials. X-Humanoid is ahead on firepower. Level on progress, technology, positioning and leverage. Astribot is based in Shenzhen, China, X-Humanoid in Beijing, China. X-Humanoid: Early. Astribot is named in 12 signals and X-Humanoid in 32. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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