Keenon Robotics vs Realbotix: Specialty compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Keenon Robotics ranks 69 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 58; Realbotix ranks 82 with 54. Keenon Robotics is ahead on production and firepower. Realbotix is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Keenon Robotics is based in Shanghai, China, Realbotix in United States. Keenon Robotics is named in 14 signals and Realbotix in 31.

Keenon Robotics →

Shanghai, Shanghai, China · Humanoids · Systems / Specialty · keenon.com

Keenon develops humanoid robots for service tasks, including a pilot at a Shanghai McDonald's restaurant. These humanoids are positioned for specialized commercial service applications rather than general consumer use.

Robotics · watchlist · score 67Humanoids 100 · rank 69 · score 58

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production6
Commercials4
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

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

Positioning

Keenon Robotics is a Chinese service-robot maker serving 20,000+ companies across 60+ countries, which debuted the XMAN-R1 humanoid and KEENMOW autonomous mower at CES 2026, plus a C55 cleaning robot and a YY Group hospitality partnership in SE Asia. Its financials are heavily disputed across sources (revenue $139M vs $797M, funding $28.7M-$264M, none from a primary source), so its scale is unresolved.

Latest signals

  • SoftBank Robotics UK launched the Keenbot range of automated tray-delivery robots.SoftBank Robotics
  • SoftBank Robotics Group and Keenon Robotics formed a global strategic partnership for service-industry robotics.SoftBank Robotics
  • SoftBank Robotics Group will launch Keenon Robotics’ Keenbot service robot across key markets.SoftBank Robotics

14 signals name Keenon Robotics.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]SoftBank Robotics
  • Keenbot range of automated tray-delivery robots launched in the UKSoftBank Robotics
  • Keenbot service robot to be launched across key marketsSoftBank Robotics

37 facts on file.

Realbotix →

United States · Humanoids · Systems / Specialty · realbotix.com

Realbotix builds and sells humanoid robots for live presentations, events and other specialized customer-facing engagements.

Humanoids 100 · rank 82 · score 54Robotics · prospect · score 31

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production4
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower4
Leverage6

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

Positioning

Realbotix is a Canadian/US maker of lifelike expressive humanoids for companionship and brand engagement (TSX-V:XBOT), one of the few listed pure-play humanoid micro-caps, exhibiting four AI humanoids at CES 2026. Ericsson featured a Realbotix robot in a world-first 6G trial, and it plans to deploy a humanoid AI teacher's assistant in a US school district. It is the expressive-HRI niche neighbor to Engineered Arts but publicly listed; revenue is <25m.

Latest signals

  • Realbotix launches Echo companion humanoid robot for human-robot interactionRobot News
  • Realbotix Echo uses Vinci vision to track face and gaze with sub-second eye contactZDNet Korea
  • Realbotix prices Echo at about KRW 16 million for the desktop model and KRW 80 million for the full-body model, plus a $20 monthly software feeZDNet Korea

31 signals name Realbotix.

Facts, with sources

  • OnconetixStockTitan
  • bridge financing facility of up to $5 million provided by OnconetixStockTitan
  • leading European telecommunications companyRoboticsTomorrow

27 facts on file.

Questions this page answers

Keenon Robotics or Realbotix: which is ahead in humanoids?

Keenon Robotics ranks 69 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 58; Realbotix ranks 82 with 54. Keenon Robotics is ahead on production and firepower. Realbotix is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Keenon Robotics is based in Shanghai, China, Realbotix in United States. Keenon Robotics is named in 14 signals and Realbotix in 31.

How do Keenon Robotics and Realbotix compare?

Keenon Robotics ranks 69 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 58; Realbotix ranks 82 with 54. Keenon Robotics is ahead on production and firepower. Realbotix is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, commercials, technology, positioning and leverage. Keenon Robotics is based in Shanghai, China, Realbotix in United States. Keenon Robotics is named in 14 signals and Realbotix in 31. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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