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X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center Co., Ltd.)

China

Designated in October 2024 as a 'National-Local Jointly Built Embodied Intelligence Robotics Innovation Center', X-Humanoid is legally distinct from the private startup AgiBot / Zhiyuan Robotics, though both are based in China's humanoid robotics ecosystem.

Updated 2026-07-10 · Last verified 2026-07-10

AffiliationJoint-venture public-privé soutenue par la Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, avec UBTech Robotics, Xiaomi et Beijing Yizhuang Investment Holdings
CountryCN
TypePublic research
Research areasgeneral-purpose humanoid platform, embedded embodied AI, dynamic locomotion, dual-system architecture
Flagship contributionBuilt Tiangong, the first full-size fully electric humanoid robot to complete an autonomous half-marathon in April 2025, with its hardware design open-sourced in November 2024 and a Tiangong 3.0 generation unveiled in February 2026.
Key peopleXiong Youjun (cofondateur et General Manager de X-Humanoid, également cofondateur et CTO d'UBTech Robotics), Tang Jian (CTO de X-Humanoid)
Open outputsDesign matériel du robot Tiangong (open source depuis novembre 2024), modèle vision-langage Pelican-VL, dataset RoboMIND.
CityPékin (zone de Yizhuang)

Sources : Global Times (2024-11)Xinhua (2025-03-13)Humanoids Daily (2026-02)

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