Overview
The Galbot G1 is the flagship robot of Beijing Galbot (银河通用, “Galaxy General”), founded in 2023 and led by Peking University researcher Wang He. Rather than a biped, it is a wheeled humanoid: a 360° omnidirectional base removes fall risk while a foldable single-leg lifting torso gives it a variable working height, from floor level to high shelves.
Tech specs
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.73 m standing; reach up to ~2.4 m; folds to ~0.8 m |
| Weight | ~85 kg (third-party) |
| Payload / lift | ~5 kg per arm; torso lift ~65 cm |
| Degrees of freedom | ~47 total including dexterous hand (third-party) |
| End effectors | Asymmetric: suction-cup module plus adaptive gripper |
| Mobility | 360° omnidirectional wheeled base; ~1.5 m/s |
| Runtime | Up to ~10 h per charge (third-party) |
| Sensors | Head depth camera, two wrist depth cameras, six-axis force sensors, mic and speaker |
| Status | In commercial deployment (retail, pharmacy, warehouse, healthcare) |
Pricing
Galbot does not publish a list price. Reported deployment costs are around RMB 630,000–700,000 (roughly $90,000–$97,000) for pharmacy and retail installations; Western aggregator quotes near $87,000 are unverified.
AI & autonomy
The G1 is driven by Galbot’s in-house “AstraBrain” embodied foundation-model stack, including vision-language-action models such as GraspVLA (grasping), GroceryVLA (retail) and dedicated navigation models.
Deployment & traction
Galbot reports cumulative orders of several thousand units, with automotive and industrial partners including CATL, Bosch, Toyota, SAIC and Hyundai. Deployments include 100+ autonomous “Galbot Store” units across dozens of cities, Beijing pharmacies, 24/7 warehouse logistics and hospitals. The company has reached a roughly $3bn valuation after raising about RMB 5bn in three months (December 2025 to March 2026), backed by CATL, Bosch and state funds.