according to reuters, lingxin qiaoshou, a chinese startup in the humanoid robot components sector, is aiming for a $6 billion valuation in its next funding round. this target represents a doubling from the $3 billion valuation the company secured in its b+ round completed just last week. headquartered in beijing, lingxin qiaoshou currently holds a leading position in the global market for high-dexterity robotic hands, with a global market share exceeding 80% for its high-degree-of-freedom manipulators.
in an interview, ceo zhou yong stated that lingxin qiaoshou’s goal is not merely to manufacture robotic hands, but to replicate the entire human repertoire of dexterous skills within hardware. the company boasts linkerskillnet, the world’s largest real-world dataset on dexterous manipulation, which enables the translation of human skills into standardized, reusable capabilities for robotic hands; the dataset currently encompasses more than 500 skills. lingxin qiaoshou’s products can perform tasks such as tightening screws, grasping soft objects, threading needles, and precision manufacturing, serving clients including several leading chinese humanoid robot manufacturers as well as major international industrial players.
founded only two years ago, lingxin qiaoshou has already become a unicorn company. its early prominent investors include ant group and sequoia capital china, while its latest funding round has garnered support from institutions such as the zhongguancun science city fund, bank of china asset management, and fosun capital. the company currently operates five factories in beijing and shenzhen, employs over 400 people, and boasts a monthly production capacity of nearly 5,000 units—with plans to soon ramp up to 10,000. zhou yong revealed that the company manufactures key components in-house, including joint modules, motors, and gear reducers, and uses proprietary polymer materials that are self-lubricating and corrosion-resistant. he believes that, compared with full-scale humanoid robots, dexterous robotic hands are easier to deploy at scale in industrial settings, since many customers can simply integrate these hands onto existing robotic arms to meet their operational needs.
