Robotics China's humanoid robots hit 85% of human output on the floor
Chinese humanoids are posting real productivity numbers on factory and logistics floors, and the gap to human workers is narrowing fast.
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Robotics Robotera's May 8 $200M Round: SF Group and China Post Aren't Just Investors — They're the Pilot Customers, and the Q2 Run Rate Just Crossed a Thousand Units
On May 8 Beijing-based humanoid maker Robotera closed >USD $200M led by SF Group (顺丰), with HSG, IDG Capital, Hillhouse, CICC Capital, and ICBC Capital piling on. The bigger signal sits underneath the cap-table line: Robotera's robots are already running across 10+ China Post and SF logistics centers, deliveries crossed a thousand units in Q2, and growth is reportedly +300%.
Robotics Robot Era Just Closed Another $200M and Quietly Pulled SF Express Onto an Embodied-AI Customs Lane. Beijing's Humanoid Race Is No Longer About Demos.
On April 27, Caixin reported that Beijing-based Robot Era closed a fresh round of more than $200M, taking total funding past $346M and pushing valuation well clear of the $1.5B post-money it set in March. The signal isn't the dollar figure — it's the customer roster. SF Express, China's largest courier, is already running embodied-AI customs inspection with Robot Era hardware on cross-border cargo lanes.