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Entertainment & Hospitality

Humanoid robots for entertainment, hospitality, retail interactions, and public-facing service.

19 companies tracked

Sanctuary AI
🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada
Commercial
Phoenix. $140M+ raised. Paid retail deployments. General-purpose humanoid.
BipedalRetail$140M
EngineAI
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
Pilot
PM01 and SE01 compact humanoids. Sub-$10K price target. Shenzhen startup.
BipedalAffordableSub-$10K
Engineered Arts
🇬🇧 Penryn, UK
Commercial
Ameca — world's most expressive humanoid robot. Focus on human-robot interaction.
Upper-BodyExpressiveHRI
Xiaomi
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
Prototype
CyberOne humanoid prototype. Consumer electronics giant exploring robotics.
BipedalConsumerPublic
Aldebaran Robotics
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Commercial
NAO humanoid research robot. Pioneer in programmable humanoid platforms. SoftBank subsidiary.
BipedalNAOSoftBank
Booster Robotics
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
Commercial
K1 compact humanoid. RoboCup 2025 champion. Qualcomm Dragonwing partner.
BipedalDeveloperRoboCup
CloudMinds
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
Pilot
Ginger humanoid. Cloud-connected robot brain. SoftBank-backed.
BipedalCloud RobotSoftBank
EX Robots
🇨🇳 Dalian, China
Commercial
Hyper-realistic humanoid animatronics. Focus on lifelike skin and facial expressions.
Upper-BodyRealisticAnimatronic
Enchanted Tools
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Pilot
Mirokaï social companion robot. Expressive design for hospitality and healthcare.
WheeledSocial RobotMirokaï
Furhat Robotics
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
Commercial
Furhat social robot. Back-projected face with realistic expressions. HRI research leader.
Upper-BodySocial RobotHRI
Hanson Robotics
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China
Commercial
Sophia — world's most famous robot. Focus on expression and social interaction.
Upper-BodySocial RobotSophia
Leju Robotics
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
Commercial
KUAVO humanoid. Strong in education and research markets. CES 2025 showcase.
BipedalEducationCES 2025
Macco Robotics
🇪🇸 Seville, Spain
Commercial
Kime bartender robot. Deployed in hospitality venues across Europe.
Upper-BodyBartenderHospitality
OrionStar
🇨🇳 Beijing, China
Prototype
Andi humanoid robot. Cheetah Mobile spinoff. Service and commercial applications.
BipedalServiceCheetah Mobile
Promobot
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, USA
Commercial
Robo-C 2. Hyper-realistic service robots. Deployed in hotels, airports, and museums.
Upper-BodyServiceRealistic
Richtech Robotics
🇺🇸 Austin, USA
Commercial
ADAM robot barista. Commercial food service automation. Deployed in US venues.
WheeledBaristaFood Service
SoftBank Robotics
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Commercial
Pepper and NAO. Legacy social robots. Pivoting to enterprise and Aldebaran reboot.
WheeledLegacyPepper
Spirit AI
Beijing, China
Pilot
Moz1 humanoid (26 DOF, force-controlled) deployed at CATL battery facility and JD.com retail. Differentiated by proprietary "dirty data" approach — wearable collection devices cut data costs 90%. 200K+ hours of interaction data, targeting 1M by EOY. Partners: CATL, JD.com, Huawei, Xiaomi, TCL.
Astribot
CN Shenzhen
Prototype
Chinese humanoid robotics startup backed by Ant Group (Alibaba affiliate). S1 demonstrates human-level manipulation speed — among the fastest dexterous humanoid arms demonstrated publicly.
ant-groupfast-manipulationdexterouschina

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