Fourier 傅利叶
Shanghai-based humanoid robotics company, top-ranked globally for patents, focused on care and rehabilitation robots.
At a glance
Europe status
Fourier: 0 — No footprint
Rated only on confirmed evidence listed below; status 2026-10-26.
Evidence for the Europe status
Only confirmed, sourced steps count. Announcements without follow-through are listed as declared interest at most.
- No visible European base or operations.
Fourier already operates internationally through its healthcare network, but has no visible European base yet.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You
What we know
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- Fourier was founded in Shanghai in 2015 by Alex Gu.
Alex Gu founded Fourier (then Fourier Intelligence) in Shanghai in 2015, after years of building rehabilitation robots.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You - Fourier’s first products were an upper-limb rehab robot and the Fourier X1 exoskeleton in 2017.
The company’s first products were an upper-limb rehab robot and, in 2017, the Fourier X1 — described as mainland China’s first commercial lower-limb exoskeleton.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You - Fourier says it has served more than 2,000 medical institutions and enterprise clients in over 40 countries.company claim
Fourier says it has served more than 2,000 medical institutions and enterprise clients in over 40 countries.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You - Xi Jinping visited Fourier in December 2023.
In December 2023, Xi Jinping visited the company — a signal of how seriously Beijing takes the intersection of robotics and healthcare.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You - Fourier’s humanoid line began with the GR-1 in 2023, followed by the GR-2 in 2024.
Fourier’s humanoid line began with the GR-1 in 2023, followed by the GR-2 in 2024.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You - The GR-3 made its US debut at CES in January 2026.
The current flagship GR-3, which made its US debut at CES in January 2026, shows where the company is heading…
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You - Fourier is positioning its humanoids for eldercare, hospitals and public service.
…a dual-path interaction system combining rules with a large language model — designed for eldercare, hospitals and public service rather than factory floors.
Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You
Key number
149
quality-weighted patents (No. 1 worldwide for humanoid start-ups, July 2026)
Source: our reporting — “No. 1 worldwide in LexisNexis’ Patent Asset Index for humanoid start-ups (July 2026), with 149 quality-weighted patents”
Products and models
Products: upper-limb rehab robot, Fourier X1 exoskeleton, GR-1, GR-2, GR-3
Models: GR-1, GR-2, GR-3
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Fourier: The World’s Most Innovative Humanoid Startup Wants to Care for You