Leju Robot 乐聚机器人

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• No visible international program or European footprint.Leju has no visible international program yet — its focus is domestic, its deployments are with Chinese state-linked and EV customers, and its AI stack is Huawei’s.Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of

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• Leju was founded in Shenzhen in 2016 by Leng Xiaokun and nine fellow students from Harbin Institute of Technology.Leng Xiaokun started building robots in a university club in Harbin around 2012 and moved south to Shenzhen in 2016 to found Leju with nine fellow students.Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of
• Leju became Huawei Cloud’s first humanoid partner in 2024, pairing its Kuavo robot with Huawei’s Pangu AI models and HarmonyOS.The decisive turn came in 2024: Leju became Huawei Cloud’s first humanoid partner, pairing its full-size Kuavo robot with Huawei’s Pangu AI models and HarmonyOS — making Kuavo the first HarmonyOS-powered humanoid, validated on the factory floor at EV maker NIO.Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of
• Leju’s Kuavo 5 robot can switch between bipedal and wheeled locomotion, carry up to 20 kg, and uses modular, interchangeable hands and limbs.The current Kuavo 5 switches between bipedal and wheeled locomotion, carries up to 20 kg, and uses modular, interchangeable hands and limbs.Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of
• Leju was ranked No. 9 worldwide in LexisNexis’ humanoid start-up patent ranking (July 2026).one of the ten most innovative humanoid start-ups on the planet, per LexisNexis’ July 2026 patent ranking.Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of
• Leju raised ~¥1.5 billion (~$200 million) in a pre-IPO round in October 2025; Tencent invested as early as 2017.~¥1.5 billion (~$200 million) pre-IPO round raised in October 2025; early backer Tencent invested as far back as 2017;Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of
• Leju’s Kuavo robots have been delivered to industrial customers including FAW Hongqi, NIO and BAIC Off-road.By early 2025, Leju had delivered more than 100 full-size robots to industrial customers including FAW Hongqi, NIO and BAIC Off-road.Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of
• Leju’s automated line produces one humanoid every 30 minutes with partner Dongfang Precision.with a reported automated line producing one humanoid every 30 minutes (with partner Dongfang Precision)Leju Robot: Huawei’s Humanoid Partner Europe Has Never Heard Of