KEENON Robotics
KEENON Robotics is a Shanghai maker of commercial service robots, founded in 2010 by Li Tong, its chief executive, who previously worked in robotics at Microsoft. KEENON is best known for its DINERBOT restaurant delivery robots, BUTLERBOT hotel robots and KLEENBOT cleaning robots, which are used in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and offices in many countries. The SoftBank-backed company takes a pragmatic approach to humanoids, building them for specific service roles rather than general-purpose work. In March 2025 KEENON unveiled the XMAN-R1, its first humanoid, a wheeled robot that prepares and serves food and drinks and coordinates with KEENON's delivery and cleaning robots. At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2025 it showed its first bipedal humanoid service robot, the XMAN-F1, which made popcorn and mixed drinks. KEENON's humanoids are designed to fit into the service robot fleets its customers already use.
💡Notable Achievement: KEENON robots operate in over 60 countries and 600 cities, serving thousands of businesses daily with products showcased at CES 2026 covering delivery, cleaning, and humanoid interaction.
What Does KEENON Robotics Do?
KEENON Robotics is a Shanghai commercial service-robot company whose delivery robots operate in over 60 countries; its XMAN humanoid line extends that hospitality footprint to human-form robots.
“The service-robot leader taking hospitality and retail robots from trays to humanoids.”
Hospitality at Scale
Robots serve thousands of businesses across restaurants, hotels and hospitals worldwide.
Fleet Management Cloud
Cloud fleet management and autonomous navigation proven across large deployments.
Three XMAN Form Factors
Bipedal XMAN-F1, compact XMAN-L1 and wheeled dual-arm XMAN-R1 aimed at different service scenarios.
What Can KEENON Robotics Robots Actually Do?
Cross-portfolio operational capabilities, manipulation tasks, and environmental competencies
Front-of-house service, guest reception and light manipulation backed by KEENON's delivery-robot fleet experience.
Guest Reception & Guidance
XMAN-R1 and XMAN-L1 greet, guide and entertain visitors in hospitality and retail venues.
Delivery & Service Tasks
Bipedal XMAN-F1 handles food delivery, room service and item escort using 3D LiDAR and multi-camera perception.
VLA End-to-End Control
XMAN-R1 runs a VLA model with 275 TOPS compute and VR dual-arm teleoperation for data collection.
Entertainment & Stage
XMAN-L1 at 136 cm and 42 degrees of freedom performs dance and brand-activation shows.
KEENON Robotics Robots
Showing 3 Humanoid Robots of 10 total models
KEENON XMAN-R1
By: KEENON Robotics
Launched: 2025
KEENON XMAN-R1 is a commercial humanoid service robot designed for front-of-house interaction, light manipulation, and mobile task support in hospitality and service environments. It combines a human-like upper body with a wheeled base, allowing it to navigate indoor spaces while performing greeting, guidance, delivery, and simple handling tasks. The robot is built around multi-sensor perception, dual-arm dexterity, and a high-performance onboard AI compute stack for real-time navigation and interaction. With 36 degrees of freedom, integrated vision, and service-oriented autonomy, XMAN-R1 is positioned as a practical humanoid platform for hotels, restaurants, retail, and exhibition settings.
KEENON XMAN-L1
By: KEENON Robotics
Launched: 2026
KEENON XMAN-L1 is a compact bipedal humanoid released in May 2026. At 136 cm and 38 kg with 42 degrees of freedom, it targets guest reception, guidance, interactive entertainment and lightweight stage performance. Reinforcement-learning-based whole-body control gives it dynamic balance and fall recovery, and integrated Doubao and Tencent large language models support natural-language dialogue.
KEENON XMAN-F1
By: KEENON Robotics
Launched: 2025
KEENON XMAN-F1 is a bipedal humanoid service robot designed for commercial environments that require human-like mobility, reach, and interaction. It combines full-body balance control, multi-camera perception, and onboard AI compute to perform service tasks such as delivery assistance, room service, table clearing, guest engagement, and basic collaborative workflows. Its human-scale proportions and two-legged locomotion let it navigate spaces built for people, including tight corridors and steps, where wheeled service robots are limited. With dexterous arms, a curved face display, voice interaction, and teleoperation support, it is positioned as a task-oriented embodied AI platform rather than a general-purpose research humanoid.
KEENON Robotics Software & AI Ecosystem
Developer platforms, fleet management portals, autonomy intelligence, and enterprise integrations
KEENON Cloud Fleet Management
Multi-Robot Dispatch & Monitoring
Cloud platform for managing deployed KEENON robots across venues.
VLA & RL Whole-Body Control
Learned Service Skills
Vision-language-action and reinforcement-learning control stacks, with Doubao and Tencent language models on the XMAN-L1.
KEENON Robotics Timeline & Milestones
Evolutionary history, landmark prototypes, major acquisitions, and commercial roadmap
KEENON Robotics founded in Shanghai
Li Tong founds KEENON Robotics in Shanghai to build commercial service robots.
Source: thewirechina.com
Pragmatic humanoid strategy outlined
SoftBank-backed KEENON outlines a practical approach to humanoids focused on specific service tasks.
Source: scmp.com
XMAN-R1 humanoid unveiled
KEENON unveils XMAN-R1, its first humanoid robot, which serves food and drinks and works with KEENON's other robots.
Source: prnewswire.com
XMAN-F1 bipedal humanoid debuts at WAIC
KEENON debuts the XMAN-F1, its first bipedal humanoid service robot, at WAIC 2025 in Shanghai.
Source: prnewswire.com
KEENON Robotics Competitors by Category
Direct industry rivals grouped by specific robotics domain
What Makes KEENON Robotics Different?
Editorial AnalysisOrigin of Bots objective strategic assessment, engineering moats, and commercial hurdles
Key Strengths & Moats
- ✓Large installed base of service robots in over 60 countries and 600 cities (company claim).
- ✓Existing cloud fleet management and hospitality sales channels.
- ✓Three humanoid form factors covering service, entertainment and wheeled manipulation.
Core Strategic Focus
Turning its commercial service-robot channel into a humanoid product line for hospitality and public venues.
Road Ahead & Challenges
- •Humanoid pricing of US$25k–150k is well above delivery robots and limits volume adoption.
- •Light payloads and 1.5–4 hour runtimes restrict heavier logistics uses.
KEENON Robotics vs Key Competitors
Strategic capability matrix across platform categories, commercial readiness, and target markets
Category / Focus
- KEENON Robotics
- Wheeled Humanoid
- Pudu Robotics D9
- Commercial service humanoid
- Galbot Robotics Galbot G1
- Wheeled dual-arm retail & service robot
- AgiBot AgiBot A2-W
- Wheeled humanoid for service scenarios
- Richtech Robotics Dex
- Hospitality & F&B mobile humanoid
Primary Use
- KEENON Robotics
- Visitor reception and guidance
- Pudu Robotics D9
- Not listed
- Galbot Robotics Galbot G1
- Shelf restocking
- AgiBot AgiBot A2-W
- Workpiece loading and unloading
- Richtech Robotics Dex
- Industrial automation, warehouse logistics
Weight
- KEENON Robotics
- 110 kg
- Pudu Robotics D9
- 65 kg
- Galbot Robotics Galbot G1
- 85 kg
- AgiBot AgiBot A2-W
- 230 kg
- Richtech Robotics Dex
- 55 kg
Battery Runtime
- KEENON Robotics
- 3 h
- Pudu Robotics D9
- 4 h
- Galbot Robotics Galbot G1
- 10 h
- AgiBot AgiBot A2-W
- 5 h
- Richtech Robotics Dex
- 6 h
| Strategic Dimension | KEENON Robotics(Current) | Pudu Robotics D9 | Galbot Robotics Galbot G1 | AgiBot AgiBot A2-W | Richtech Robotics Dex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category / Focus | Wheeled Humanoid | Commercial service humanoid | Wheeled dual-arm retail & service robot | Wheeled humanoid for service scenarios | Hospitality & F&B mobile humanoid |
| Primary Use | Visitor reception and guidance | Not listed | Shelf restocking | Workpiece loading and unloading | Industrial automation, warehouse logistics |
| Weight | 110 kg | 65 kg | 85 kg | 230 kg | 55 kg |
| Battery Runtime | 3 h | 4 h | 10 h | 5 h | 6 h |
Corporate Ecosystem & Ownership Structure
Parent company relationships, historical acquisitions, and global operating facilities
SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Led KEENON's Series D in 2021.
Ownership & Acquisition History
Led KEENON's Series D in 2021.
Global Facilities & Operating Hubs
KEENON Robotics Headquarters
HQShanghai, China
Articles & Industry News
Showing 8 recent articles and news updates about KEENON Robotics
Keenon's ButlerBot W3 Expands Cross-Floor Delivery Capacity for Hotels and Hospitals with Multi-Compartment Design
News about BUTLERBOT W3
KEENON's DINERBOT T3 Targets Private Dining and Long-Distance Hotel Delivery With Enclosed Cabin Design
News about DINERBOT T3
KEENON Robotics Unveils DINERBOT T8 for Tight-Space Service Delivery
News about DINERBOT T8
Keenon Robotics DINERBOT T9 Delivers High-Capacity Service in Hospitality
News about DINERBOT T9
Keenon Robotics Unveils Dinerbot T11 for Narrow-Aisle Service Delivery
News about DINERBOT T11
Keenon Robotics Unveils Dinerbot T10 for Hospitality Delivery
News about DINERBOT T10
KEENON Robotics Unveils G2 Guiding Robot for Hospitality Navigation
News about Keenon G2
XMAN-F1 Partners Johnnie Walker, M104 for AI Bartending Breakthrough
News about KEENON XMAN-F1
Frequently Asked Questions
8 AnswersVerified answers, company specifications, and deployment details about KEENON Robotics
What is KEENON Robotics?
KEENON Robotics is a Shanghai company, founded in 2010, that makes commercial service robots, including DINERBOT delivery robots, KLEENBOT cleaning robots and the XMAN humanoids.
Who founded KEENON Robotics?
KEENON was founded in 2010 by Li Tong, its chief executive, who previously worked in robotics at Microsoft and studied at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
What is the KEENON XMAN-R1?
XMAN-R1 is KEENON's first humanoid robot, unveiled in March 2025. It is a wheeled robot that prepares and serves food and drinks and works with KEENON's delivery and cleaning robots.
What is the KEENON XMAN-F1?
XMAN-F1 is KEENON's first bipedal humanoid service robot, which debuted at WAIC 2025 in Shanghai, where it made popcorn and mixed customised drinks.
Is KEENON backed by SoftBank?
Yes. KEENON is backed by SoftBank, and its service robots are sold in many countries for restaurants, hotels, hospitals and offices.
How much does a KEENON humanoid robot cost?
KEENON has not published prices for its XMAN humanoids. Businesses need to contact KEENON or its distributors for quotes, which usually depend on the robot model and the service tasks required.
Where are KEENON robots used?
KEENON robots are used in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, offices and shops to deliver food and items, clean floors, and now serve customers with humanoid robots.
How do KEENON humanoids work with other robots?
KEENON designs its humanoids to coordinate with its existing robots, such as passing dishes to a DINERBOT for delivery, so customers can add them to current fleets.
Verified Data & Editorial Assurance
Compiled from verified corporate filings, official KEENON Robotics datasheets, and robotics engineering registries. Information has been verified against official manufacturer documentation. For commercial procurement or proprietary integrations, contact the manufacturer directly.