Noetix Robotics
Noetix Robotics is a Beijing humanoid robot start-up founded in 2023 by Jiang Zheyuan, who left his doctoral studies at Tsinghua University to launch it. The company drew attention in April 2025 when its N2 humanoid finished second in the world's first humanoid half-marathon in Beijing. In October 2025 it opened presales for Bumi, a 94 cm, 12 kg child-sized humanoid priced at 9,998 yuan (about US$1,380), which it calls the first consumer-grade humanoid under 10,000 yuan. Noetix cut costs by designing its control boards and motor drivers in-house, using composite materials with selective metal reinforcement and sourcing almost all components in China. Over 100 Bumi units sold in the first hour and 500 within two days on JD.com. The company raised nearly 300 million yuan (about US$41 million) in a pre-B round led by Vertex Ventures and targets 1,000 units a month from factories in Beijing and Changzhou.
💡Notable Achievement: Noetix opened presales for Bumi, a 94 cm humanoid, at 9,998 yuan in October 2025, and its N2 finished second in the April 2025 Beijing humanoid half-marathon.
What Does Noetix Robotics Do?
Noetix Robotics is a Beijing company founded in 2023 that makes low-cost humanoids, including the child-sized Bumi priced at 9,998 yuan.
“Humanoids priced like consumer electronics.”
Bumi
94 cm and 12 kg, priced under 10,000 yuan.
Cost Engineering
In-house control boards and motor drivers and domestically sourced parts.
N2 Athlete
Second place in the 2025 Beijing humanoid half-marathon.
What Can Noetix Robotics Robots Actually Do?
Cross-portfolio operational capabilities, manipulation tasks, and environmental competencies
Affordable humanoids for education and family entertainment.
Consumer Companion
Bumi is a child-sized humanoid for education and family use.
Athletic Locomotion
N2 ran the Beijing half-marathon.
Noetix Robotics Robots
Showing 5 Humanoid Robots of 5 total models
Noetix E1
By: Noetix Robotics
Launched: 2025
The Noetix E1 is a compact bipedal humanoid robot standing 1.36 meters tall, engineered for advanced embodied intelligence and dynamic human interaction. Featuring 21 degrees of freedom, including extended arms, waist flexibility, and modular expansions, it excels in agile locomotion at 1.2 m/s walking speed with 1-2 hours endurance. Powered by multi-modal AI, the E1 synchronizes speech synthesis, expressive facial animations, and fluid body gestures for low-latency multilingual communication and emotional engagement. Its 48V low-power system enables memory retention, personality customization, and immersive scenarios like education, research, and demonstrations. Versatile modular options, such as dexterous hands and advanced arms, support tasks from athletic jumps to artistic performances, including a record 1.25-meter standing long jump. Designed for accessibility, the E1 bridges research-grade capabilities with real-world adaptability in human-proportioned form.
N2 (Athlete)
By: Noetix Robotics
Launched: 2025
The Noetix N2 (Athlete) is a child-sized bipedal humanoid robot optimized for agility and dynamic performance, standing 118 cm tall and weighing 30 kg with 18 degrees of freedom. It achieves top speeds of 12.6 km/h, performs continuous backflips, running, jumping, and dancing through a lightweight bionic structure that minimizes limb inertia by positioning heavy joints near the torso. Powered by NVIDIA Jetson edge AI computing up to 67 TOPS, it enables real-time 3D perception via dual structured-light depth cameras, object recognition, motion planning, and LLM-driven speech-visual interaction. Designed for safe household operation, the N2 supports anthropomorphic walking, gesture recognition, and autonomous decision-making. Its modular control and expressive movements make it ideal for education, elder care, home assistance, and social robotics, demonstrating advanced balance, aerial rotation, and human-like fluidity in indoor environments.
Hobbs 3 (A Bosom Friend)
By: Noetix Robotics
Launched: 2024
Hobbs 3, also known as "A Bosom Friend," is a hyper-realistic bionic humanoid robot specialized in emotional interaction and expressive communication. It is distinguished by its industry-leading bionic head featuring 32 active and 8 passive degrees of freedom, allowing it to replicate over 200 human micro-expressions with "waxwork-level" realism. The skin is crafted from high-polymer platinum silicone to enhance durability and lifelike texture. While the Hobbs series includes wheeled variants (W1), the Hobbs 3 platform is designed for high-fidelity social engagement in reception, elderly care, and education. It utilizes a multimodal collaborative model to synchronize facial expressions, lip movements, and breathing rhythms with conversational context
Hobbs W1(Guidance Expert)
By: Noetix Robotics
Launched: 2025
The Hobbs W1 (Guidance Expert) by Noetix Robotics is a compact wheeled humanoid service robot optimized for professional environments like reception, retail, education, and corporate spaces. Featuring a lifelike bionic head with expressive facial movements and an interactive chest screen, it delivers immersive human-like interactions through natural gestures, speech recognition, and emotion detection. Equipped with dual 5-DoF robotic arms and 6-DoF dexterous hands, it performs light manipulation tasks such as handing items, pressing buttons, and pick-and-place operations. Autonomous navigation enables mapping and movement in complex indoor spaces for guidance and support duties. Powered by onboard dual GPUs for AI processing, it supports low-latency dialogue and reinforcement learning, blending social engagement with functional utility to assist humans without replacing them, ideal for customer-facing roles requiring safety and reliability.
Bumi
By: Noetix Robotics
Launched: 2025
Bumi is a compact humanoid robot designed for mass consumer use, focusing on education, family interaction, and programming learning. Standing 94 cm tall and weighing 12 kg, it features bipedal locomotion with stable walking and flexible movements enabled by proprietary algorithms combining imitation and reinforcement learning. Constructed from lightweight composite materials and powered by a self-developed domain controller, Bumi aims to make humanoid robotics accessible and affordable for students, developers, and families. It supports interactive learning and companionship, leveraging a highly localized supply chain for scalability.
Noetix Robotics Timeline & Milestones
Evolutionary history, landmark prototypes, major acquisitions, and commercial roadmap
Noetix Robotics founded in Beijing
Jiang Zheyuan leaves his Tsinghua doctorate to found Noetix Robotics, a Beijing humanoid robot start-up.
Source: scmp.com
N2 finishes second in humanoid half-marathon
Noetix's N2 humanoid finishes second in the world's first humanoid half-marathon in Beijing.
Source: scmp.com
Bumi presale opens at 9,998 yuan
Noetix opens presales for Bumi, a 94 cm child-sized humanoid priced at 9,998 yuan, about US$1,380.
Source: technode.com
Pre-B round of about 300 million yuan
Noetix completes a pre-B round of nearly 300 million yuan (about US$41 million) led by Vertex Ventures.
Source: technode.com
Noetix Robotics Competitors by Category
Direct industry rivals grouped by specific robotics domain
What Makes Noetix Robotics Different?
Editorial AnalysisOrigin of Bots objective strategic assessment, engineering moats, and commercial hurdles
Key Strengths & Moats
- ✓Sold 500 Bumi units in two days on JD.com.
- ✓About US$41 million pre-B funding.
Core Strategic Focus
Scaling Bumi to 1,000 units a month.
Road Ahead & Challenges
- •Low price limits capability.
- •Crowded consumer robot market.
Noetix Robotics vs Key Competitors
Strategic capability matrix across platform categories, commercial readiness, and target markets
Category / Focus
- Noetix Robotics
- Compact Bipedal Humanoid
- Unitree Robotics Unitree G1
- Low-cost research & education humanoid
- Booster Robotics K1 Humanoid
- Compact developer & education humanoid
- EngineAI Robotics PM01
- Compact dynamic research humanoid
- AgiBot AgiBot X2-N
- Compact humanoid for interaction & education
Primary Use
- Noetix Robotics
- STEM education and programming
- Unitree Robotics Unitree G1
- High-speed bipedal running, 360° ground recovery
- Booster Robotics K1 Humanoid
- Education, research
- EngineAI Robotics PM01
- Dynamic terrain running, jumping
- AgiBot AgiBot X2-N
- Bipedal walking, flat-ground rolling
Weight
- Noetix Robotics
- 30 kg
- Unitree Robotics Unitree G1
- 35 kg
- Booster Robotics K1 Humanoid
- 19.5 kg
- EngineAI Robotics PM01
- 40 kg
- AgiBot AgiBot X2-N
- 35 kg
Battery Runtime
- Noetix Robotics
- 2 h
- Unitree Robotics Unitree G1
- 2 h
- Booster Robotics K1 Humanoid
- N/A
- EngineAI Robotics PM01
- 2 h
- AgiBot AgiBot X2-N
- 2 h
| Strategic Dimension | Noetix Robotics(Current) | Unitree Robotics Unitree G1 | Booster Robotics K1 Humanoid | EngineAI Robotics PM01 | AgiBot AgiBot X2-N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category / Focus | Compact Bipedal Humanoid | Low-cost research & education humanoid | Compact developer & education humanoid | Compact dynamic research humanoid | Compact humanoid for interaction & education |
| Primary Use | STEM education and programming | High-speed bipedal running, 360° ground recovery | Education, research | Dynamic terrain running, jumping | Bipedal walking, flat-ground rolling |
| Weight | 30 kg | 35 kg | 19.5 kg | 40 kg | 35 kg |
| Battery Runtime | 2 h | 2 h | N/A | 2 h | 2 h |
Corporate Ecosystem & Ownership Structure
Parent company relationships, historical acquisitions, and global operating facilities
Vertex Ventures
Led the pre-B round of nearly 300 million yuan.
Ownership & Acquisition History
Led the pre-B round of nearly 300 million yuan.
Global Facilities & Operating Hubs
Noetix Robotics Headquarters
HQHaidian District, Beijing, China
Articles & Industry News
Showing 5 recent articles and news updates about Noetix Robotics
E1 Wins Gold with 1.25m Long Jump at UN Forum Feb 2026
News about Noetix E1
N2 Secures 2nd in Beijing Half-Marathon, Eyes Q2 2026 Overseas Deliveries
News about N2 (Athlete)
Hobbs 3 (A Bosom Friend) Debate Triumph Sparks Funding Surge
News about Hobbs 3 (A Bosom Friend)
Hobbs W1 Masters Emotion Recognition in Dec 2025 Demos
News about Hobbs W1(Guidance Expert)
Noetix Bumi Launches Under $1,400
News about Bumi
Robot Comparisons
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Mirokaï (Enchanted Tools) vs Hobbs W1(Guidance Expert) (Noetix)
Head-to-head: Mirokaï vs Hobbs W1(Guidance Expert) compared on bipedal balance, AI learning, dexterity, payload, and real-world service deployment.
N2 (Athlete) vs E1 by Noetix Robotics
Which humanoid robot is better? N2 (Athlete) vs E1 compared for bipedal agility, dexterity, AI autonomy, payload, and research readiness.
Frequently Asked Questions
8 AnswersVerified answers, company specifications, and deployment details about Noetix Robotics
What is Noetix Robotics?
Noetix Robotics is a Beijing humanoid robot company, founded in 2023, best known for Bumi, a consumer humanoid priced under 10,000 yuan, and the N2 humanoid that ran the Beijing half-marathon.
Who founded Noetix Robotics?
Noetix was founded in 2023 by Jiang Zheyuan, who left his doctoral studies at Tsinghua University to start the company at the age of 27.
What is the Noetix Bumi robot?
Bumi is a child-sized humanoid, 94 cm tall and 12 kg, that Noetix launched in October 2025 for education and family entertainment at a price of 9,998 yuan.
How much does the Noetix Bumi cost?
Bumi is priced at 9,998 yuan, roughly US$1,380, which Noetix describes as the first consumer-grade humanoid robot under 10,000 yuan. Presale began on 22 October 2025.
How did Noetix make Bumi so cheap?
Noetix designed its control boards and motor drivers in-house, used composite materials with metal only where needed and sourced almost 100 percent of its components domestically.
How much has Noetix raised?
Noetix completed a pre-B round of nearly 300 million yuan (about US$41 million) in October 2025, led by Vertex Ventures.
How many Bumi robots has Noetix sold?
More than 100 Bumi units sold in the first hour of presale and about 500 within two days on JD.com, and Noetix targets 1,000 units a month.
What is the Noetix N2?
N2 is Noetix's larger humanoid, which finished second in the world's first humanoid half-marathon in Beijing in April 2025, before Bumi was launched.
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