OrionStar Robotics
OrionStar Robotics is a Beijing service robotics and AI company, founded in September 2016 by Fu Sheng, who is also CEO of Cheetah Mobile. It began as a Cheetah Mobile subsidiary, and in December 2023 Cheetah Mobile increased its stake to a controlling interest. Its products are built on proprietary full-chain AI technology covering voice interaction, image recognition and visual navigation. The range includes LuckiBot, LuckiBot Pro, LuckiBot Pro Autodoor and LuckiBot Plus delivery robots for restaurants, hotels and offices, and GreetingBot Mini and GreetingBot Nova reception robots for guiding and greeting visitors. OrionStar and Cheetah Mobile also launched a robotic coffee master that began serving customers. A database lists about US$16.7 million in growth equity funding, and the catalogue records five robots for the company.
💡Notable Achievement: Cheetah Mobile took a controlling stake in OrionStar in December 2023.
What Does OrionStar Robotics Do?
OrionStar is a Beijing service robot company, controlled by Cheetah Mobile, selling LuckiBot delivery robots and GreetingBot reception robots.
“Delivery and greeting robots from Cheetah Mobile.”
LuckiBot
Delivery robots for restaurants and hotels.
GreetingBot
Reception and guide robots.
Full-Chain AI
Voice, vision and navigation in-house.
What Can OrionStar Robotics Robots Actually Do?
Cross-portfolio operational capabilities, manipulation tasks, and environmental competencies
Delivery and reception robots.
Delivery
LuckiBot models carry items indoors.
Reception
GreetingBot robots welcome and guide visitors.
OrionStar Robotics Robots
Showing 5 of 5 total models
LuckiBot Pro Autodoor
By: OrionStar Robotics
Launched: 2024 | (Inferred · High confidence · Based on OrionStar Robotics's LuckiBot Pro)
The LuckiBot Pro Autodoor is an advanced AI delivery robot designed for secure, hygienic service in hospitality and high-privacy environments. Featuring four-fold falcon wing doors with smart password locks, it ensures tamper-proof deliveries of food, parcels, or sensitive items. Equipped with triple RGBD cameras, LiDAR for navigation, and a 69L extra-large sealed compartment, it navigates tight spaces and challenging terrains autonomously. An iconic 6-microphone array delivers 97% voice recognition accuracy for seamless interactions, while reducing staff workload by 60% through automated pick-up and delivery tasks. Ideal for restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and offices, it enhances customer experience with privacy-focused operations, obstacle avoidance, and efficient routing, allowing servers to walk 5-10km less daily and focus on personalized service.
LuckiBot
By: OrionStar Robotics
Launched: 2021
LuckiBot by OrionStar Robotics is an advanced AI-powered service robot designed for restaurant and hospitality environments, excelling in food delivery, proactive customer greeting, and promotional interactions. It navigates dynamically using visual SLAM for obstacle avoidance and steady travel, ensuring hygienic, contactless delivery that boosts customer satisfaction and perceived service quality. Equipped with an engaging display for marketing content, voice interaction, and multi-mode operations including priority delivery to nearby tables, LuckiBot enhances operational efficiency while attracting foot traffic. Its modular design supports customization, making it ideal for busy dining spaces, hotels, and nursing homes where it handles delivery, promotion, and even recycling tasks seamlessly.
GreetingBot Mini
By: OrionStar Robotics
Launched: 2023
The GreetingBot Mini is a compact AI service robot optimized for hospitality and retail environments, excelling in customer greeting, guiding, and interactive assistance. Standing at 1.1 meters tall with a 14-inch HD display, it delivers warm welcomes, answers inquiries, provides directions, and promotes products through natural voice interactions in over 30 languages. Equipped with advanced sensors including LiDAR and depth cameras, it navigates autonomously while avoiding obstacles via active and universal wheels for stable, flexible movement. Ideal for hotel lobbies, showrooms, and supermarkets, it enhances guest experiences by assisting with app installations, personalized recommendations, and multimedia showcases. Its smaller footprint allows deployment in tight spaces like 55 cm wide passages, achieving high customer satisfaction through efficient, friendly service that reduces staff workload and boosts engagement.
GreetingBot Nova
By: OrionStar Robotics
Launched: 2022
GreetingBot Nova is an advanced service robot designed for hospitality environments, excelling in customer greeting, guiding visitors, and enhancing guest experiences. Equipped with an expressive animated face and multilingual voice interaction, it welcomes guests at hotels, restaurants, and retail spaces, providing information, directions, and promotional content. Its autonomous navigation allows seamless movement through crowded lobbies, avoiding obstacles while delivering brochures or small items. The robot features a high-resolution touchscreen for check-ins and queries, facial recognition for personalized greetings, and integration with property management systems for efficient operations. Compact and stylish, it operates quietly, supports fleet management for multiple units, and promotes contactless service, reducing staff workload while boosting customer satisfaction through friendly, 24/7 assistance.
LuckiBot Pro
By: OrionStar Robotics
Launched: 2023
The LuckiBot Pro is an advanced AI-powered service and hospitality robot designed to elevate efficiency in dynamic environments like restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and offices. Featuring a large 14-inch HD touchscreen for immersive human-robot interaction, it supports food delivery, dish collection, visitor guidance, and promotional displays with smart tray detection and visual SLAM navigation for precise obstacle avoidance. With a robust 60 kg payload capacity and up to 12 hours of runtime, it handles multiple deliveries per charge, reducing staff workload by automating repetitive tasks. Enhanced mobility, modular design for custom apps via Android SDK, and voice interaction capabilities make it ideal for customer-facing roles, boosting service quality, hygiene, and engagement through proactive greetings and marketing features in high-traffic areas.
OrionStar Robotics Timeline & Milestones
Evolutionary history, landmark prototypes, major acquisitions, and commercial roadmap
OrionStar Robotics founded
Fu Sheng founds OrionStar Robotics as a Cheetah Mobile subsidiary to build service robots and AI.
Source: baike.baidu.com
Cheetah Mobile takes a controlling stake
Cheetah Mobile announces the acquisition of a controlling stake in Beijing OrionStar, increasing its holding in the robotics company.
Source: ir.cmcm.com
OrionStar Robotics Competitors by Category
Direct industry rivals grouped by specific robotics domain
What Makes OrionStar Robotics Different?
Editorial AnalysisOrigin of Bots objective strategic assessment, engineering moats, and commercial hurdles
Key Strengths & Moats
- ✓Cheetah Mobile control and AI heritage.
- ✓Broad service robot range.
Core Strategic Focus
Commercial service robots.
Road Ahead & Challenges
- •Intense competition from Pudu and Keenon.
- •Strategy depends on parent Cheetah Mobile.
OrionStar Robotics vs Key Competitors
Strategic capability matrix across platform categories, commercial readiness, and target markets
Category / Focus
- OrionStar LuckiBot Pro
- Delivery robot
- Pudu D9
- Service robot
- Keenon DINERBOT T10
- Delivery robot
- Bear Servi
- Serving robot
Primary Use
- OrionStar LuckiBot Pro
- Hotels, restaurants
- Pudu D9
- Industrial automation, service robotics
- Keenon DINERBOT T10
- Restaurants, hotels
- Bear Servi
- Hotels, restaurants
Weight
- OrionStar LuckiBot Pro
- 45 kg | (Inferred · High confidence · Based on OrionStar Robotics's LuckiBot with Pro upgrades)
- Pudu D9
- 65 kg
- Keenon DINERBOT T10
- 58kg
- Bear Servi
- 35 kg | (Inferred · Medium confidence · Typical for service/hospitality robots)
Release Year
- OrionStar LuckiBot Pro
- 2023
- Pudu D9
- 2025
- Keenon DINERBOT T10
- 2023
- Bear Servi
- 2021
| Strategic Dimension | OrionStar LuckiBot Pro | Pudu D9 | Keenon DINERBOT T10 | Bear Servi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category / Focus | Delivery robot | Service robot | Delivery robot | Serving robot |
| Primary Use | Hotels, restaurants | Industrial automation, service robotics | Restaurants, hotels | Hotels, restaurants |
| Weight | 45 kg | (Inferred · High confidence · Based on OrionStar Robotics's LuckiBot with Pro upgrades) | 65 kg | 58kg | 35 kg | (Inferred · Medium confidence · Typical for service/hospitality robots) |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2025 | 2023 | 2021 |
Corporate Ecosystem & Ownership Structure
Parent company relationships, historical acquisitions, and global operating facilities
Cheetah Mobile
Announced a controlling stake on 4 December 2023.
Ownership & Acquisition History
Announced a controlling stake on 4 December 2023.
Global Facilities & Operating Hubs
OrionStar Robotics Headquarters
HQBeijing, China
Articles & Industry News
Showing 5 recent articles and news updates about OrionStar Robotics
OrionStar’s GreetingBot Mini pushes reception robotics toward compact, guided front-desk service
News about GreetingBot Mini
OrionStar’s LuckiBot Pro Autodoor adds sealed delivery and access control to service robotics
News about LuckiBot Pro Autodoor
OrionStar’s LuckiBot Pro highlights the next phase of service robots in crowded indoor spaces
News about LuckiBot
OrionStar’s GreetingBot Nova pushes reception robots toward larger language models and broader front-desk work
News about GreetingBot Nova
OrionStar’s LuckiBot Pro sharpens the case for service robots built for hotels, restaurants, and public-facing spaces
News about LuckiBot Pro
Frequently Asked Questions
8 AnswersVerified answers, company specifications, and deployment details about OrionStar Robotics
What is OrionStar Robotics?
OrionStar Robotics is a Beijing service robot and AI company founded in 2016 that makes delivery robots such as LuckiBot and reception robots such as GreetingBot.
Who founded OrionStar?
Fu Sheng, CEO of Cheetah Mobile, founded OrionStar Robotics in September 2016. He previously worked at Qihoo 360 and Matrix Partners China.
Who owns OrionStar?
OrionStar began as a Cheetah Mobile subsidiary. In December 2023 Cheetah Mobile announced it had acquired a controlling stake in Beijing OrionStar.
What is LuckiBot?
LuckiBot is OrionStar's delivery robot line, with LuckiBot, LuckiBot Pro, LuckiBot Pro Autodoor and LuckiBot Plus models for carrying items in restaurants, hotels and offices.
What is GreetingBot?
GreetingBot is OrionStar's reception and guide robot family, including the GreetingBot Mini and GreetingBot Nova, for welcoming and directing visitors.
What technology do OrionStar robots use?
OrionStar's robots run on proprietary full-chain AI technology that includes voice interaction, image recognition and visual navigation. The technology is the core of its LuckiBot and GreetingBot product lines.
Does OrionStar make a coffee robot?
Yes. OrionStar and Cheetah Mobile launched a robotic coffee master that began serving customers, according to The Robot Report. The robot serves coffee to customers as part of the Cheetah Mobile partnership.
Where is OrionStar based?
OrionStar Robotics is based in Beijing, China, and is part of the Cheetah Mobile group. It operates as part of the Cheetah Mobile group, led by founder Fu Sheng.
Verified Data & Editorial Assurance
Compiled from verified corporate filings, official OrionStar Robotics datasheets, and robotics engineering registries. Information has been verified against official manufacturer documentation. For commercial procurement or proprietary integrations, contact the manufacturer directly.