Yue Quan Bionics
Yue Quan Bionics (月泉仿生, Beijing Daqi Yuequan Bionic Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Beijing robotics company that builds humanoid robots and parts on "bionic tension-compression" theory, which copies how human bones, muscles and ligaments share load. The theory comes from co-founder Prof. Ren Lei, a tenured professor at the University of Manchester, and the company was incubated by Academician Ren Luquan's bionic engineering team at Jilin University. It began formal operations in June 2023 and makes its own hollow-cup motors, artificial muscle modules, dexterous hands, full humanoids and a world-behavior AI model. Its robots include the X-Bot full-size bipedal humanoid and the W-Bot wheeled humanoid, and an earlier dexterous hand was reported with 34 degrees of freedom. The company says it has won orders worth more than 100 million yuan across manufacturing, logistics, inspection, healthcare and home services. It raised angel rounds in 2023 and 2024, a Pre-A round of nearly 100 million yuan in November 2024 and a Pre-A+ round of several hundred million yuan in July 2026, and is building a production base in Changping, Beijing.
💡Notable Achievement: Its founder, Prof. Ren Lei, built the company around a "bionic tension-compression" theory that copies the human musculoskeletal system.
What Does Yue Quan Bionics Do?
Yue Quan Bionics builds humanoids whose bodies copy how human bones, muscles and ligaments share load, and makes its own motors, artificial muscles and hands.
“Humanoids built like the human body.”
Bionic Design
Tension-compression theory from Prof. Ren Lei.
Full Stack
Own motors, muscles, hands and AI model.
Funding
Pre-A+ of several hundred million yuan in 2026.
What Can Yue Quan Bionics Robots Actually Do?
Cross-portfolio operational capabilities, manipulation tasks, and environmental competencies
Bionic humanoids and core parts.
Bipedal Humanoid
Full-size walking humanoid for guiding, research, industry and medical assistance.
Wheeled Humanoid
Wheeled humanoid with folding legs for tight spaces, logistics and car plants.
Yue Quan Bionics Robots
Showing 2 Humanoid Robots of 2 total models
X-Bot
By: Yue Quan Bionics
Launched: 2025
X-Bot (博行, also written Boxing) is the full-size general-purpose bipedal humanoid from Yue Quan Bionics, a Chinese company built around "bionic tension-compression" robot theory that copies how human bones, muscles and ligaments share load. It stands 167 cm tall and weighs about 60 kg, and the company's catalogue lists 51 degrees of freedom. A 2-hour battery, a top walking speed of about 5.4 km/h, and a pair of computers keep it working: an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB handles AI, vision and decisions while an Intel NUC12 i7 runs motion control. An Intel RealSense D435 depth camera gives it sight, and it connects over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 6. Its high power-density motor modules deliver roughly 340 N·m at the knee and hip, and it has five-fingered hands. Yue Quan Bionics lists delivery, education and research, guided tours, industrial support, medical assistance and reception as target uses. The company has published an official launch video of the robot walking indoors.
W-Bot
By: Yue Quan Bionics
Launched: 2025
W-Bot (博文, also called Bowen) is a wheeled humanoid from Yue Quan Bionics, with a version 2.0 now listed on the company's site. It stands 178 cm tall and weighs about 60 kg, but instead of walking it rolls on a very compact wheeled base that the company calls the smallest humanoid chassis of its kind. Above the base it keeps humanlike hips, knees and ankles, and its legs fold at three points like a person crouching, so it can work from floor level up to about 2.2 m. It has 43 degrees of freedom, can lift about 10 kg per arm, and reaches up to about 3 m/s (10.8 km/h) with roughly five hours of runtime. Two NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB computers run it, with RealSense D435i and D455 depth cameras, a 360-degree LiDAR and six-axis force sensors for perception and safe contact, and an optional dexterous hand. Yue Quan Bionics aims it at manipulation in tight spaces such as storage and logistics aisles, and promotes it for car manufacturing.
Yue Quan Bionics Software & AI Ecosystem
Developer platforms, fleet management portals, autonomy intelligence, and enterprise integrations
World-behavior model
Embodied-AI model
Self-developed world-behavior large model for the company's robots.
Yue Quan Bionics Timeline & Milestones
Evolutionary history, landmark prototypes, major acquisitions, and commercial roadmap
Yue Quan Bionics begins operations
Yue Quan Bionics formally begins operating, incubated by Academician Ren Luquan's team at Jilin University.
Source: 36kr.com
Angel round of about 10 million yuan
Yue Quan Bionics raises an angel round of about 10 million yuan from Zhongguancun Development Group's Qihang Investment.
Source: 36kr.com
Angel+ round led by Plum Ventures
Yue Quan Bionics raises an angel+ round of about 10 million yuan led by Plum Ventures.
Source: 36kr.com
Pre-A round of nearly 100 million yuan
Yue Quan Bionics raises nearly 100 million yuan in a Pre-A round led by Hongtai Fund, with Changxing Fund and Zhongguancun Qihang joining.
Source: eu.36kr.com
Pre-A+ round of several hundred million yuan
Yue Quan Bionics announces a Pre-A+ round of several hundred million yuan from investors including Changfa Fund, Huakong Fund and China Asset Management.
Source: news.pedaily.cn
Yue Quan Bionics Competitors by Category
Direct industry rivals grouped by specific robotics domain
What Makes Yue Quan Bionics Different?
Editorial AnalysisOrigin of Bots objective strategic assessment, engineering moats, and commercial hurdles
Key Strengths & Moats
- ✓Distinctive musculoskeletal design theory.
- ✓Deep academic roots and patents.
- ✓Fast-growing funding and orders.
Core Strategic Focus
Bionic humanoids and core parts.
Road Ahead & Challenges
- •Specs mostly company published.
- •Production base still under construction.
- •Crowded Chinese humanoid market.
Yue Quan Bionics vs Key Competitors
Strategic capability matrix across platform categories, commercial readiness, and target markets
Category / Focus
- X-Bot
- Bionic bipedal humanoid
- ProtoClone
- Musculoskeletal humanoid
- Tiangong
- Open humanoid platform
- Unitree H2
- Full-size humanoid
Primary Use
- X-Bot
- Guiding, research, industrial support, medical assistance
- ProtoClone
- Synthetic-muscle research and testing
- Tiangong
- Electric running, slope traversal
- Unitree H2
- Service, collaboration, research
Weight
- X-Bot
- About 60 kg
- ProtoClone
- Not listed
- Tiangong
- 43 kg
- Unitree H2
- 70 kg
Release Year
- X-Bot
- 2025
- ProtoClone
- 2025
- Tiangong
- 2024
- Unitree H2
- 2025
| Strategic Dimension | X-Bot | ProtoClone | Tiangong | Unitree H2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category / Focus | Bionic bipedal humanoid | Musculoskeletal humanoid | Open humanoid platform | Full-size humanoid |
| Primary Use | Guiding, research, industrial support, medical assistance | Synthetic-muscle research and testing | Electric running, slope traversal | Service, collaboration, research |
| Weight | About 60 kg | Not listed | 43 kg | 70 kg |
| Release Year | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 |
Corporate Ecosystem & Ownership Structure
Parent company relationships, historical acquisitions, and global operating facilities
Ren Lei
Co-founder; University of Manchester professor who created the bionic tension-compression theory.
Ownership & Acquisition History
Co-founder; University of Manchester professor who created the bionic tension-compression theory.
Investor in the July 2026 Pre-A+ round.
Investor in the July 2026 Pre-A+ round.
Investor in the July 2026 Pre-A+ round.
Investor in the July 2026 Pre-A+ round.
Led the November 2024 Pre-A round of nearly 100 million yuan.
Joined the November 2024 Pre-A round.
Led the April 2024 angel+ round.
Led the September 2023 angel round and followed on in later rounds.
Investor in the July 2026 Pre-A+ round.
Incubated by Academician Ren Luquan's team at the Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering.
Global Facilities & Operating Hubs
Yue Quan Bionics Headquarters
HQBeijing, China
Yue Quan Bionics Changping Production Base
ManufacturingBeijing, China
Production base under construction in Changping District.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Yue Quan Bionics?
Yue Quan Bionics (月泉仿生) is a Beijing robotics company that builds humanoid robots, dexterous hands, motors and artificial muscle modules based on bionic tension-compression theory, which copies the human musculoskeletal system.
What is bionic tension-compression technology?
It is a robot design theory from Prof. Ren Lei that copies how human bones carry compression while muscles and ligaments carry tension. Yue Quan Bionics uses it to make robots lighter, more flexible and more energy efficient.
What robots does Yue Quan Bionics make?
Its main robots are the X-Bot, a 167 cm full-size bipedal humanoid, and the W-Bot, a wheeled humanoid with folding legs. It also makes dexterous hands, hollow-cup motors and artificial muscle modules.
Who founded Yue Quan Bionics?
The company was incubated by the team of Academician Ren Luquan at Jilin University's Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering. Co-founder Prof. Ren Lei, a tenured professor at the University of Manchester, created its core theory.
How much has Yue Quan Bionics raised?
It raised two angel rounds of about 10 million yuan each in 2023 and 2024, nearly 100 million yuan in a Pre-A round in November 2024 and several hundred million yuan in a Pre-A+ round in July 2026.
Who invested in the Pre-A+ round?
The July 2026 Pre-A+ round was backed by Changfa Fund, Huakong Fund, China Asset Management, Guoli Minsheng and Xingke Venture Fund, with existing shareholder Zhongguancun Qihang Investment also investing.
Does Yue Quan Bionics have customers?
Yes. The company says it has won orders worth more than 100 million yuan in total for manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, inspection and maintenance, healthcare and home services.
Where does Yue Quan Bionics build its robots?
The company is based in Beijing and is building a production base in Changping District. Its CTO Zhao Di says its core components were designed from the start to switch directly to mass production.
Verified Data & Editorial Assurance
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