JingChu Xiaochu
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JingChu Xiaochu (荆楚小楚, 'Little Chu') is a small wheeled humanoid from JCBOT in Wuhan, aimed at tourism, entertainment and home companionship. It is 110 cm tall and weighs about 30 kg, and its rotary joint modules, flexible-control technology and multimodal sensing are meant to let it share a busy home safely with people. Each arm carries up to 1 kg, an optional dexterous hand adds finer manipulation, and the robot drives at up to 1.7 m/s on a 48 V 12 Ah battery for about 5 hours. Two RGB-D cameras, an inertial sensor and a four-microphone array feed an NVIDIA Jetson Orin computer, and Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and Ethernet connect it. Owners can customise its persona, voice, wake word and guide script, and it offers face recognition and visual autonomous navigation. A handheld remote, over-the-air updates and secondary development are supported. JCBOT released the Xiaochu in September 2025 and a refreshed look in early 2026.
Quick Overview & Key Facts
JingChu Xiaochu is a humanoid robot made by JCBOT in China, launched in 2025 and built for cultural tourism and entertainment guiding, event cheering and greeting, and home companionship. Its estimated price is USD 8,000–15,000.
- Dimensions
- Height 110 cm (3 ft 7 in); arm length 53 cm; leg length 62 cm
- Weight
- Approx. 30 kg (66 lb)
- Mobility
- Wheeled with a humanoid upper body
- Top speed
- Up to 1.7 m/s
- Payload capacity
- Up to 1 kg per arm
- Battery runtime
- About 5 hours (combined operating conditions)
- Sensors
- Two RGB-D cameras, IMU and 4-microphone array
- Operating environment
- Indoor tourism and entertainment venues and homes
What Can JingChu Xiaochu Do?
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Real-World Applications of JingChu Xiaochu
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JingChu Xiaochu Capabilities
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JCBOT releases JingChu Xiaochu, a small wheeled humanoid for tourism, entertainment and home companionship.
JCBOT publishes the Xiaochu spec sheet and presents the robot with a new look and experience.
Source: JCBOT (WeChat) ↗
JingChu Xiaochu appears at the Wuhan Marathon on March 22, cheering on runners and posing for photos with spectators.
Source: JCBOT (WeChat) ↗
JingChu Xiaochu vs Sourccey, Robody, JingChu Elf and Memo
JingChu Xiaochu overlaps with these alternatives on Companion and Household help; only JingChu Xiaochu is tagged for Entertainment and events. JingChu Xiaochu leads this group on max speed but trails on payload, runtime and weight.
Industries and capabilities are tags, not scores: a tick means the robot is listed for it. Green marks the best figure in a row (highest max speed, payload and runtime; lowest weight). Ranges are not ranked.
| Spec | JingChu XiaochuJCBOT | SourcceyVulcan Robotics | RobodyDevanthro | JingChu ElfJCBOT | MemoSunday Robotics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industries | |||||
| Companion | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Household help | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Entertainment and events | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Capabilities | |||||
| Human-robot interaction | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Safe around people | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Speech interaction | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Developer friendly | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Max Speed | 1.7 m/s | 0.56 m/s | 1 m/s | — | 1 m/s |
| Payload | 1 kg | — | 1.5 kg | — | — |
| Runtime | 5 h | 4 h | 6 h | 8 h | 4 h |
| Weight | 30 kg | 15.88 kg | 60 kg | 70 kg | 77 kg |
| Released | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 |
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Q1. What is JingChu Xiaochu, and what problem is it designed to solve?
JingChu Xiaochu is a small wheeled humanoid from JCBOT in Wuhan, designed to be a friendly guide, entertainer and companion in tourist venues and homes.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of JingChu Xiaochu?
It talks with a customisable persona and voice, recognises faces, finds its own way around with visual navigation, and moves its arms, with an optional dexterous hand for finer tasks.
Q3. Who is JingChu Xiaochu built for, and which industries can benefit from it?
It is aimed at tourism and entertainment venues, events, and families who want a companion robot in the home.
Q4. Is JingChu Xiaochu a commercial product or still a research prototype?
It is a commercial product that JCBOT builds on request and can customise for clients.
Q5. Is JingChu Xiaochu currently available for purchase, and when is it expected to ship?
JCBOT sells it and quotes prices on request, and has not published a fixed price or a delivery schedule.
Q6. How does JingChu Xiaochu actually work in real-world environments?
Soft, compliant control lets it share space safely with people while cameras, an inertial sensor and microphones feed an onboard computer that handles navigation, speech and face recognition.
Q7. When was JingChu Xiaochu announced or officially launched?
JCBOT released it in autumn 2025 and showed a new look in early 2026.
Q8. How is JingChu Xiaochu different from other robots in the same category?
It is much smaller and lighter than the company's other humanoids, and its persona, voice, wake word and even its outer look can be customised, including for brand collaborations.
Q9. Does JingChu Xiaochu require additional development or customization after purchase?
Customisation is part of the offer, and secondary development is supported for teams that want to build their own behaviors.
Q10. What is the future roadmap or planned upgrades for JingChu Xiaochu?
JCBOT continues to refresh the design and software, and offers customised editions with partner brands and characters.
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