HumanoidsFull-size humanoid robot
Kuavo
Kuavo is a full-size, two-legged humanoid robot made by Leju Robotics of Shenzhen, China. Leju sells it for research and teaching, for business services such as guiding visitors, and for factory trials. 36Kr (from IT Juzi), 26 Aug 2026
- Evidence
- Independently reported
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- 19 May 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- Used for research and teaching and in business services, according to Leju's papers for its planned stock listing. Leju sold 577 Kuavo robots in 2025. 36Kr (from Gelonghui), 21 May 2026
- Published price
- About 308,100 yuan per robot on average in 2025, down nearly 26% on 2024 (Leju's own figure) as of 2025 China Daily, 12 June 2026
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Paying customers · sets the stage
03Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Leju sold 577 Kuavo robots in 2025, bringing in about 178 million yuan, according to its stock-listing papers (2025).
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Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
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Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
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Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. We could not confirm whether Leju's ChiNext listing had gone ahead by October 2026. Leju names partners such as Huawei and Alibaba, but we found no named paying customer for Kuavo.
Sources
- 0136Kr (from IT Juzi), 26 Aug 2026
- 0236Kr (from Gelonghui), 21 May 2026
- 03China Daily, 12 June 2026
- 0436Kr (from Xinzhineng Toutiao), 13 Aug 2026
- 05Bloomberg, 22 Oct 2025
- 06Gasgoo, 13 June 2026
- 07CnEVPost, 6 July 2024
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Kuavo (Leju Robotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/leju-kuavo. Checked 19 October 2026.