Core

Leju Kuavo

Kuavo 5 / 5-W

China's quiet volume seller: 577 full-size Kuavos sold in 2025, one named factory pilot, no Western channel.

EUNot available–

USNot available–

CNB2B onlyOn request

Leju Kuavo humanoid, full body · Photo: Leju Robotics · Press image · Source

Leju sold 577 full-size Kuavo humanoids in 2025 (32 in 2024) plus about 4,000 small Aelos and 91 Roban units, for RMB 258 million total revenue, according to its ChiNext IPO prospectus. The only named customer in the prospectus is a FAW plant, where Kuavo 4 Pro ran a proof-of-concept on tote handling and picking. The current Kuavo 5 (unveiled 2025-11-18) switches between biped and wheeled mode (5-W). No price is published and there is no EU or US sales channel.

Our verdict

Among the few humanoid makers with audited shipment numbers, which makes it more credible than most. Core on criterion 2 because of the named FAW pilot, but the Western buyer cannot get one.

Maker: Leju Robot (Leju Intelligence (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.)
HQ: Shenzhen, China
Locomotion: Two legs
Use: Manufacturing, Logistics, Education, Retail, Research
Confidence: Medium
Last reviewed: Oct 31, 2026

Inclusion criteria met

Purchasable in EU/US with a public priceNo public price and no EU or US channel. A third-party estimate of about USD 50,000 for Kuavo-MY circulates but is not a Leju price.
Deployed at a named customerThe IPO prospectus names a FAW plant (Hongqi) as proof-of-concept customer for Kuavo 4 Pro (tote handling, picking). Also reported but only from company announcements and secondary sources: the 100th full-size unit delivered to BAIC Off-Road in 2025-01 and tests at NIO and Jiangsu Hengtong in 2024-07. The FAW POC is enough for a pilot; it is the only customer verified from a filing. Suggest moving to core with medium confidence.
Serious developer with real, uncut videoLarge investors (Tencent, Huawei), a ChiNext IPO application and visible hardware in many public demonstrations.

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Gallery

Leju Kuavo humanoid, full body · Leju Robotics · Press image

Leju Kuavo upper body in front of a digital backdrop · Leju Robotics · Press image

Video

**A Day in the Life of the Kuavo Humanoid Robot Delivering Express Parcels.**
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**Shenzhen Leju Robotics' KUAVO's daily work at the FAW Hongqi factory.**
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Availability

EuropeNot available

No public price

No export channel or EU dealer found.

as of 2026-10 · Source

United StatesNot available

No public price

No US channel found.

as of 2026-10 · Source

ChinaB2B only

On request

No verified price; an earlier figure of 38,000 was not in the cited source.

as of 2026-10 · Source

Deployments

Customer	Location	Type	Since	Source
FAW (plant not named) Kuavo 4 Pro deployed at a FAW plant according to the IPO prospectus; scope and status not stated.	China	Pilot	2025	tmtpost.com
BAIC Off-Road Vehicle Leju reports a delivery milestone (100th Kuavo unit) connected to BAIC Off-Road Vehicle; volume at BAIC not stated.	China	Pilot	Jan 2025	aiwiki.ai
NIO and Jiangsu Hengtong Group Earlier Kuavo model tested in assembly and quality control.	China	Pilot	Jul 2024	mikekalil.com

Timeline

Oct 2015
Leju founded in Harbin; moved to Shenzhen in 2016.
Dec 2023
First Kuavo humanoid unveiled.
Jan 17, 2025
100th full-size humanoid delivered to BAIC Off-Road.
Oct 22, 2025
Pre-IPO round of RMB 1.5 billion (about USD 207M).
Nov 18, 2025
Kuavo 5 unveiled (biped; 5-W wheeled variant).
Mar 29, 2026
Foshan production line opens, stated capacity about 10,000 units per year.
May 19, 2026
ChiNext IPO application accepted; first under the 'fourth set of standards'.