Robot Era STAR1 / L7
Full-size biped sorting parcels in Chinese logistics centers for SF Express; sold to businesses only.
Robot Era builds the STAR1 and L7 full-size bipeds plus an in-house dexterous hand (XHAND1). Its strongest documented use is parcel sorting at SF Express and proof-of-concept work with China Post, which the company says reaches about 85% of human efficiency. SF Express is also the lead investor, so the customer is not independent. Volume claims (thousand-unit deliveries from Q2 2026) are company statements without confirmation.
Our verdict
A real logistics deployment with a named customer, though that customer is also its lead investor; performance and volume figures are company-reported.
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Availability
On request
No European dealer found. The company says about 50% of cumulative orders (above CNY 500 million) come from international clients, none identified.
as of 2026-10 · Source
On request
No US dealer found; humanoid.guide lists STAR1 at USD 120,000 and marks it as a prototype, not verified.
as of 2026-10 · Source
On request
B2B; no public price.
as of 2026-10 · Source
Deployments
| Customer | Location | Type | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF Express Robots sort parcels at up to 1,200 parcels per hour (Pandaily, company-reported); a single SF Express customs order above CNY 50 million is mentioned in the company release. SF Express is also the lead investor. | Southern and eastern China | Pilot | Jun 2026 | humanoid.guide |
| China Post Proof-of-concept validation at China Post sites. | Southern and eastern China | Pilot | 2026 | humanoid.guide |
Timeline
Company announces CNY 1 billion strategic round (valuation above CNY 10 billion), cumulative orders above CNY 500 million, and named customers including Samsung, Geely, Renault, Lenovo, Haier and TCL (for its products in general; the roles of these customers are not specified).
Robot Era raises more than USD 200 million in a round led by SF Express.
Reports that thousand-unit deliveries to Chinese logistics centers begin in Q2 2026.
Humanoid.guide (citing Pandaily) reports STAR1 robots sorting parcels at SF Express and PoC at China Post.
Promises
“Begin deliveries of 1,000 humanoids to logistics centers in Q2 2026 (Caixin summary says 'thousands of units')”
No independent confirmation of delivered units found; reports say deliveries 'began'.
Specs
- Height
- 171 cm (STAR1)
Manufacturer claim - Weight
- 63 kg (STAR1)
Manufacturer claim - Payload
- 20 kg ('strength' figure for STAR1; not a defined payload)
Manufacturer claim - Runtime
- 4 h (STAR1)
Manufacturer claim - Degrees of freedom
- 55 joints (STAR1)
Manufacturer claim - Speed
- 3.6 m/s running (STAR1)
Manufacturer claim
Sources
- ROBOTERA closes RMB 1 billion strategic round PR Newswire (ROBOTERA) · Oct 31, 2026
- Star Dynasty humanoids deploy at SF Express after RMB 4B raise Humanoid.guide (citing Pandaily) · Oct 31, 2026
- Robot Era raises more than $200 million Caixin Global · Oct 31, 2026
- Tausend Humanoide pro Quartal: Robotera liefert China-Logistik aus Dr. Web · Oct 31, 2026
- ROBOTERA STAR1 Humanoid.guide · Oct 31, 2026
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