Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center
Ningbo-based innovation centre linked to the provincial government and Zhejiang University that develops the NAVIAI humanoids, including the i3 security biped and a planned wheeled WA2 for home and commercial service.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 22 humanoids
- First robot
- 2024Latest 2025
- Headquarters
- NingboZhejiang, China
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- Who uses it?1 robot model in useBy 2025 it was working in smart-retail and factory pilots (sorting goods, applying…
- What is new?2025-11-12Ningbo centre unveils NAVIAI-I3
Robots
2 robot models shown in public, from 2024 to 2025. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Navigator 22024 · Pilot useBy 2025 it was working in smart-retail and factory pilots (sorting goods, applying coatings), and in January 2026 it staffed a robot-run retail store in Ningbo.
What is new
The latest stories about Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center's robots, newest first.
- Ningbo centre unveils NAVIAI-I3 China Daily (Ningbo) · NAVIAI i3
- NAVIAI 2 walks the streets of Ningbo China Daily · Navigator 2
- Zhejiang innovation center details Navigator 2 Phoenix News (Chao News) · Navigator 2
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Headquarters
- Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
- Focus
- Biped and wheeled humanoids for security, inspection and household services.
- Funding
- Supcon and Ningbo Yunyi invested nearly RMB 15 million in January 2024 and planned over RMB 350 million more in August 2024; valuation above RMB 1.8 billion after that round
- Partners
- Zhejiang University, Supcon (Zhongkong Technology)
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Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in China.
Sources
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