GR-3 by Fourier Intelligence: status and timeline

GR-3

Provide emotionally intelligent companion robot for eldercare and rehabilitation settings, supplementing human caregivers in institutional and home environments.

ProtoStage 2 of 5

First care-bot unveiled August 2025; US debut at CES 2026. Pilot deployments in healthcare expected 2026–2027.

Updated Jan 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Pilot deployments in nursing homes and healthcare

Fourier Intelligence founded in Shanghai2015Complete.
Rehabilitation exoskeleton product line established2020Complete.
Series C and C+ funding rounds completed2021Complete.
Series E funding round ($109M) completedJan 2025Complete.
GR-3 unveiled as first full-size care humanoidAug 2025Complete.
GR-3 US debut and CES 2026 demonstrationJan 2026Complete.
Pilot deployments in nursing homes and healthcareTarget 2026Not yet reached.
Commercial launch and international expansionTarget 2027Not yet reached.

Most important updates

Upcoming

2026Pilot deployments in nursing homes and healthcare (next)
2027Commercial launch and international expansion
2027Healthcare protocol standardization

Current obstacles

Trust and social acceptanceElderly and rehabilitation patients may distrust robots. Emotional credibility and cultural acceptance take years to build.
Real-world nursing home integrationFacilities have infection-control, accessibility and staffing requirements robots must fit into without replacing human care.

Physics limits

Single-arm payload limits caregivingOne 7-DoF arm with 3 kg payload cannot lift or support patient mobility. Care robotics may need rigs with two arms or higher payload.
Emotional interaction is simulatedGR-3 uses LLMs and rules to simulate empathy. Vulnerable populations may form attachments robot cannot reciprocate.
Regulatory frameworks unwrittenCare robots operate in healthcare settings where liability, data privacy and safety standards remain unclear.

How it works

4 parts

Perception system

Multimodal sensors for sight, sound and touch

Structured-light camera for facial recognition, four-microphone array for voice localization, 31 pressure sensors for touch detection.

Dual-mode AI

Fast reflexes plus language model reasoning

Safety-critical tasks use millisecond-latency rule-based control; conversations and reasoning route through LLM.

Expressive movement

Multiple gaits for emotional expression

Straight-leg walking, running, bouncy walks and varied postures enable robot to convey mood and engagement.

Safety interaction

Soft exterior and compliant joint control

Soft padded exterior minimizes injury. Joint control uses force feedback and compliance so robot cannot generate dangerous impact.

Spec sheet

Spec	GR-3
Height	165 cm^R (reported)
Weight	71 kg^R (reported)
Total degrees of freedom	55^R (reported)
Single arm DoF	7^R (reported)
Microphone array	4 microphones^R (reported)
Pressure sensors	31 sensors^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Peer comparison

Humanoids peers

Spec	GR-3	Boston Dynamics Atlas	EngineAI T800	Galbot Galbot G1	Wandercraft Calvin-40
Height	165 cm^R (reported)	1.9 m^R (reported)	173 cm^R (reported)	1.73 m^R (reported)	1.7 m^R (reported)
Weight	71 kg^R (reported)	90 kg^R (reported)	75–85 kg^R (reported)	—	80 kg^R (reported)
Total degrees of freedom	55^R (reported)	—	—	47^R (reported)	—

^R reported by the company

Update log

2 updates

Jan 2026

Major: Fourier Intelligence makes US debut at CES 2026; GR-3 demonstrates chess, dance and conversationPressTest

Aug 2025

Major: Fourier Intelligence unveils GR-3, first full-size care-centric humanoid for eldercare and companionshipPressHardware

About Fourier Intelligence

The team behind GR-3

Fourier Intelligence

GR-3 humanoid, care robot, eldercare

Shanghai-based robotics company founded in 2015, evolved from rehabilitation exoskeletons to humanoid and embodied-AI robots. GR-3 is its first full-size care-bot humanoid, designed for emotional interaction in homes, healthcare and assisted-living settings.

US debut at CES 2026 with GR-3, 165 cm humanoid with 55 DoF for eldercare, rehabilitation and companionship.
Raised $109M in Series E funding (800M yuan) January 2025; additional $41.7M corporate investment May 2025.
GR-3 features hybrid AI (fast reflexes + LLM reasoning), multimodal sensors (vision, audio, touch) for natural emotional interaction.

fftai.com (opens fftai.com)Company profile →

Founded: 201511 yrs
Headquarters: China
Status: Private
Valuation: $1.2Best. privateMay 2025estimate
Raised: $151M2 rounds
Last round: Corporate Minority Investment · $42M29 May 2025
Works in: RoboticsHumanoids
Coverage: 1 program · 4 updateslatest 1 Jan 2026checked 11 Oct
Lead investors: Guoxin InvestmentPudong Venture CapitalZhangjiang Kechuang Investment
Investors: Guoxin Investment (opens guoxin.cn)Pudong Venture Capital (opens pvcp.com)
People: Alex Gu (opens fftai.com)FounderZen Koh (opens fftai.com)Co-founder

Spec

GR-3

Height

165 cm^R (reported)

Weight

71 kg^R (reported)

Total degrees of freedom

55^R (reported)

Single arm DoF

7^R (reported)

Microphone array

4 microphones^R (reported)

Pressure sensors

31 sensors^R (reported)

Spec

GR-3

Boston Dynamics Atlas

EngineAI T800

Galbot Galbot G1

Wandercraft Calvin-40

Height

165 cm^R (reported)

1.9 m^R (reported)

173 cm^R (reported)

1.73 m^R (reported)

1.7 m^R (reported)

Weight

71 kg^R (reported)

90 kg^R (reported)

75–85 kg^R (reported)

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80 kg^R (reported)

Total degrees of freedom

55^R (reported)

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47^R (reported)

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