L7 by ROBOTERA: status and timeline

Milestones

Next · Expand to automotive, electronics, retail sectors

ROBOTERA foundedAug 2023Complete.
L7 revealed as second major humanoid after Star1Jul 2025Complete.
Over 200 L7 units shipped in 2025Dec 2025Complete.
Strategic funding round (RMB 1 billion)Mar 2026Complete.
Series B funding ($200M) led by SF GroupMay 2026Complete.
Thousand-unit deliveries in Q2 2026; growth exceeding 300%Jun 2026Complete.

Most important updates

ROBOTERA initiates thousand-unit deliveries in Q2 2026; growth exceeding 300%; deployments expand across 10+ logistics centersJun 2026

Upcoming

2026Expand to automotive, electronics, retail sectors (next)
2026Scale production to thousand-unit quarterly shipments

Current obstacles

All-day battery enduranceBatteries support hours. Warehouses need 8+ shifts; larger or swappable packs required.
Safety certificationRobots alongside humans need ISO standards and liability frameworks for errors.

Physics limits

Battery energy and weight trade-offLithium-ion batteries store ~250 Wh/kg. Higher capacity batteries add weight, which the legs must carry and power. Gains in runtime come slowly unless battery chemistry improves.
Dexterous hands are fragile under shocksFine-grained actuators in 12-DoF hands are more vulnerable to mechanical shock than a simple gripper. Rough handling or unplanned collisions can damage delicate mechanisms.

How it works

4 parts

Perception and planning

ERA-42 vision-language-action

Visual, depth, proprioceptive sensors feed ERA-42 embodied AI. Understands scenes, interprets language, plans tasks.

Dexterous manipulation

12-DoF direct-drive hands

No gearbox: precision grasping and 20kg industrial work from same hand.

Locomotion

55-DoF bipedal body

Legs and torso enable walking uneven surfaces, climbing, balancing during manipulation. 4 m/s max.

On-device AI

Local compute, no cloud

ERA-42 runs onboard. Real-time response without cloud latency, critical for warehouses.

Spec sheet

Spec	L7
Height	171 cm^R (reported)
Weight	65 kg^R (reported)
Total degrees of freedom	55^R (reported)
Hand degrees of freedom (each)	12^R (reported)
Maximum walking speed	4 m/s^R (reported)
Payload per hand	20 kg^R (reported)
Units shipped in 2025	200+^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Update log

1 update

Jun 2026

Major: ROBOTERA initiates thousand-unit deliveries in Q2 2026; growth exceeding 300%; deployments expand across 10+ logistics centersPressCommercial

About ROBOTERA

The team behind L7

ROBOTERA

L7 humanoid robot, ERA-42, embodied AI, logistics robots

Beijing humanoid robotics, founded Aug 2023 by Chen Jianyu (Tsinghua prof). L7, Star1 robots. 95% core components in-house. May 2026: $200M fundraise, 10B+ RMB valuation.

Founded Aug 2023 by Dr. Chen Jianyu, Tsinghua assistant professor and roboticist. Raised RMB 1B + $200M.
L7: 171cm, 65kg, 55-DoF, 4 m/s. ERA-42 AI. 200+ shipped 2025; 1k+ units Q2 2026.
10+ logistics centers (China Post, SF). Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA, Apple deployments. 95% core components in-house.

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

Founded: 20233 yrs
Headquarters: China
Status: Private
Valuation: $1.4BprivateMay 2026
Raised: $340M2 rounds
Last round: Series B (or later round) · $200M8 May 2026
Works in: RoboticsWarehouse & logistics
Coverage: 5 programs · 5 updateslatest 1 Jun 2026checked 11 Oct
Lead investors: SF GroupHSGIDG CapitalGaocheng CapitalSingtel Innov8Woori Venture Partners
Customers: China PostSF Group (S.F. Logistics)
Partners: Boston DynamicsNVIDIAApple
Investors: Tsinghua University
People: Dr. Chen JianyuFounder and CEO

Spec

Height

171 cm^R (reported)

Weight

65 kg^R (reported)

Total degrees of freedom

55^R (reported)

Hand degrees of freedom (each)

12^R (reported)

Maximum walking speed

4 m/s^R (reported)

Payload per hand

20 kg^R (reported)

Units shipped in 2025

200+^R (reported)