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Taobotics
Taobotics builds autonomous robots for retail, industrial parks, scientific research, and education. Their flagship products are AI-driven promotional and advertising robots for supermarkets (deployed with Walmart, China Resources, Mars, Coca-Cola) and open-source mobile robot platforms for research institutions. In-house developed software covers multi-sensor fusion, navigation, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning. Products are sold in 70+ countries with batch orders from major international brands.
HeadquartersShenzhen, CN
Founded2018
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
Team1-10
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersWenke Ma (Co-Founder), Xiangru Nie (Co-Founder), Zhikang Wang (Co-Founder), Yong Zhao (Co-Founder)
Regions servedAsia, North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Machineamr
Cutebot
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Gemini
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Gemini-O
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
GeoScan S1
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
GeoScan S2
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Giraffe
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
MallBot
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Octopus
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Q300
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Q600
- No specifications on file.
Machineretail
Retail Promotional Robot
- Autonomous retail robots deployed in batches for Walmart, Mars, Coca-Cola, and China Resources across 70+ countries
AI-driven promotional and advertising robot for supermarket aisles with autonomous navigation
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Machineamr
Shark680
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Soldier
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Stone
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Thunder
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Thunder Mini
- No specifications on file.
Machineamr
Turtle
- No specifications on file.
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2025-01-01Selected as only Chinese company on YC's list of top robotics startups for 2025; products active in 70+ countriesGeo-matching
2025-01-01The only one in China! Taobotics once again on YC's list of top robotics startups ↗Geo-matching
2019-01-01Joined YC W19 batch; autonomous retail robots deployed with Fortune 500 customers in 10+ countriesY Combinator
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Source ledger
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