Keenon Robotics

Shanghai, China

Founded 2010

About Keenon Robotics

Keenon Robotics is a Shanghai-based service robotics company founded in 2010 that has become a global leader in hospitality, healthcare, and commercial service robots with over 100,000 robots deployed across more than 60 countries. The company raised $200 million in Series D funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, joined by CICC ALPHA and Prosperity7 Ventures (Aramco Ventures), representing the largest funding round ever in the service robot sector. Total funding exceeds $228 million from investors including Source Code Capital, Walden International, Vision Ventures, and Shanghai Technology and Innovation Investment Fund. Keenon specializes in developing robots designed to improve operational efficiency in hotels, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, and office buildings. Their product lineup includes the BUTLERBOT series for delivery and room service, with the W3 model deployed in hotels worldwide including M Social Auckland for amenity delivery between floors. In a groundbreaking development in October 2025, Keenon deployed its XMAN-R1 humanoid embodied service robot at the Shangri-La Traders Hotel at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, establishing the worlds first smart scenario demonstrating collaborative operations between general-purpose humanoid robots and special-purpose service robots. With 15 years of robotics innovation experience, Keenon has expanded to markets across America, Europe, South Korea, and Singapore, pioneering the integration of AI-powered service robots into mainstream hospitality and healthcare operations.