# EIR Technology

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| EIR Technology | |
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| General information | |
| **Full name** | Sichuan Embodied Humanoid Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 四川具身人形机器人科技有限公司) |
| **Also known as** | Sichuan Embodied Intelligent Robot Technology; Embodiment Tech |
| **Founded** | September 2024 |
| **Headquarters** | Chengdu, [Sichuan](/wiki/sichuan), China |
| **Industry** | [Robotics](/wiki/robotics), [Humanoid robots](/wiki/humanoid_robots) |
| **Key people** | Feng Zhenyu (chairman, CEO and CTO) |
| **Products** | [SkyWalker 2](/wiki/eir_technology_skywalker_2) humanoid robot, SkyWalker 1, Lingtong quadruped robots, Ai Qiu EMO1 (planned), AIQ |
| **Website** | eir.tech |

**EIR Technology** (formally **Sichuan Embodied Humanoid Robot Technology Co., Ltd.**, Chinese: 四川具身人形机器人科技有限公司, also referenced as Sichuan Embodied Intelligent Robot Technology) is a Chinese [robotics](/wiki/robotics) company headquartered in Chengdu, [Sichuan](/wiki/sichuan) province, that develops [humanoid robots](/wiki/humanoid_robots), [quadruped robots](/wiki/quadruped_robot), and emotional-interaction robots. The company was founded in September 2024 and operates as an incubation enterprise tied to the Robotics Research Center of the [University of Electronic Science and Technology of China](https://www.uestc.edu.cn) (UESTC), within the Chengdu High-tech Zone enterprise cluster.[1][2][3]

EIR is widely recognized for the rapid development of its first commercial humanoid robot, the SkyWalker 1 (Tianxingzhe No. 1), which the company brought from concept to public unveiling within roughly 69 days of its founding. The robot was described in Chinese state media as Sichuan province's first commercial humanoid robot prototype.[1][4]

In July 2025, EIR unveiled its flagship [SkyWalker 2](/wiki/eir_technology_skywalker_2) at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, a full-size humanoid with 55 degrees of freedom, and in September 2025 it announced a strategic partnership with [Tencent](/wiki/tencent) Cloud focused on cloud-supported humanoid robotics for healthcare and eldercare scenarios.[5][10] Founder, chairman and CEO Feng Zhenyu told the China Securities Journal in January 2026 that "2026 may become the true first year of delivery for humanoid robots," positioning the company around commercialization rather than demonstrations.[12]

## History

### Founding and early development

EIR Technology was established in September 2024 in the Chengdu High-tech Zone, situated at the intersection of Sichuan's broader push to grow its robotics and embodied intelligence industry. The company positioned itself as a research-driven startup linked to several public research institutions, including UESTC, the Sichuan Institute of Machinery Research and Design, the Sichuan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and the Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory, with which EIR co-built a Frontier Research Center for Interactive Humanoid Robots.[2][6]

Feng Zhenyu serves as chairman, general manager and CEO of the company, and is described in Chinese press coverage as also holding the role of chief technology officer. Feng has been the principal public spokesperson for the company, articulating its strategy of combining locally manufactured hardware with in-house perception and motion-control software.[2][7]

### Launch of SkyWalker 1 (December 2024)

Approximately 69 days after the company was founded, EIR publicly unveiled the SkyWalker 1 humanoid robot. According to coverage by China Daily and Sichuan-based outlets, the robot was unveiled online in December 2024 and described as the first commercial bipedal humanoid robot prototype developed in Sichuan province.[1][4][8] The launch positioned EIR as a notable late-2024 entrant in the Chinese humanoid robot landscape alongside more established players such as [Unitree Robotics](/wiki/unitree), [UBTECH Robotics](/wiki/ubtech), and [AgiBot](/wiki/agibot).

Following the SkyWalker 1 announcement, the company indicated that partial mass production was planned to begin in March 2025, with continued development of additional perception and sensing capabilities, including an electronic skin module providing pressure and material feedback.[4][8] EIR also stated at the time that more than 90 percent of the robot's core components were manufactured in Chengdu, reflecting the company's emphasis on a localized supply chain.[1] Later coverage put the robot's articulation at 43 degrees of freedom and described a dual-architecture drive system that combines model-based control with learning-based methods.[11]

### Funding (2025)

On May 26, 2025, the company announced an angel-round financing reported in Chinese press as in the tens of millions of yuan, valuing the firm in the hundreds of millions of yuan range. The round was reported to be led by Ceyuan Ventures and Peikun Fund, and proceeds were earmarked for developing an "emotional drive engine" and launching the EMO1 companion robot by the end of 2025.[6] EIR's chief technology officer described the strategy as "reshaping the humanoid robot industry ecosystem with Sichuan's precision manufacturing genes."[6]

| Round | Date | Investors | Reported amount | Reported valuation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | May 2025 | Ceyuan Ventures, Peikun Fund | Tens of millions of yuan | Hundreds of millions of yuan |

### SkyWalker 2 unveiled at WAIC 2025

EIR introduced the [SkyWalker 2](/wiki/eir_technology_skywalker_2) (Tianxingzhe No. 2, 天行者2号) at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), held July 26-29, 2025 at the Shanghai World Expo Center. The company said the robot was developed in-house and, compared with the SkyWalker 1, offered substantial gains in "body performance, perception and interaction, and spatial intelligence," while it did not release full specifications at the event.[10] Robotics-industry coverage characterized the launch as a major step up from the SkyWalker 1 in degrees of freedom, motion control, and human-robot interaction.[3][9]

### Tencent Cloud partnership

On September 17, 2025, EIR Technology and [Tencent](/wiki/tencent) Cloud announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on cloud computing applications and solutions for humanoid robotics, with stated emphasis on healthcare and eldercare scenarios. Under the announced terms, Tencent Cloud was to provide computing power, data analytics, and cloud-based coordination capabilities, drawing on its global cloud infrastructure and audio-visual technology, while EIR contributes its hardware platforms and perception and motion-control stack. The two parties described the goal of jointly building "an open, intelligent, and secure humanoid robotics ecosystem" to enable robots to achieve advanced self-learning, environment adaptation, and group collaboration.[5]

### Scaling toward the 2026 "delivery year"

Heading into 2026, EIR framed its strategy around commercialization rather than demonstrations. Founder and CEO Feng Zhenyu told the China Securities Journal in January 2026 that although precise mass-production figures were difficult to predict, leading firms and vertical-market frontrunners were expected to achieve step-wise increases in delivery scale, and that "2026 may become the true first year of delivery for humanoid robots."[12] Industry forecasts cited alongside his comments projected domestic humanoid-robot shipments rising to roughly 62,500 units in 2026, up from about 18,000 units in 2025.[12]

In the first half of 2026, EIR continued to put its emotional-interaction robot AIQ (Chinese: 爱湫, romanized "Ai Qiu") in front of the public, including an "AI classroom" demonstration on June 1, 2026 in which the robot served as a "principal for a day." On June 29, 2026, EIR reported that its projects had been selected into Sichuan province's "two-way open competition" (双向揭榜挂帅) system for embodied intelligence, folding the company's work on humanoid-robot bodies, data training, scenario validation, and industrialization into the province's technology-transfer and industrial-coordination framework.[13]

## What technology does EIR Technology use?

EIR's public materials and Chinese press reporting describe a vertically integrated approach that combines self-developed hardware components with internally developed control and perception software. Specific capabilities and design choices reported in primary coverage include:

- **High-compact integrated joints.** The company has stated that its SkyWalker robots use self-developed high-compact integrated joints, an electromechanical subsystem that combines actuator, gearing, and control electronics in a single module.[1][8]
- **Whole-body motion control.** EIR has highlighted what it characterizes as a robust, whole-body motion control algorithm enabling autonomous bipedal walking, object carrying, and use of tools.[8]
- **Dual-architecture drive.** Coverage of the SkyWalker 1's deployment at the 2025 World Games described a dual-architecture drive system that combines a model-based approach with learning-based methods for movement and interaction.[11]
- **Localized supply chain.** Press coverage at the SkyWalker 1 launch stated that more than 90 percent of the robot's core components are sourced and manufactured in Chengdu.[1]
- **Perception research focus.** EIR has indicated that distributed visual simultaneous localization and mapping (VSLAM) and whole-body perception are central research priorities, intended to improve adaptation to unstructured environments.[4]
- **Emotion-language-action model.** For the company's emotional-interaction robot AIQ, EIR has described a proprietary Emotion-Language-Action large model used for emotional perception and decision-making, paired with 3D ultra-short-throw projection of facial expressions rather than silicone skin or display screens.[7]

These stated technical directions place EIR within the broader [embodied AI](/wiki/embodied_ai) trend in China, which integrates physical robots with large-scale machine learning systems for perception, language, and action.

## What robots does EIR Technology make?

EIR develops products across three main categories: full-size bipedal humanoid robots in the SkyWalker line, quadruped robots in the Lingtong line, and emotional-interaction robots that include the AIQ platform and the planned Ai Qiu EMO1 companion robot. Product information below is drawn from the company's launch announcements and subsequent press coverage.

| Product | Type | Status | Reported applications |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SkyWalker 1 (Tianxingzhe No. 1) | Bipedal humanoid robot | Unveiled December 2024; partial mass production stated for March 2025 | Flexible product manufacturing, industrial inspection, security, logistics |
| [SkyWalker 2](/wiki/eir_technology_skywalker_2) (Tianxingzhe No. 2) | Bipedal humanoid robot | Unveiled at WAIC, July 2025 | Factory inspection, intelligent services, industrial parks, manufacturing, eldercare |
| Lingtong | Quadruped robot series | Marketed alongside humanoid line | Equipment inspection and intelligent service operations |
| AIQ | Emotional interaction humanoid robot | Debuted; active in public demonstrations by 2026 | Senior care, cultural and tourism services, public-service settings |
| Ai Qiu EMO1 | Companion humanoid robot | Planned launch by end of 2025 | Companionship, education, medical care, service scenarios |

### SkyWalker 1

The SkyWalker 1 (Chinese: Tianxingzhe No. 1) is EIR's first humanoid robot, unveiled in December 2024 within roughly 69 days of the company's founding. Reported specifications include a height of 165 centimeters, a weight of approximately 50 kilograms, an operating runtime on a single battery charge of about 90 minutes (one and a half hours), and 43 degrees of freedom. The robot is fitted with more than 40 motion motors distributed across the body and is designed to walk autonomously and to carry objects and operate tools.[1][4][8][11]

At launch, EIR described the robot as targeted at flexible product manufacturing companies, with planned upgrades including the addition of an electronic skin module to provide tactile feedback on pressure and material properties, plus a planned 10-kilogram weight reduction and the addition of running capability in a subsequent development cycle.[1] In January 2025, the Chengdu High-tech Zone government described the robot as the first commercial bipedal humanoid robot in the province, and the company indicated that partial mass production was expected to begin in March 2025.[2][4] At the 2025 World Games in Chengdu (August 7-17, 2025), the SkyWalker 1 was deployed into visitor-facing services at the World Games Village and the World Games Plaza, one of several "Made in Chengdu" robots the city used to showcase its embodied-intelligence sector.[11]

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Height | 165 cm |
| Weight | Approximately 50 kg |
| Battery runtime | Approximately 90 minutes |
| Degrees of freedom | 43 |
| Motors | More than 40 motion motors |
| Localization rate | More than 90 percent (core components) |
| Reported applications | Flexible manufacturing, industrial inspection, security, logistics |

### SkyWalker 2

The [SkyWalker 2](/wiki/eir_technology_skywalker_2) (Tianxingzhe No. 2, 天行者2号) is EIR's flagship humanoid robot, developed in-house as a successor to the SkyWalker 1 with stated upgrades in performance, perception, interaction, and spatial intelligence. It was unveiled at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in July 2025. Public specifications and third-party humanoid-robot databases report the following figures.[3][5][9][10]

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Height | 165 cm |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 55 (12 in each hand, 5 fingers per hand) |
| Waist | Three-degree-of-freedom bionic waist |
| Reported maximum walking speed | 4 km/h |
| Reported maximum movement speed | 7 km/h |
| Reported runtime per charge | Approximately 3 hours |
| Reported lifting capacity | 15 kg |
| Sensors | RGB and depth or stereo cameras, environmental sensors |
| Connectivity | Ethernet, Wi-Fi |
| Software stack | Linux-based with custom control stack; large language model integration reported |
| Unveiled | World Artificial Intelligence Conference, July 2025, Shanghai |
| Reference price | About US$85,000 (third-party databases) |
| Reported applications | Factory inspection, intelligent services, industrial parks, manufacturing, eldercare |

The SkyWalker 2 features what the company characterizes as a 55 degree-of-freedom bionic structure with a three-degree-of-freedom bionic waist and lightweight servo joints; each hand provides 12 degrees of freedom across five anthropomorphic fingers, a level of [dexterity](/wiki/dexterous_hand) aimed at fine manipulation. Public materials report applications in equipment inspection and intelligent service operations in factories and industrial parks.[3][5] Third-party humanoid-robot databases list a reference price of about US$85,000 for the platform.[3][9]

### Lingtong quadruped robots

EIR markets a Lingtong line of quadruped robots described in coverage of its September 2025 Tencent Cloud partnership as part of the company's robotics portfolio. Reported applications focus on equipment inspection and intelligent service operations in industrial settings, alongside the company's humanoid robots.[5]

Readers should note that other Chinese robotics firms have used similar names for quadruped products in the same period, and where coverage does not unambiguously associate a Lingtong unit with EIR, that unit may originate elsewhere. The information above relies on EIR's own product positioning as reported in the September 2025 Tencent Cloud announcement.

### AIQ and the Ai Qiu (EMO1) emotional-interaction line

EIR's emotional-interaction robotics are branded AIQ (Chinese: 爱湫, romanized "Ai Qiu"); the companion unit announced for launch by the end of 2025 was designated EMO1. Some English-language coverage refers to the product simply as "AIQ" and other coverage as "Ai Qiu EMO1," reflecting the same Chinese brand.

AIQ is a humanoid robot designed for emotional interaction, described by China Daily as "the world's first humanoid robot designed for emotional interaction." The company has described AIQ as reading human emotions through voice and facial expressions and responding with corresponding words and gestures. Distinctive design choices include the use of 3D ultra-short-throw projection for facial expressions rather than silicone skin or display screens, and an exterior aesthetic inspired by the dragon lizard, a protected reptile species endemic to Southwest China. AIQ relies on EIR's proprietary Emotion-Language-Action large model for emotional perception and decision-making. Feng Zhenyu said AIQ is "meant to provide warm interactions and psychological support for the elderly in senior care settings," and the company has positioned it for cultural, commercial, tourism, and public-service settings as well.[7] By mid-2026, AIQ was appearing in public-education demonstrations, including an "AI classroom" event on June 1, 2026.[13]

Ai Qiu EMO1 is the companion-focused unit of this line, announced for launch by the end of 2025. Public materials describe it as featuring an emotion recognition system capable of interpreting micro-expressions, contextual cues, and tactile feedback for human-like interaction, with intended applications spanning education, medical care, and service scenarios. The product was framed in EIR's September 2025 announcement as aligning with Sichuan's cultural-tourism and healthcare resources.[5][6]

## Research and partnerships

EIR's public profile emphasizes a network of partnerships with academic and government-affiliated research bodies, particularly in Sichuan province.

- **University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.** EIR is described as an incubation enterprise of the UESTC Robotics Research Center, and several of the company's stated technology directions, including motion control and perception, are linked to research originating at UESTC.[1][6]
- **Sichuan Institute of Machinery Research and Design.** Cooperation in precision manufacturing for robot subsystems.[6]
- **Sichuan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.** Support for product development and applied research on robotic intelligence.[6]
- **Tianfu Jiangxi Laboratory.** Joint construction of a Frontier Research Center for Interactive Humanoid Robots, focused on human-robot interaction research.[6]
- **Industrial communication.** Coverage of the SkyWalker 1 unveiling described EIR collaborating with TD Tech, a Chengdu-based communications company, on communication solutions for industrial robotics.[8]
- **Cloud computing.** A strategic partnership with [Tencent](/wiki/tencent) Cloud announced in September 2025 covers cloud-supported humanoid robotics for healthcare and eldercare scenarios.[5]
- **Provincial technology transfer.** In June 2026, EIR reported that its embodied-intelligence and humanoid-robot projects had been selected into Sichuan's "two-way open competition" (双向揭榜挂帅) system, linking its research and industrialization work to provincial science-and-technology coordination.[13]

These arrangements situate EIR within Chengdu's broader effort to build a robotics industrial chain that integrates research, manufacturing, and application deployment, an effort outlined by the Chengdu High-tech Zone government in coverage of EIR's early activities.[2]

## Where are EIR's robots deployed?

Reported deployments of EIR's robots have focused on industrial and service-oriented environments rather than consumer use, part of the broader wave of [humanoid robot deployments](/wiki/humanoid_robot_deployments) in China.

- **Factories and industrial parks.** EIR's humanoid robots have been described as performing equipment inspection and intelligent service operations in factories and industrial parks.[5]
- **Flexible manufacturing.** At the SkyWalker 1 unveiling, the company characterized flexible product manufacturing companies as a primary near-term customer segment.[1]
- **Sporting events.** At the 2025 World Games in Chengdu (August 7-17, 2025), EIR's SkyWalker 1 was integrated into visitor-facing services at the World Games Village and the World Games Plaza.[11]
- **Healthcare and eldercare.** The Tencent Cloud partnership and the AIQ and Ai Qiu EMO1 product directions point to a forward strategy that includes elderly care, cultural-tourism, and healthcare scenarios.[5][7]

## Leadership

| Name | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Feng Zhenyu | Chairman, general manager, CEO; described as CTO in some coverage | Principal public spokesperson; cited in coverage of SkyWalker 1 unveiling, the Chengdu High-tech Zone enterprise profile, the 2025 financing announcement, and the 2026 China Securities Journal industry outlook[2][6][7][12] |

Other members of EIR's leadership team are not consistently named in publicly available English-language sources reviewed for this article.

## How does EIR compare to other humanoid robot makers?

EIR has been profiled as part of broader coverage of [China's](/wiki/china_ai) expanding humanoid robot industry, especially the Sichuan and Chengdu regional clusters. Industry observers have highlighted EIR's rapid development pace, citing the 69-day timeline from founding to a working SkyWalker 1 prototype as an example of the speed at which new Chinese humanoid-robot ventures have moved during 2024 and 2025.[1][2][3] The company is also part of the Chengdu High-tech Zone's stated objective of building an industrial chain in robotics with a multi-billion-yuan scale by 2026.[4]

Heading into what the Chinese industry has widely termed the humanoid "commercialization year," domestic shipments were forecast to reach roughly 62,500 units in 2026, up from about 18,000 units in 2025, and Feng Zhenyu argued that "delivery" should stress reliability and practical usefulness rather than concept and spectacle.[12][13]

EIR operates in a highly competitive segment of the Chinese robotics market that includes [Unitree Robotics](/wiki/unitree), [UBTECH Robotics](/wiki/ubtech), and [AgiBot](/wiki/agibot), as well as international peers such as [Boston Dynamics](/wiki/boston_dynamics), [Figure AI](/wiki/figure_ai), and [Tesla Optimus](/wiki/tesla_optimus). Within this landscape, EIR's positioning emphasizes regional research partnerships, localized supply chains, and the integration of cloud computing, motion control, and emotional-interaction technologies into a single product portfolio.

## See also

- [SkyWalker 2](/wiki/eir_technology_skywalker_2)
- [Humanoid robots](/wiki/humanoid_robots)
- [Humanoid robot deployments](/wiki/humanoid_robot_deployments)
- [Quadruped Robot](/wiki/quadruped_robot)
- [Dexterous hand](/wiki/dexterous_hand)
- [Embodied AI](/wiki/embodied_ai)
- [Tencent](/wiki/tencent)
- [Unitree Robotics](/wiki/unitree)
- [UBTECH Robotics](/wiki/ubtech)
- [AgiBot](/wiki/agibot)

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