🇨🇳 Leju Robotics

About Leju Robotics

Leju Robotics is a Shenzhen-based humanoid robotics company that developed the KUAVO bipedal humanoid, which has attracted a following in the research community for its strong ROS 2 SDK and growing developer ecosystem. The company's approach emphasises software accessibility and community development as key differentiators, aiming to build the KUAVO into a standard research platform the way the Unitree Go series became a standard in quadruped research.

The KUAVO features a full bipedal form factor with manipulation arms and is designed for researchers studying locomotion, manipulation, and whole-body coordination. The ROS 2 native architecture means that researchers can leverage the extensive ROS ecosystem of tools, simulation environments, and learning resources, and can contribute to and benefit from a growing community of KUAVO users sharing software and project documentation.

Leju Robotics has positioned the KUAVO competitively on price for a full bipedal humanoid, targeting the segment of research institutions and technology companies that want to work with a real bipedal system but cannot justify the budgets required for premium Western platforms.

Key Products

• KUAVO: full-size bipedal humanoid with ROS 2 SDK; targeted at research and developer community use; strong documentation and growing community

UK Market Presence

Leju Robotics sells internationally, with UK research institutions able to purchase KUAVO units through direct sales. Standard UK import duties and VAT apply. The ROS 2 native architecture and strong community support reduce the software integration risk for UK buyers. Pricing is typically in the £25,000 to £45,000 range depending on configuration.

Buying Used Leju Robotics Equipment

The secondhand market for KUAVO units is small but developing as the research community grows. Used units occasionally appear through university surplus channels. When evaluating a used KUAVO, test bipedal balance and walking across the locomotion controller's full capability range, inspect all arm and leg actuators, and verify that the ROS 2 software environment is correctly configured and up to date. The open-source community provides a safety net for software support even if manufacturer support is unavailable.