SwitchBot (Woan Technology)

[ACTIVE]

Service & Cobot Robotics · HQ: Shenzhen, China · Est. 2015 · 1 model registered · 1 deployments

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies SwitchBot (Woan Technology): 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $54.7M raised. 2 sources back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

$54.7M

Headquarters

Shenzhen, China

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) is a Chinese smart home and embodied AI robotics company founded in 2015 in Shenzhen, known for its retrofit 'finger robot' (SwitchBot Bot), motorized curtains, and the S10 self-refilling floor cleaning robot. The company sells in over 100 countries with Japan as its largest market (57.7% of revenue), and filed for a Hong Kong IPO in June 2025, positioning itself as the world's first publicly listed 'AI embodied robotics stock.'

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 16.7%

Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funded with institutional backing on record. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.

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Key Facts

BrandWoan Technology trades as SwitchBot
FocusStarted in smart-home retrofit devices
RobotLiDAR floor-cleaning robots with a multi-function water station
Legal nameWoan Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Parent companyOneRobotics (Hong Kong listed)
ProductSwitchBot smart home devices, Onero H1 humanoid robot
ValuationUSD 555 million (May 2025, per TMTPost)
MarketNumber 1 smart home brand in Japan, 100+ countries
CEOLi Zhichen
Co-founderPan Yang
IPO filingHong Kong Stock Exchange (filed June 2025)
Revenue 2024~95% from international markets (Japan 57.7%, Europe 21.4%, North America 15.9%)
Founded2015 (as Woan Technology)
FoundersLi Zhichen and Pan Yang (both Harbin Institute of Technology alumni)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

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Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for SwitchBot (Woan Technology).

Leadership & Founders

4 entries

Founding Team

Li Zhichen is the CEO and co-founder of SwitchBot (Woan Technology). He holds a master's in electronics from Nanyang Technological University and previously worked at a Singapore-based tech firm before founding SwitchBot in 2015.[Founder]

cofounder

Pan Yang[Founder]

cofounder

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) - 1 deploymentSwitchBot (Woan Technology)

Platform Models

1 entry

Deployments

1 entry

Sectors & Applications

1 entry

FAQ

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What is SwitchBot (Woan Technology)?

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) is a Chinese smart home and embodied AI robotics company founded in 2015 in Shenzhen, known for its retrofit 'finger robot' (SwitchBot Bot), motorized curtains, and the S10 self-refilling floor cleaning robot. The company sells in over 100 countries with Japan as its largest market (57.7% of revenue), and filed for a Hong Kong IPO in June 2025, positioning itself as the world's first publicly listed 'AI embodied robotics stock.'

What does SwitchBot (Woan Technology) make?

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: SwitchBot S10 (SwitchBot (Woan Technology) builds physical robots).

Who competes with SwitchBot (Woan Technology)?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to SwitchBot (Woan Technology) building in the same form factors include Amazon, Roborock, Ecovacs Robotics, SharkNinja.

Who is the CEO of SwitchBot (Woan Technology)?

Li Zhichen is the CEO and co-founder of SwitchBot (Woan Technology). He holds a master's in electronics from Nanyang Technological University and previously worked at a Singapore-based tech firm before founding SwitchBot in 2015. is the ceo of SwitchBot (Woan Technology), per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is SwitchBot (Woan Technology) headquartered?

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

How much funding has SwitchBot (Woan Technology) raised?

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) has raised approximately $55M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Where does SwitchBot (Woan Technology) operate robots?

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global.

How many robots has SwitchBot (Woan Technology) deployed?

DEPLOY has 1 verified SwitchBot (Woan Technology) deployment on record at sites including Global. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is SwitchBot (Woan Technology) a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, SwitchBot (Woan Technology) ranks in roughly the top 84% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is SwitchBot (Woan Technology) safe?

SwitchBot (Woan Technology) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.