Qiyuan (PrimeBOT) builds 10,000th personal robot; no sales figure, prices start at 19,999 yuan
Qiyuan Robot (called PrimeBOT), the personal-robot brand of Shanghai-listed Swancor Advanced Materials, said its 10,000th unit rolled off the line on November 8, 14 days after the 5,000th on October 25, according to Global Times and Yicai, citing Securities Times.
Liu Dongfang, Qiyuan's co-president, said its factory entered mass production in October. Shanghai Observer said daily capacity has ramped to 240 units. The second 5,000 units in 14 days average about 357 a day.
The Q1 and T1 went on sale September 20, with shipments from October 1 in seven Chinese cities, Xinhua reported. Both start at 19,999 yuan (about $2,995). Qiyuan published usage claims, including monthly active use above 98 percent, and did not give sales or revenue.
Servospace take: production is not sales. Ten thousand units at the starting price would be about 200 million yuan, or about $30 million. That is a ceiling, not a company figure.
Why it matters
The listed company that books this business is Swancor Advanced Materials (688585). AgiBot-affiliated Shanghai Zhiyuan Hengyue and its concert parties hold 63.6232 percent of Swancor, according to Swancor's November 7, 2025 filing after a tender offer settled. Zhiyuan Hengyue itself holds 58.6232 percent. That is control of the listed parent, not a 63.62 percent stake in a separate PrimeBOT company.
Production is not the same as sales. Qiyuan gave engagement figures instead of an order book or revenue. Monthly active use applies only to robots already delivered, and time spent online is not the same as useful household work.
Xinhua reported launch prices of 19,999 yuan for the Q1 and the T1, 26,999 yuan for the Q1 Explorer and 29,999 yuan for the T1 Pro, with first stores in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Wuhan and Xi'an. If all 10,000 units sold at the 19,999 yuan floor, gross would be about 200 million yuan, or about $30 million at the exchange rate Global Times used.
Shanghai Observer put daily capacity at 240 units, below the 14-day average of about 357, and quoted Lens Technology as a manufacturing partner. The company did not say how many of the 10,000 units have been sold. Watch Swancor's next filings for segment sales.
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Sources
- Global Times (Nov. 8, 2026): PrimeBOT's 10,000th personal robot rolls off production line (company statement)
- Yicai (Nov. 8, 2026, 14:20): Swancor's 10,000th Qiyuan robot rolls off the line (citing Securities Times)
- Beijing News / Shell Finance (Nov. 8, 2026, 14:46): Swancor Qiyuan announces its 10,000th personal robot
- Shanghai Observer via Sina Finance (Nov. 8, 2026, 17:09): From 5,000 to 10,000 units in 14 days; daily capacity ramped to 240
- 21st Century Business Herald / China Business Journal via 21jingji (Nov. 8, 2026): Qiyuan's 10,000th personal robot rolls off the line
- Jiemian (Nov. 8, 2026): Qiyuan, under Swancor, rolls off its 10,000th personal robot
- Embodied AI Frontier (Nov. 8, 2026): Swancor Qiyuan marks 10,000th personal robot (citing Securities Times; no revenue or sales figures)
- Xinhua (Sept. 22, 2026): Qiyuan personal robots go on sale from 19,999 yuan; shipments from Oct. 1 in seven cities
- Jiemian (Sept. 20, 2026): Qiyuan announces prices, starting at 19,999 yuan
- Swancor Advanced Materials SSE filing 2025-099 (Nov. 7, 2025): Zhiyuan Hengyue tender-offer settlement, 58.6232% / 63.6232% with concert parties
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