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Engineering reviews of humanoid robots and robotics platforms. Each review covers specs, flaws, real-world use, price status, and source quality. Reviewed by Robbie Dickson and the FIRGELLI Robots Editorial Team.

Nov 24, 2024 Tekntrash Alpha Review: 2000 mm, 6 DOF, 150 m/s — The Card Is Broken

This listing says 2000 mm, 30 kg, 6 kg payload, 7 hours, 6 DOF and 150 m/s. That is not a humanoid spec sheet.

Consumer Robots / Humanoid Robots / Industrial Robots / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / Tekntrash Alpha / Wheeled humanoid or service robot

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Nov 21, 2024 Torobo Review: Specs, Price, Autonomy and Capabilities

Torobo is an under-development upper-body/mobile humanoid research robot from Tokyo Robotics, built for machine-learning research, contact-rich manipulation and teleoperation rather than consumer warehouse work.

Humanoid Robot / Isaac Sim / MuJoCo / Research Robot / Robot Reviews / ROS / Teleoperation / Tokyo Robotics / Torobo

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Nov 18, 2024 Unitree R1 Review: A Later Unitree Humanoid SKU, Not G1

R1 is a Unitree humanoid SKU, not G1. Independent photographed it at WRC 19–23 August 2026 and quoted 39,900 yuan. We still will not copy a 121 mm...

Consumer Robots / Full bipedal humanoid / Humanoid Robots / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / Unitree R1

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Nov 15, 2024 Valkyrie Review: NASA’s R5 Humanoid, and Why You Cannot Buy It

NASA’s R5 Valkyrie is a DRC-era research biped. Not sold. A 9.0 product score was wrong.

Consumer Robots / Full bipedal humanoid / Humanoid Robots / NASA / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / Valkyrie

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Nov 12, 2024 Vega Review: A Thin Catalog Listing, Not a Finished Buyer Guide

This Vega page was a stencil. The height row says 171 mm next to 135 kg. Manufacturer is not listed. No MSRP.

Consumer Robots / Full bipedal humanoid / Humanoid Robots / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / Vega

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Nov 09, 2024 Walker X Review: UBTECH’s Earlier Service Humanoid, Not Walker S

Walker X is UBTECH’s older service/show biped, not Walker S, C1, or U1. C1 and U1 (168,000 yuan) appeared at WRC 19–23 August 2026.

Full bipedal humanoid / Humanoid Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / UBTECH Robotics / Walker X

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Nov 06, 2024 XMAN-R1 Review: KEENON’s Wheeled Service Humanoid, Not a Walker

XMAN-R1 is KEENON’s wheeled hospitality humanoid. Our profile has no verified height, weight or payload. A stencil score was not a review.

Consumer Robots / Full bipedal humanoid / Humanoid Robots / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / Xman R1

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Nov 03, 2024 YuMi Review: Specs, Price, Autonomy, Capabilities and Buyer Guide

FIRGELLI Robots reviews YuMi, including specs, price, autonomy, capabilities, limitations, source confidence and whether it is ready for buyers.

ABB / Humanoid Robots / Industrial Robots / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot arm / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs / YuMi

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Oct 31, 2024 iCub Review: IIT’s Open Research Humanoid, Not a Factory Worker

iCub is IIT’s open cognitive-robotics biped. Labs use it. Nobody should score it 9.0 as a product.

Consumer Robots / Full bipedal humanoid / Humanoid Robots / iCub / Industrial Robots / Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia / Research Robots / Robot AI / Robot Autonomy / Robot Reviews / Robot Specs

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