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Humanoid Robots guide, robot profiles, specs and comparisons

Bipedal and human-form robots for research, industry, enterprise, and emerging home use.

Humanoid robots are compared here because they use a human-like body plan: usually a torso, arms, legs or leg-like mobility, and hardware intended to work around spaces built for people. Some are research platforms; others are early enterprise or home-facing products.

Tracked robots45
Robots with price data45
Deployment signals14

What belongs in humanoid robots?

A robot belongs here when the public product information describes a human-form platform, not just a single robot arm or a mobile cart. The strongest examples show mobility, manipulation, visible body hardware, and enough specifications to compare them fairly.

What should be compared elsewhere?

Industrial arms, quadrupeds, delivery carts, drones, toys, and generic automation products should stay out of this list unless the robot is clearly presented as a humanoid platform.

Good robots to start with

Unitree G1, Pepper, NimbRo-OP2X, NEO, NAO, Atlas, Walker S, Valkyrie are useful starting points for this category. Use them to compare size, maturity, availability, source quality, and visible hardware.

Manufacturers represented

1X Technologies, AgiBot, Agility Robotics, Aldebaran, Apptronik, Astribot, Boston Dynamics, Clone Robotics, EngineAI, Engineered Arts. Manufacturer maturity matters because support, documentation, spare parts, and deployment programs can matter as much as raw specs.

Humanoid Robots comparison table

The table gives a quick side-by-side view. Open a robot profile when you need the full spec sheet, image gallery, videos, source links, and notes about uncertain fields.

Spec Unitree G1 robotUnitree G1 Pepper robotPepper NimbRo-OP2X robotNimbRo-OP2X NEO robotNEO NAO robotNAO Atlas robotAtlas Walker S robotWalker S Valkyrie robotValkyrie Menteebot robotMenteebot GR-2 robotGR-2 Figure 02 robotFigure 02 AgiBot A2 robotAgiBot A2 ASIMO robotASIMO Walker X robotWalker X Tesla Optimus robotTesla Optimus Kepler Forerunner robotKepler Forerunner Figure 01 robotFigure 01 CyberOne robotCyberOne iCub robotiCub Unitree H2 robotUnitree H2 ROBOTIS OP3 robotROBOTIS OP3 REEM-C robotREEM-C Poppy Humanoid robotPoppy Humanoid PUDU D9 robotPUDU D9 HRP-5P robotHRP-5P Apollo robotApollo Phoenix robotPhoenix HRP-4 robotHRP-4 Unitree H1 robotUnitree H1 TALOS robotTALOS Digit robotDigit RB-Y1 robotRB-Y1 T-HR3 robotT-HR3 Sophia robotSophia EVE robotEVE Ameca robotAmeca Alter3 robotAlter3 ARMAR-6 robotARMAR-6 Torobo robotTorobo PM01 robotPM01 Kengoro robotKengoro GR-1 robotGR-1 G1 robotG1 Clone Alpha robotClone Alpha Astribot S1 robotAstribot S1
Availability Piloting Discontinued Research platform Preorder Paid deployment Prototype Piloting Research platform Announced Announced Piloting Announced Discontinued Announced Prototype/development Announced Piloting Prototype Research platform Announced Research platform Research platform Research platform Announced Research platform Enterprise pilots Piloting Research platform Paid deployment Research platform Enterprise pilots Announced Research platform Paid deployment Piloting Paid deployment Research platform Research platform Research platform Announced Research platform Announced Announced Announced Prototype
Price $13,500 Historical pricing varied by plan/region Parts-cost research platform $20,000 ownership Quote-based educational/research pricing Price not publicly listed Enterprise pricing not publicly listed Not sold commercially Commercial/enterprise pricing not publicly listed Approx Enterprise/customer pilots USD 100,000-190,000 reported configuration range Not sold commercially Price not publicly listed Not publicly sold No public MSRP found Prototype/enterprise pilot Not publicly sold Research platform pricing by inquiry $29,900 Public current MSRP not consistently listed Price not publicly listed EUR 6,552 Enterprise quote Not sold commercially Enterprise quote Enterprise/pilot pricing not publicly listed JPY 26,000,000 reported launch price Enterprise quote Price not publicly listed Not publicly sold Price not publicly listed Not sold commercially No public MSRP found No public MSRP found No public MSRP found No public MSRP found No public MSRP found Price not publicly listed Price not publicly listed Price not publicly listed Price not publicly listed Price not publicly listed Price not publicly listed Price not publicly listed
Height 1320 mm 1210 mm 135 cm (1350 mm) 5 ft 6 in (1676 mm) 574 mm 1 170 cm (1700 mm) 1 175 cm (1750 mm) 175 cm (1750 mm) 1700 mm 175 cm (1750 mm) 130 cm (1300 mm) 1300 mm (reported by secondary vendor listing) 5 ft 8 in (1730 mm) planned Tesla Bot baseline 178 cm (1780 mm) reported 168 cm (1680 mm) 177 cm (1770 mm) ~105 cm (1050 mm) 1800 mm About 510 mm 165 cm 83 cm (830 mm) 170 cm (1700 mm) 182 cm (1820 mm) 5 ft 8 in (1727 mm) 170 cm (1700 mm) 151 cm (1510 mm) About 1800 mm 175 cm 5 ft 9 in (1750 mm) Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed
Weight About 35 kg 29 kg 19 kg 66 lb (30 kg) 5 90 kg 77 kg 129 kg 70 kg 63 kg 70 kg 55 kg 48 kg 63 kg (reported by secondary vendor listing) 125 lb (57 kg) planned Tesla Bot baseline 85 kg 60 kg 52 kg 33 kg with battery backpack 70 kg About 3 80kg 3 65 kg 101 kg 160 lb (72 70 kg 39 kg About 47 kg 95 kg 140-200 lb reported Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed
Payload About 2 kg arm max load Not publicly listed Not publicly listed 18 lb arm payload (8 Not publicly listed Not publicly listed 10 kg reported Not publicly listed 25 kg 3 kg single-arm payload 25 kg 15 kg per arm 1 kg carrying 3 kg (reported by secondary vendor listing) 45 lb (20 kg) carrying capacity planned Tesla Bot baseline 25 kg 20 kg 1 Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed 1 kg Not publicly listed 20 kg maximum payload Can handle gypsum boards approx 55 lb (25 kg) Not publicly listed 0 Not publicly listed 6 Kg 35 lb (16 kg) Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed
Runtime About 2h Approximately 12 hours in shop use 20-40 min 4h 60 min active use 4 hours ~2 hours Approximately 1 hour autonomous operation 4-5 hours ~2 hours 5 hours 2 hours 1 hour running/walking 2 hours (reported by secondary vendor listing) Not publicly disclosed by Tesla 8 hours reported 5 hours Not publicly disclosed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed 4 hours per battery pack Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly disclosed / not applicable for typical tethered... Not publicly disclosed / not applicable for typical tethered... Not publicly disclosed / not applicable for typical tethered... Not publicly disclosed / not applicable for typical tethered... Not publicly disclosed / not applicable for typical tethered... Not publicly disclosed / not applicable for typical tethered... Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed
DOF 23 20 moving parts / motors 18 joints 75 25 56 41 44 40 53 35 49+ 57 41 (reported by secondary vendor listing) 28 reported by secondary listing 40 16 21 53 31 20 68 25 actuators 42 37 Not publicly listed 20 34 Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed 24 Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed Not publicly listed

Buying and research considerations

Availability

Check whether each robot is sold today, limited to pilots, enterprise quote-only, announced, discontinued, or mainly a research platform. Availability is often the fastest way to narrow the list.

What to compare first

For humanoids, compare availability first, then height, weight, payload, runtime, DOF, walking or balancing method, hand design, software access, safety claims, and whether public demos match the published specs.

What to be careful about

Humanoid robotics is still a fast-moving market. Many models are prototypes, pilots, or enterprise-only programs, and details like price, runtime, autonomy, safety, and warranty are often incomplete.

How to shortlist

Pick robots that are close to your use case, then compare the complete profiles rather than judging from a single demo image, price claim, or headline specification.

How to use this page

Use the category page as a shortlist builder. The best next step is to compare a few robots that are close in size, task, price status, and maturity, then read the individual profiles before making any buying or research decision.

Some robots belong to more than one category. A research humanoid can also be relevant to enterprise pilots, and a service robot can overlap with consumer or healthcare use. When that happens, the individual robot page is the better place to judge fit.

Humanoid Robots robot profiles

Unitree G1 robot

Unitree G1

Compact humanoid platform from Unitree Robotics

Maker
Unitree Robotics
Status
Piloting
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Pepper robot

Pepper

Social humanoid service robot

Maker
SoftBank Robotics
Status
Discontinued
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NimbRo-OP2X robot

NimbRo-OP2X

Adult-size open-source humanoid research platform

Maker
University of Bonn
Status
Research platform
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NEO robot

NEO

1X home-oriented humanoid robot

Maker
1X Technologies
Status
Preorder
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NAO robot

NAO

Small programmable humanoid robot

Maker
Aldebaran
Status
Paid deployment
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Atlas robot

Atlas

Electric humanoid robot platform from Boston Dynamics

Maker
Boston Dynamics
Status
Prototype
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Walker S robot

Walker S

Industrial humanoid from UBTECH Robotics

Maker
UBTECH Robotics
Status
Piloting
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GR-2 robot

GR-2

Fourier next-generation humanoid robot

Maker
Fourier Intelligence
Status
Announced
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ASIMO robot

ASIMO

Honda humanoid robotics research platform

Maker
Honda
Status
Discontinued
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Figure 01 robot

Figure 01

First-generation autonomous humanoid from Figure AI

Maker
Figure AI
Status
Piloting
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iCub robot

iCub

Open research humanoid robot platform

Maker
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Status
Research platform
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REEM-C robot

REEM-C

Biped humanoid research platform from PAL Robotics

Maker
PAL Robotics
Status
Research platform
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HRP-5P robot

HRP-5P

Humanoid platform in Japan's HRP research line

Maker
Kawada Robotics
Status
Research platform
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Apollo robot

Apollo

General-purpose humanoid from Apptronik

Maker
Apptronik
Status
Enterprise pilots
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Phoenix robot

Phoenix

Sanctuary AI general-purpose humanoid robot

Maker
Sanctuary AI
Status
Piloting
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HRP-4 robot

HRP-4

Humanoid platform in the HRP family

Maker
Kawada Robotics
Status
Research platform
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TALOS robot

TALOS

Torque-controlled humanoid research platform

Maker
PAL Robotics
Status
Research platform
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Digit robot

Digit

Humanoid logistics robot from Agility Robotics

Maker
Agility Robotics
Status
Enterprise pilots
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RB-Y1 robot

RB-Y1

Wheeled dual-arm humanoid-style mobile manipulator

Maker
Rainbow Robotics
Status
Announced
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T-HR3 robot

T-HR3

Toyota third-generation humanoid robot

Maker
Toyota
Status
Research platform
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Sophia robot

Sophia

Hanson Robotics social humanoid robot

Maker
Hanson Robotics
Status
Paid deployment
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EVE robot

EVE

1X wheeled humanoid robot platform

Maker
1X Technologies
Status
Piloting
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Ameca robot

Ameca

Expressive humanoid robot from Engineered Arts

Maker
Engineered Arts
Status
Paid deployment
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Alter3 robot

Alter3

Android-style humanoid research platform

Maker
Osaka University
Status
Research platform
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ARMAR-6 robot

ARMAR-6

KIT humanoid assistant robot

Maker
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Status
Research platform
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Torobo robot

Torobo

Upper-body humanoid robot with dual arms

Maker
Tokyo Robotics
Status
Research platform
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PM01 robot

PM01

Compact humanoid robot from EngineAI

Maker
EngineAI
Status
Announced
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Kengoro robot

Kengoro

Musculoskeletal humanoid research robot

Maker
University of Tokyo
Status
Research platform
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GR-1 robot

GR-1

Fourier full-size general-purpose humanoid robot

Maker
Fourier Intelligence
Status
Announced
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G1 robot

G1

Fourier humanoid robot seed entry

Maker
Fourier Intelligence
Status
Announced
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FAQ

What are humanoid robots?

Humanoid Robots are grouped by use case, public specifications, manufacturer positioning, and curated profile data.

Are humanoid robots available to buy?

Some robots are sold, some are enterprise-only, and many are still prototypes or pilot programs. Verify availability on each robot page; sparse categories should be treated as research areas until more source-backed records are connected.

Which specs matter most?

Price, availability, payload, runtime, DOF, safety, SDK or ROS support, source quality, and deployment readiness usually matter more than promotional videos alone.