Robot Categories

Browse robots by market, form factor, use case, and grade.

Category Guide

Robot Categories guide, robot profiles, specs and comparisons

Browse humanoid, consumer, enterprise, industrial, warehouse, service, research, and defense-adjacent robots by clean category landing pages.

Use this page to compare robot categories that have enough public information to be useful. Start with the table, then open the individual robot profiles for images, videos, source links, and full specifications.

Tracked robots52

Robots with price data52

Deployment signals1

What counts as robot categories?

This category includes robots whose design, public use case, and available specifications fit robot categories. A robot can appear here even if some details are still incomplete, as long as the core role is clear.

What is outside this category?

Robots that mainly serve a different role are better compared in another category. For example, a warehouse cart, industrial arm, or consumer toy should not be treated as the same type of robot unless the public product information supports it.

Good robots to start with

Valkyrie, iCub, Neo, HRP-4, Unitree G1, Pudu D9, Apptronik Apollo, Walker S are useful starting points for this category. Use them to compare size, maturity, availability, source quality, and visible hardware.

Manufacturers represented

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Kawada Robotics, NASA, University of Tokyo. Manufacturer maturity matters because support, documentation, spare parts, and deployment programs can matter as much as raw specs.

Robot Categories 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	Valkyrie	iCub	Neo	HRP-4	Unitree G1	Pudu D9	Apptronik Apollo	Walker S	Menteebot	Figure 02	Digit	Agibot A2	Xiaomi Cyberone	Kepler	Figure 01	Walker X	Tekntrash Alpha	T1 Grippers	Rb Y1	Pudu D7	N2	Mirokai	Limx	K1 Pro	K1 Geek	K1 Edu	Hmnd 01	Unitree H2	Unitree H1	Phoenix	Vega	Unitree R1	Torobo	T1 Standard	T1 Basic	Robotera L7	Px5	Pm 01	Gr 2	Ff Master	Atom	Astribot S1	Allex	Kengoro	Quantax2	Ff Futurist	Dora	Adam Sp	Adam	Steve	Ambidex	Xman R1
Availability	Research platform	Research platform	Preorder	Research platform	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Research platform	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed	Not publicly confirmed
Price	Not sold commercially	Research platform pricing by inquiry	$20,000 ownership	JPY 26,000,000 reported launch price	$13,500	Enterprise quote	Enterprise quote	Enterprise pricing not publicly listed	Commercial/enterprise pricing not publicly listed	Enterprise/customer pilots	Not publicly sold	USD 100,000-190,000 reported configuration range	Not publicly sold	No public MSRP found	Prototype/enterprise pilot	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	Price not publicly listed	Price not publicly listed	Price not publicly listed	Price not publicly listed	Price not publicly listed	$29,900	Enterprise quote	Enterprise/pilot pricing 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	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	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	Price not publicly listed	Price not publicly listed
Height	1	~105 cm (1050 mm)	5 ft 6 in (1676 mm)	151 cm (1510 mm)	1320 mm	170 cm (1700 mm)	1727 mm	170 cm (1700 mm)	175 cm (1750 mm)	1700 mm	5 ft 9 in (1750 mm)	175 cm (1750 mm)	177 cm (1770 mm)	178 cm (1780 mm) reported	168 cm (1680 mm)	1300 mm	2000 mm	118 mm	140 mm	165 mm	118 mm	130 mm	164 mm	95 mm	95 mm	95 mm	175 mm	1800 mm	1800 mm	170 cm (1700 mm)	171 mm	121 mm	161	118 mm	118 mm	171 mm	150 mm	138 mm	1750 mm	131 mm	153 mm	170 cm (1700 mm)	1650 mm	Not publicly listed	172 mm	167 mm	100 mm	1	1750 mm	210 mm	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed
Weight	129 kg	33 kg with battery backpack	66 lb (30 kg)	39 kg	35 kg	65 kg	72	77 kg	70 kg	70 kg	65 kg	55 kg	52 kg	85 kg	60 kg	63 kg	30 kg	30 kg	131 kg	45 kg	30 kg	30 kg	45 kg	19	19	19	70 kg	70 kg	47 kg	70 kg	135 kg	25 kg	120 kg	30 kg	30 kg	65 kg	109 kg	40 kg	63 kg	39 kg	62 kg	80 kg	55 kg	Not publicly listed	95 kg	Not publicly listed	20 kg	62 kg	63 kg	140 kg	2	Not publicly listed
Payload	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	18 lb arm payload (8	0	2 kg	20 kg maximum payload	25 kg	10 kg reported	25 kg	25 kg	35 lb (16 kg)	15 kg per arm	1	25 kg	20 kg	3 kg	6 kg	Not publicly listed	6 kg	10 kg	5 kg	Not publicly listed	3 kg	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	15 kg	21 kg	Not publicly listed	25 kg	15 kg	Not publicly listed	7 kg	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	20 kg	3 kg	Not publicly listed	3 kg	3 kg	20 kg	10 kg	3 kg	Not publicly listed	6 kg	Not publicly listed	5 kg	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	3 kg	Not publicly listed
Runtime	Approximately 1 hour autonomous operation	Not publicly listed	4h	Not publicly listed	2 hours	8 hours	4 hours	~2 hours	4-5 hours	5 hours	4 hours	2 hours	Not publicly disclosed	8 hours reported	5 hours	2 hours	7 hours	2 hours	3 hours	8 hours	2 hours	4 hours	2 hours	55 hours	0	1	4 hours	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	20 hours	1 hours	3 hours	2 hours	2 hours	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	2 hours	2 hours	2 hours	Not publicly listed	4 hours	2 hours	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	3 hours	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed	Not publicly listed
DOF	44	53	75	34	23	42	30	41	40	35	4	49+	21	40	16	41	6	31	24	30	18	28	31	22	22	22	41	31	21	20	36	26	20	23	23	55	22	24	53	30	41	14	43	Not publicly listed	62	28	20	41	49	Not publicly listed	14	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

Start with availability, price status, height, weight, payload, runtime, DOF, mobility, software access, safety notes, and the quality of the source links.

What to be careful about

Many robot companies publish partial specs. If price, runtime, safety, SDK, warranty, or deployment details are missing, treat that as unconfirmed rather than assuming the robot can do the job.

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.

Robot Categories robot profiles

FAQ

What are robot categories?

Robot Categories are grouped by use case, public specifications, manufacturer positioning, and curated profile data.

Are robot categories 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.