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HumanoidSpotlight

Robot Directory

34 humanoid robots tracked and ranked by capability. Rankings updated weekly.

πŸ”₯ Hottest

Atlas (Electric)
Advanced Prototype

Fully electric successor to the hydraulic Atlas. 56 DOF, super-human range joints, 50kg payload, IP67-rated, autonomous battery hot-swap. Won 'Best Robot' at CES 2026.

Industrial
Capability
84
Est. Cost$420K
Units~12
#1
Figure 03
Pre-commercial

Production-grade humanoid with Helix AI (7B param VLA model). 173cm, 61kg, 20kg payload, 3g tactile fingertip sensors. Deployed at BMW Spartanburg.

Industrial
Capability
77
Est. Cost$20K (target)
Units~100
#2
Optimus Gen 3
Advanced Prototype

Tesla's general-purpose humanoid. Gen 3 targeted for mid-2026 with mass production Q3 2026. In-house AI5 compute, 2.3 kWh battery. Analysts value the program at $25-100B of Tesla's market cap.

Industrial
Capability
72
Est. Cost$30K (target)
Units~500
#3
Apollo
Pilots

Modular humanoid with hot-swappable batteries and high payload capacity. Pilots at Mercedes-Benz plants. $5.3B valuation after $935M raised.

Industrial
Capability
70
Est. Cost$40K (est.)
Units~150
#4
Phoenix
Pilots

Humanoid with proprietary Carbon AI cognition architecture and dexterous hydraulic hands. Demonstrated retail sorting and packaging tasks. One of the most prolific patent filers.

Industrial
Capability
64
Est. Cost$60K (est.)
Units~50
#5
RB-Y1
Commercial

South Korean dual-arm humanoid with force-torque sensing. KAIST spinout. Samsung strategic stake. Demonstrated in hospital and manufacturing pilots.

Industrial
Capability
62
Est. Cost$45K (est.)
Units~50
#6
Iron (PX5)
Advanced Prototype

XPENG's humanoid adapting autonomous vehicle SLAM to bipedal locomotion. Custom in-house Turing chips delivering 3,000 TOPS. Simulation-trained control.

Industrial
Capability
60
Est. Cost$50K (est.)
Units~20
#7
H2
Prototype

Unitree's next-generation humanoid. Upgraded from H1 with improved actuators, higher payload, and enhanced AI capabilities.

Industrial
Capability
62
Est. Cost$60K (est.)
Units~10
#8
AICO 2
Commercial

Adaptive humanoid robot from Chinese deep-tech company. Designed for general-purpose industrial applications with advanced manipulation capabilities.

Industrial
Capability
59
Est. Cost$40K (est.)
Units~50
#9
Digit v4
Commercial

Purpose-built 5-foot-9 warehouse robot. 140lb, 35lb payload (50lb next-gen), 4hr battery, swappable end-effectors. First paid-pilot humanoid in the West with 100+ units shipped.

Industrial
Capability
60
Est. Cost$50K (est.)
Units~1,100
#10
Expedition A1
Prototype

High-speed bipedal humanoid with whole-body motion planning. AgiBot shipped 5,168 units in 2025 β€” more than any other humanoid company. HK IPO planned 2026.

Industrial
Capability
61
Est. Cost$20K (est.)
Units5,168
#11
4NE-1 / Aria
Prototype

German humanoid with cognitive sensing and non-contact human safety systems. Operated in shared workspaces without safety cages. Raised ~$55M+.

Industrial
Capability
58
Est. Cost$80K (est.)
Units~10
#12
H1
Commercial

The world's fastest humanoid robot at 7.4 mph. Full-sized general-purpose humanoid with 32 DOF, designed for research and commercial applications.

Industrial
Capability
61
Est. Cost$50K (est.)
Units500+
#13
Valkyrie (R5)
Research

44-DOF space-rated humanoid designed for astronaut assistance and planetary exploration. Tested in ISS environments and DARPA challenges.

Research
Capability
54
Est. CostClassified
Units~5
#14
Neo
Pilot

Norwegian-designed home humanoid with geared motors safe for indoor interaction. EVE variant for security. Valued at ~$10B. EQT committed to 10,000 units.

Domestic
Capability
54
Est. Cost$30K (est.)
Units~100
#15
ADAM
Commercial

Dual-arm humanoid designed for food and beverage automation. Commercial deployments in restaurants and cafes across the US. VC-backed, focused on hospitality.

Domestic
Capability
53
Est. Cost$35K (est.)
Units~50
#16
Nadia
Research

Advanced bipedal humanoid with robust terrain handling. Top finisher in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Published locomotion algorithms used by many other teams.

Research
Capability
56
Est. CostResearch
Units~3
#17
GR-1 / GR-2
Mass Production

Chinese humanoid focused on healthcare and rehabilitation. GR-2 in mass production. Exoskeleton-derived actuators for high endurance.

Domestic
Capability
52
Est. Cost$40K (est.)
Units500+
#18
Astribot T1
Prototype

Shenzhen-based humanoid founded 2022. Vision of AI robot assistants for billions. Full-sized bipedal humanoid with advanced AI integration.

Industrial
Capability
52
Est. Cost$50K (est.)
Units~20
#19
MR-1
Advanced Prototype

Israeli humanoid with Sim2Real training pipeline and vision-only navigation. Completed multi-step office tasks autonomously. Raised ~$17M+.

Domestic
Capability
50
Est. Cost$25K (est.)
Units~15
#20

πŸ‘οΈ On the Radar

TALOS / REEM-C
Commercial / Research

TALOS: 1.75m, bipedal, 32 DOF. Standard ROS-compatible humanoid platform widely used in EU research. REEM-C: full-size humanoid for industrial R&D.

Research
Capability
51
Est. Cost$200K+
Units~30
#21
Kengo
Prototype

Chinese humanoid robot from Galaxea (ζ˜Ÿζ΅·ε›Ύ), focused on intelligent robot solutions. Full-sized bipedal platform for research and commercial use.

Industrial
Capability
51
Est. Cost$60K (est.)
Units~10
#22
Atalante
Commercial

French autonomous exoskeleton-humanoid hybrid for rehabilitation. CE marked and deployed in clinics. Raised €45M+. Self-balancing technology.

Industrial
Capability
50
Est. Cost€120K
Units~30
#23
CL-1
Prototype

Chinese humanoid with point-foot bipedal locomotion capable of navigating forest trails and rock faces. $200M Series B raised early 2026.

Industrial
Capability
51
Est. Cost$25K (est.)
Units~10
#24
Walker S2
Commercial

Mass-produced humanoid deployed in Chinese automotive factories. 800M+ yuan in orders. Listed on HKEX (9880.HK), ~$6.7B market cap.

Industrial
Capability
49
Est. Cost$25K (est.)
Units1,000+
#25
CyberOne
Prototype

Xiaomi's humanoid with MI-Sense spatial computing and emotion recognition. Unveiled by CEO Lei Jun. Represents Xiaomi's entry into humanoid robotics.

Domestic
Capability
47
Est. Cost$30K (est.)
Units~10
#26
G1
Commercial

Compact, affordable humanoid at ~$16K. Smaller sibling of the H1 with 23 DOF. Designed for researchers, educators, and developers. Most accessible humanoid on the market.

Industrial
Capability
49
Est. Cost$16K
Units3,700+
#27
S1 / S2
Prototype

Japanese/USA humanoid designed for in-space operations. S1 tested on the International Space Station. S2 demonstrated lunar maintenance capabilities.

Research
Capability
43
Est. Cost$500K+
Units~3
#28
Tobi
Pilot

Socially intelligent semi-humanoid designed for home care and senior living communities. Focused on caregiving with natural interaction capabilities.

Domestic
Capability
43
Est. CostTBD
Units~10
#29
Ameca
Commercial

The most expressive humanoid face ever made. Hyper-realistic facial actuators, social AI integrations. Used globally in research, entertainment, and public demonstrations.

Social
Capability
42
Est. Cost$100K+
Units~50
#30
T-HR3 / Genie
Advanced Prototype

Humanoid controlled via Master Maneuvering teleoperation system. Toyota's decades of robotics R&D applied to human-coexistence robots. Space telepresence research.

Research
Capability
43
Est. CostResearch
Units~10
#31
R1
Commercial

Compact and affordable humanoid robot from Unitree. Smaller than G1, designed for research and light commercial applications. Priced for mass adoption.

Industrial
Capability
42
Est. Cost$10K (est.)
Units~500
#32
Galbot S1
Prototype

Social humanoid robot with video content and public demonstrations. Designed for human-robot interaction and entertainment applications.

Social
Capability
36
Est. CostTBD
Units~5
#33
Protoclone
Early Prototype

USA/Poland startup building humanoids with biomimetic musculoskeletal systems using pneumatic muscles. Demonstrated anatomically accurate upper-body muscle recruitment.

Research
Capability
32
Est. CostTBD
Units~2
#34