The Humanoid Robot Directory

The volume play. Tesla began mass production of Gen 3 at Fremont in January 2026. The body design remains Gen 2 proportions with upgraded 22-DOF hands featuring tactile fingertip sensors. Currently operating inside Tesla factories for data collection. Musk's long-term target is under $20,000 per unit, which would make it the first truly mass-market humanoid.

The garment-first humanoid. Figure 03 is the only major platform designed from the start with removable, washable soft goods as a core system component. 9% lighter than Figure 02, with embedded palm cameras, custom tactile sensors detecting forces as small as 3 grams, and a camera system delivering twice the frame rate and 60% wider field of view per camera than the previous generation.

The most articulated humanoid on the market. XPeng's automotive engineering background shows in Iron's build quality: 720-degree vision, three Turing AI chips delivering 2,250 TOPS, and the industry's first full solid-state battery. Mass production targeted for late 2026. The robot made headlines (and memes) after stumbling on stage at a Shenzhen event, but the underlying hardware is serious.

The athlete. The production-ready electric Atlas debuted at CES 2026. Fully rotational joints, 2.3-meter reach, 50 kg payload, autonomous battery swapping for continuous operation. All 2026 units are committed to Hyundai and Google DeepMind. Additional customers expected from early 2027. A 30,000-unit/year factory is planned for 2028. Operates in temperatures from -20 to 40 degrees Celsius and tolerates water exposure.

The affordable entry point. At under $18,000 for the base model, the G1 is the most accessible humanoid on the market. Compact at 127 cm, it is closer to child-sized than adult. The EDU model extends to 43 DOF with dexterous hands. Unitree also makes the larger H1 (180 cm, $90,000+, 3.3 m/s walking speed) for enterprise and research applications.

Unitree's full-height research platform. Faster than most humanoids at 3.3 m/s walking speed. Positioned for enterprise and advanced research rather than consumer markets. The H1 shares Unitree's software ecosystem with the G1 but in an adult-proportioned body.

The soft robot. NEO's entire body is wrapped in custom 3D lattice polymer structures, making it the softest humanoid in production. At 22 dB operating noise (quieter than a refrigerator), it is designed for home environments. Remarkably strong for its weight: lifts over 68 kg, carries 25 kg. Top speed of 6.2 m/s makes it the fastest humanoid by a significant margin.

The warehouse worker. Digit achieved a landmark in late 2025 by moving over 100,000 totes at a GXO warehouse, the first humanoid to work full-time in a commercial warehouse. Equipped with LiDAR, four Intel RealSense depth cameras, and a MEMS IMU. Payload upgrade to 22.6 kg expected soon.

Shanghai-based Fourier's second-generation humanoid. 53 DOF with 12-DOF hands featuring six array-type tactile sensors. Peak joint torques exceeding 380 N.m. The detachable battery has twice the capacity of the GR-1 but still only delivers about two hours. Low arm payload (3 kg) limits practical applications compared to heavier-lifting competitors.

AgiBot's flagship bipedal humanoid for service and light industrial use. At 55 kg, it is lighter than most adult-height competitors. AgiBot also makes the wheeled G2 (185 kg, industrial-grade) and the compact open-source X1 (130 cm, 33 kg, 34 DOF). The company's open-source approach to the X1 has attracted a developer community building custom applications.

The hands-first humanoid. Now in its 8th generation, Phoenix prioritizes manual dexterity above all else, with 20 DOF per hand and haptic feedback. Powered by the Carbon AI control system, Phoenix understands natural language and adapts to new tasks. Sanctuary AI is focused on general-purpose work: retail, warehousing, and manufacturing applications where hand dexterity matters most.