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Vibe A1
Research | Vibe Robotics

Vibe A1

Vibe A1 is Vibe Robotics' open humanoid platform for students, researchers, labs, clubs, and serious hobbyists. The official product page positions the standard model as a 25-DoF academic research platform with Jetson Orin Nano 8GB onboard compute, a web camera, open-source developer software, APIs, documentation, and community support. Vibe says the platform is intended for robotics, AI, human-robot interaction, prototyping, and education, with demos covering walking and locomotion, teleoperation, manipulation, balancing, and reactions in everyday environments. Purdue Innovates independently describes Vibe Robotics as a West Lafayette startup building affordable humanoid robots for education, research, and embodied-AI development, while Purdue ICON also corroborates the team's research-focused humanoid platform lineage.

Description Capability

Price

$1,499

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L1 Agile Mobile Manipulator
Research | VLAI Robotics

L1 Agile Mobile Manipulator

The L1 Agile Mobile Manipulator is VLAI Robotics' wheeled dual-arm embodied-AI platform for research, education, manufacturing, logistics, inspection, service, and other structured mobile-manipulation workflows. VLAI's official site lists the L1 as a mobile robot with X1 high-dexterity humanoid dual arms, 8 degrees of freedom per arm, 16 degrees of freedom total, 6 kg per-arm payload, compliant force control, gravity compensation, sub-100 kg whole-robot weight, 12-hour battery life, ROS 2/MoveIt2/Isaac Sim/MuJoCo/LeRobot compatibility, and joystick/VR/autonomous control modes. HouseBots coverage reports an adjustable dual-arm working range of 70-160 cm, a wheeled base, open developer interfaces, and a 28,800 CNY starting price. It is notable as an unusually low-cost wheeled mobile manipulator, but public sensor, max-speed, and international availability details remain limited.

Description Capability

Price

¥28,800

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Calvin-40
Humanoid | Wandercraft

Calvin-40

Calvin-40 is Wandercraft's autonomous industrial humanoid for heavy, physically demanding factory and logistics tasks. Developed from Wandercraft's self-balancing medical robotics platform, it was announced with Renault Group as the first robot in the Calvin family and later tied to a SAPA industrial deployment partnership. Renault Group describes Calvin as able to carry 40 to 50 kg loads, while Wandercraft's product page highlights modular configuration for different industrial use cases, advanced vision for manipulation, navigation, and obstacle avoidance, LLM-powered reasoning, force-sensing feet, reactive balance control, medical-grade software, and operator-facing LED status strips.

Category Description

Price

No public purchase pricing has been announced; Wandercraft presents Calvin-40 through demo/contact channels for industrial partners.

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SamuRoid
Research | XiaoR GEEK

SamuRoid

SamuRoid is XiaoR GEEK's Raspberry Pi 4B-powered miniature humanoid for robotics education, ROS development, and embodied-AI experiments. The official product page lists a 22-DOF bionic structure with high-voltage bus servos, a 1080p camera on a 2-DOF gimbal, USB microphone, MPU6050 IMU, Ubuntu 18.04 plus ROS Melodic, and Python/C++ programmability. Its AI features center on multimodal interaction: OpenCV vision tasks such as face recognition, color tracking, QR-code scanning, and target localization, plus API support for DeepSeek and Doubao so developers can combine voice, vision, and motion. XiaoR GEEK lists the base package as in stock, while independent coverage in April 2026 described it as a higher-end educational/research humanoid compared with simpler Raspberry Pi and servo-based robots. Buyers should note that it is a developer platform with an older ROS/Ubuntu stack and about one hour of official battery runtime, not a consumer home-helper robot.

Description Capability

Price

$1,073

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CyberOne
Humanoid | Xiaomi

CyberOne

Xiaomi's humanoid robot prototype unveiled in August 2022. Capable of emotion recognition and bipedal locomotion. Currently a research/demo platform, not commercially available.

Category Description

Price

Not for sale (research prototype)

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Iron
Humanoid | XPENG Robotics

Iron

XPENG's humanoid robot, unveiled at the company's AI Day in November 2024 and updated as Next-Gen IRON at XPENG AI Day in November 2025. Built by Chinese EV maker XPENG Motors, IRON shares XPENG's physical-AI stack with its vehicles and uses a humanoid spine, bionic muscles, flexible skin, all-solid-state batteries, and bipedal locomotion. The current generation is described with 82 body degrees of freedom, 22-DoF 1:1-size hands, three Turing AI chips delivering 3,000 TOPS, and XPENG's first-generation physical-world large model. XPENG says IRON has entered factory training and targets large-scale production of high-level humanoid robots by the end of 2026, first for commercial scenarios such as guided tours, shopping guides, and industrial inspection.

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Price

No official MSRP has been published for IRON; XPENG's current AI Robot pages describe technical demonstration and factory-training status rather than retail pricing.

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HRP-4C
Research | AIST

HRP-4C

HRP-4C, nicknamed Miim, is a feminine-looking humanoid robot created by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Standing 158cm tall and weighing 43kg (including battery), she was designed with the proportions of an average young Japanese female based on national body dimension data. HRP-4C uses 30 body motors, 8 facial expression motors, and 4 eye motors for a total of 42 degrees of freedom. She can walk bipedally, recognize speech and ambient sounds, and even sing using Yamaha's Vocaloid vocal synthesizer. First demonstrated publicly on March 16, 2009, she was later upgraded with more realistic walking and dancing abilities. Part of Japan's long-running Humanoid Robotics Project (HRP) series, she represented a leap toward human-like appearance and motion in research robotics.

Description

Price

Research platform (not commercially sold)

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HRP-5P
Research | AIST

HRP-5P

HRP-5P is AIST's large humanoid research platform built for heavy labor in construction-like environments. Announced in 2018, the robot was designed as a practical R&D platform for tasks such as carrying and installing gypsum boards, tool handling, and autonomous operation in spaces made for humans. AIST describes it as targeting assembly work in construction, aircraft facilities, and shipyards where labor shortages and hazardous tasks are common.

Description

Price

Research platform (not commercially sold)

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NAO6
Research | Aldebaran / Maxtronics

NAO6

The sixth generation of the iconic NAO humanoid robot, originally developed by Aldebaran Robotics (France) and now supported by Maxtronics, which was established in France on August 28, 2025 after Maxvision Technology Corporation acquired Aldebaran's core assets in July 2025. Standing 58cm tall with 25 degrees of freedom, NAO is one of the most widely deployed humanoid robots in history, with more than 20,000 units deployed worldwide. NAO replaced Sony's AIBO as the RoboCup Standard Platform League robot in 2007 and has been used in education, research, healthcare, and autism therapy. Features multilingual speech, facial recognition, and the Choregraphe graphical programming tool. Development began as 'Project Nao' in 2004.

Description

Price

$16,990

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Pepper
Commercial | Aldebaran Robotics

Pepper

Aldebaran Robotics' semi-humanoid robot designed to read emotions and interact with people. Introduced by SoftBank in Tokyo in June 2014, Pepper became one of the most recognized social robots in the world — approximately 27,000 units were manufactured before production was paused in June 2021 due to weak demand. The first batch of 1,000 units sold out in 60 seconds in June 2015. Pepper was deployed in SoftBank stores, banks, hospitals, airports, and restaurants across Japan, Europe, and North America. Features a 10.1-inch touch display, emotion recognition via facial expression and voice tone analysis, and a wheeled omnidirectional base. In June 2025, Aldebaran Robotics went into receivership. In July 2025, Shenzhen-based Maxvision Technology Corp. acquired Aldebaran's core assets, including the Pepper and NAO intellectual property.

Description

Price

Current official sales are region/partner-based with no public MSRP on official pages; legacy Japan launch pricing was about ¥198,000 (~$1,800).

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Abi
Companions | Andromeda Robotics

Abi

Abi is a social companion humanoid robot designed specifically for aged care and assisted living environments. Created by Melbourne-based Andromeda Robotics (founded 2022 by Grace Brown and Yan Chen), Abi is deliberately styled as a bright, toy-like figure — about 110 cm tall with a colorful soft-edged body, expressive digital face, and gesture-capable arms — to avoid the uncanny valley and feel approachable to elderly residents. It uses generative AI and emotion recognition to hold personalized conversations in over 90 languages, remember past interactions, and adapt its responses to each individual's mood and cognitive ability. Beyond 1:1 companionship, Abi leads group activities including singing, dancing, games, and storytelling. Deployed across 15 care homes in Melbourne, Australia, with a US waitlist opened in early 2026 following a $23M Series A funding round led by Forerunner.

Description

Price

Not publicly disclosed. Pricing is contract-based and depends on how many Abi robots are needed; Andromeda says contracts are based on standard pricing and asks customers to contact the company for details.

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Mirokaï
Commercial | Enchanted Tools

Mirokaï

Mirokaï is a social humanoid robot built by Enchanted Tools, a French startup founded in 2021 by Jérôme Monceaux — who previously co-created NAO and Pepper at Aldebaran Robotics. Standing about 1.23m tall and weighing around 26kg, Mirokaï moves on a patented omnidirectional rolling globe instead of legs, letting it glide smoothly through human spaces like hospitals, hotels, and airports. Its animated face is projected onto a 3D head using a built-in projector, giving it expressive real-time facial animations. The latest Explorer Suit version features torque-controlled arms with a 97% grasping success rate, multi-LLM conversational AI, VSLAM autonomous navigation, and GDPR-compliant face tracking. Enchanted Tools delivered its first unit to ISIR (Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique) in mid-2024 and has a partnership with the Montpellier Cancer Institute to accompany children to radiation therapy. The company raised €15 million (~$17M USD) in seed funding — the largest early-stage robotics investment in France.

Description

Price

No official public list price published by Enchanted Tools; sold via partnership/inquiry flow

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Portfolio depth, support context, and who is behind the robots.

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Reading the result deck

Stop searching once the shortlist starts to repeat.

170 results is usually enough to expose the right cluster. The next lift should come from structured comparison, not from typing more words into the same field.

1. Trim

Drop the obvious mismatches by maker, price, or category.

2. Open

Open the best 2-4 robots in parallel for deeper spec context.

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Use compare once the decision is a tradeoff, not discovery.

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Switch tools when the question changes.

Search wins when you know the signal. Directory routes win when you need a map of the entire field. Use both deliberately instead of forcing one tool to do both jobs badly.

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Search playbook

The search indexes every attribute of 409 robots — names, manufacturers, categories, capabilities, sensors, connectivity, and AI stacks. Here is how to get the best results.

Query examples

The search indexes every attribute of all 409 robots — names, manufacturers, categories, capabilities, sensors, connectivity, and AI stacks.

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Robot nameOptimusTesla Optimus and similar names
ManufacturerUnitreeAll Unitree Robotics robots
CategoryhumanoidHumanoid category robots
Capabilityvoice interactionRobots with voice interaction
SensorLiDARRobots with LiDAR sensors
ProtocolMatterRobots supporting Matter

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Priority matching

Name matches rank highest, then manufacturer, then categories, sensors, and capabilities.

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Cross-field matching

Multi-word queries match across fields — "Boston Dynamics quadruped" hits maker + category simultaneously.

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Live refresh

Results update as you type with sub-second response — start broad, add specificity, watch the deck narrow.

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Research workflow

Search → open 2–4 promising robots → compare finalists → check maker context.

Categories

Full market map by robot type

Components

Sensors, AI stacks, protocols

Countries

Geographic market breakdown

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Research strategies

The right search approach depends on your role and what decision you need to make. These strategies cover the most common research patterns.

Research strategies by role

Whether you are a consumer researching your first robot purchase, a journalist covering the robotics industry, an engineer evaluating competitive products, or an investor assessing market opportunities — the right search strategy depends on what signal you are tracking and what decision you need to make next.

First-time buyer

Start broad: try "cleaning robot" or "companion robot" for an overview of what is available. Review prices and features across multiple results, then narrow with specific terms like sensor types or brand names. The categories page has buyer guides with price ranges for each robot type to help set expectations.

Upgrading a robot

Search for features you wish your current robot had — "LiDAR navigation," "auto-empty," "voice control," or "obstacle avoidance." Compare your current model against candidates using the comparison tool to evaluate whether the upgrade justifies the cost. Pay attention to connectivity protocol changes — newer robots may use Matter instead of proprietary apps.

Tech enthusiast

Search cutting-edge terms: "bipedal locomotion," "force torque sensor," "large language model," or "ROS 2." Combine with status filters on the all robots page to distinguish currently available products from development-stage prototypes and pre-order models. The components directory provides deeper technical context on unfamiliar sensors and AI platforms.

Commercial buyer

Search deployment scenarios: "warehouse automation," "logistics," "reception desk," or "security patrol." Check manufacturer profiles for enterprise support options, fleet management capabilities, and commercial pricing arrangements for bulk deployments. Regional context matters — the countries directory shows production hubs and import considerations.

Research by technology

Search for component names like "LiDAR," "NVIDIA Jetson," "ROS 2," or "Matter" to find robots built on specific platforms. See the components directory for structured technology views and component trends for adoption momentum data over the past 30 days.

Research by use case

Search for the task rather than the product: "mopping," "lawn mowing," "security patrol," or "elderly care" surfaces robots designed for those applications. Cross-category queries like "security" can reveal surprising alternatives — dedicated security robots, companion robots with surveillance features, and quadrupeds with patrol capabilities all appear in one search.

Research by region

Search "Japan," "Chinese," or "European" to find robots from specific markets. The countries directory offers a structured geographic view with production hubs, manufacturer density, and regional market leaders for deeper comparison.

Complete research workflow

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Explore categories

Understand the robotics landscape and identify which robot type matches your need.

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Search candidates

Build a list of 3–5 promising results by name, capability, or sensor type.

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Deep-dive profiles

Review full specifications, sensor breakdowns, and capability analysis on each candidate.

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Compare finalists

Put top picks side by side with the comparison tool to highlight tradeoffs.

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Research maker

Evaluate the company track record, portfolio breadth, and support infrastructure.

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Check technology

Use the components directory to understand unfamiliar sensors, AI platforms, and connectivity protocols.

When to use search vs other tools

When to use search versus browse
Use search when Use browse when
You know the robot name, maker, or a specific technology keywordYou need to understand the full market landscape first
You want fast results across the entire database in one queryYou want buyer guides with price ranges and recommendations
You are validating whether a specific sensor or protocol existsYou want to compare regional markets or manufacturer portfolios
You need shareable, bookmarkable result URLs for laterYou want structured side-by-side specification comparison

Cross-category discovery

One of the most valuable but underused search strategies is cross-category exploration. Searching across categories can reveal surprising alternatives you might not have considered:

  • Security needs? Searching "security" surfaces dedicated security robots, companion robots with surveillance features, quadrupeds with patrol capabilities, and cleaning robots with built-in cameras.
  • Specific sensor? Searching "camera" shows robots from every category that include cameras — from vacuums to humanoids to security bots — revealing technology adoption patterns across the market.
  • Budget comparison? Searching a price range or budget term can surface robots across categories that compete for the same spending decision, even if they serve different purposes.

Saving and sharing research

Bookmarkable URLs

Every search generates a permanent URL. Bookmark it, share it with colleagues, or paste it into a team chat — the same URL always shows the latest data for that query.

Multi-device research

Start on your laptop, continue on your phone. Search URLs work everywhere. Open candidate detail pages in parallel tabs for efficient comparison across devices.

Compare integration

Once your shortlist is small enough, move directly to the comparison tool for structured spec-by-spec analysis. The compare page also supports shareable URLs for team purchase decisions.

Search help

The practical questions people hit most often once they start narrowing the shortlist.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I search for on ui44?
You can search across all 409 robots by name, manufacturer, category, capability, sensor type, connectivity option, or any keyword that appears in a robot's profile. The search indexes every attribute in the database for comprehensive results.
Why am I getting no results?
If your search returns no results, try simplifying your query. Use single keywords rather than phrases, check for typos, and try synonyms (e.g., "vacuum" instead of "cleaning robot"). You can also browse by category or manufacturer.
Can I filter search results by price?
The search page does not include a numerical price filter, but you can use the all robots page which offers category, manufacturer, and price sorting together.
Do search results update in real time?
Yes, results update as you type with a short debounce delay to balance responsiveness with efficiency. There is no need to press Enter or click a search button — just start typing and results appear automatically. You can also press Enter or click Search for an immediate update. The result cards are rendered server-side and delivered via HTMX partial updates, meaning only the search results section refreshes without disturbing the rest of the page.
How is search relevance determined?
Results are ranked by match quality across multiple data dimensions. The relevance algorithm prioritizes exact matches in high-importance fields — a robot name match ranks higher than a description mention, which ranks higher than a sensor or capability match. Multi-word queries are evaluated as a combined search, matching across any combination of fields. For example, searching "Boston Dynamics quadruped" surfaces robots from Boston Dynamics in the quadruped category.
Can I search by technical specifications?
Yes — search for specific sensor names, connectivity protocols, AI platforms, or capability keywords. For example, searching for "LiDAR" returns all robots that include LiDAR sensors, while "Matter" surfaces robots supporting the Matter smart home protocol. For structured technical browsing, the components directory provides dedicated pages for each technology with complete robot compatibility lists and detailed technical explanations.
Does search include robots not yet available for purchase?
Yes, the search indexes every robot in the database regardless of availability status. Results include robots that are Available, in Pre-order, in Development, and in Prototype stages. Each result card displays the robot's current status so you can quickly identify which results represent products you can buy today versus those still in development. To limit results to only purchasable robots, use the status filter tabs on the all robots page.
How often is the search data updated?
The search index is rebuilt whenever the database is updated, ensuring that new robots, updated specifications, and changed prices are immediately searchable without delay. Each robot detail page shows a "last verified" date so you can assess data freshness for any specific result. Available products are prioritized for frequent verification, ensuring that purchase-ready robots have the most current information.
Can I share or bookmark my search results?
Yes, every search query generates a shareable URL that preserves your exact search terms and results. You can bookmark searches to revisit later, share specific search results with colleagues evaluating robots together, or save a set of search URLs as a lightweight research project. The URL-based approach ensures your research is reproducible — the same URL always shows the latest data.
What is the best way to narrow down search results?
Start with a broad term and progressively add specificity. For example, typing "robot" shows everything, adding "cleaning" narrows to cleaning robots, and adding a manufacturer name further refines to that company's products. You can also combine search with other tools — identify candidates through search, then use the comparison tool to evaluate your shortlist side by side across all specification dimensions.
Should I use search or browse to find robots?
Use search when you have a specific keyword, name, manufacturer, or technology in mind — it is the fastest way to surface candidates from the entire database in one action. Use browse routes when you need market context: the categories page for understanding robot types and buyer guides, the manufacturers page for company-level research, and the comparison tool for final tradeoff analysis. Most effective research workflows use both: search to discover, browse to contextualize.
Can I search by price range?
Direct price-range filtering is not available in search. However, you can search by category (e.g., "cleaning robot") to see the full price spread, then sort by price on the all robots page for structured price browsing. Many category pages also include price distribution tables showing typical price ranges for budget, mid-range, and premium segments within that robot type.
How do I compare robots after searching?
Once your search results narrow to a manageable shortlist, open the most promising 2–4 robots in separate tabs and review their full detail pages. Then use the comparison tool to place up to 4 robots side by side across every specification dimension — price, sensors, capabilities, connectivity, battery life, dimensions, and AI stack. The comparison view highlights differences that are hard to spot across separate detail pages.
Does search work on mobile?
Yes, search is fully responsive and works on mobile, tablet, and desktop. On smaller screens, the search input is prominently placed at the top of the page, result cards stack vertically for easy scrolling, and all quick-start tags and category chips remain tappable. Every search generates a bookmarkable URL, so you can start research on your phone and continue on your laptop without losing context.
How do I find robots from a specific country?
You can search by country name or nationality — "Japan," "Chinese," "Korean," or "German" will surface robots from manufacturers based in those regions. For a structured geographic view, the countries directory provides dedicated pages for each manufacturing hub, including manufacturer counts, product portfolios, and regional market positioning. Country pages also show production trends and highlight leading manufacturers in each region.
Can I search by robot status (available, pre-order, development)?
The search indexes status labels, so searching for "available," "pre-order," "development," or "prototype" will surface robots matching that status. However, for more structured status filtering, use the status filter tabs on the all robots page, which lets you toggle between Available, Pre-order, Development, and Prototype robots while maintaining category and manufacturer filters. Status information on each robot profile includes a last verified date so you can assess how current the availability data is.
What data does each search result card show?
Each result card displays the robot name, manufacturer (linked to the manufacturer profile), category, a short description, the price (or price note if TBD), and match labels showing which fields matched your query (Name, Maker, Category, Capability, Sensor, or AI). Clicking any result opens the full robot detail page with complete specifications, sensor breakdowns, capability analysis, component details, and manufacturer context.
How do I research a specific technology like LiDAR or Matter?
Search for the technology name directly — "LiDAR," "Matter," "ROS 2," "NVIDIA Jetson," or "Bluetooth 5.0" will return all robots that include that technology. For deeper technical context, the components directory provides dedicated pages for each technology with explanations, adoption statistics, and complete robot compatibility lists. You can also check component trends to see which technologies are gaining or losing adoption across the market over the past 30 days.
What is the difference between search and the all robots page?
The search page is optimized for keyword-based discovery across the entire database — type any term and get instant results from all robots. It indexes every attribute including names, manufacturers, categories, capabilities, sensors, connectivity protocols, and AI platforms. The all robots page is a structured directory with sortable columns, category filters, manufacturer filters, status tabs, and price sorting. Use search when you have a keyword in mind; use the robots page when you want to browse, filter, and sort a structured table view. Both routes link to the same robot detail pages for deep specification analysis.

Keep the research moving

Need a different lens than raw keyword search?

Search is the fastest way to surface candidates. Once the problem becomes breadth, tradeoffs, or manufacturer context, switch tools on purpose instead of endlessly refining one query.

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