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Humanoid robots built for academic and industrial research applications.

14 companies tracked

Engineered Arts
🇬🇧 Penryn, UK
Commercial
Ameca — world's most expressive humanoid robot. Focus on human-robot interaction.
Upper-BodyExpressiveHRI
Aldebaran Robotics
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Commercial
NAO humanoid research robot. Pioneer in programmable humanoid platforms. SoftBank subsidiary.
BipedalNAOSoftBank
Clone Robotics
🇵🇱 Krakow, Poland
R&D
Clone Alpha — musculoskeletal humanoid. Biomimetic approach using artificial muscles.
BipedalBiomimeticMuscles
Furhat Robotics
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
Commercial
Furhat social robot. Back-projected face with realistic expressions. HRI research leader.
Upper-BodySocial RobotHRI
Hanson Robotics
🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China
Commercial
Sophia — world's most famous robot. Focus on expression and social interaction.
Upper-BodySocial RobotSophia
Hiwonder
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
Commercial
Educational humanoid robot kits. TonyPi and JetMax series. STEM robotics leader.
BipedalEducationSTEM
Leju Robotics
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
Commercial
KUAVO humanoid. Strong in education and research markets. CES 2025 showcase.
BipedalEducationCES 2025
PAL Robotics
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain
Commercial
TALOS research humanoid. European robotics research standard. 20+ years experience.
BipedalResearchEU
Robotis
🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
Commercial
DARWIN-OP and Dynamixel servo platform. Leading humanoid research robot manufacturer.
BipedalDynamixelResearch
Shadow Robot Company
🇬🇧 London, UK
Commercial
Dexterous Hand. World-leading robot hand with 24 degrees of freedom. Research standard.
Upper-BodyDexterous Hand24-DOF
Tencent Robotics Lab
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China
R&D
Tencent Robotics X Lab. Ollie wheeled bipedal and Max quadruped. Research division.
BipedalTencentResearch
Generative Bionics
IT Genoa
Prototype
Italian humanoid robotics spinoff building on 20 years of iCub research at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT). EUR 70M raised to commercialize decades of academic humanoid robotics research into industrial applications.
icub-heritageiit-spinoffitalyacademic-lineage
Pollen Robotics
FR Bordeaux
Commercial
French open-source humanoid robotics company. Reachy 2 developed in partnership with Hugging Face. Over 100 units deployed globally. Fully open-source hardware and software stack, enabling community-driven development.
open-sourcehugging-faceresearchfrance
Rainbow Robotics
KR Daejeon
Commercial
South Korean humanoid robotics company with $5.8B market cap. Samsung holds 35% stake. Winners of DARPA Robotics Challenge. RB-Y1 is their flagship full-size humanoid platform targeting industrial applications.
publicsamsung-backeddarpa-alumnisouth-korea

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