Question 1

Which humanoid robot has the most payload capacity?

Accepted Answer

As of 2026, the Kepler Forerunner leads commercially deployed humanoids with a 35kg payload capacity. Among newer entrants, the MagicLab MagicBot G1 claims 525 Nm peak torque for industrial payloads. For general factory use, Figure 03 and Phoenix (Sanctuary AI) carry 25kg. Tesla Optimus Gen 2 and Apptronik Apollo each carry 20–25kg. Payload capacity is one of the key differentiators for factory deployment, where moving automotive parts and totes requires substantially more force than household tasks.

Question 2

What is the fastest humanoid robot in 2026?

Accepted Answer

EngineAI's T800 targets 3+ m/s bipedal walking speed, making it the fastest bipedal humanoid in commercial development. Unitree's H1 set an early benchmark at 3.3 m/s in 2024. Noetix's N2 achieved 12.6 km/h (3.5 m/s) running and completed a half-marathon. RobotEra's L7 claims a 14.4 km/h top speed. For context, average human walking pace is approximately 1.4 m/s, and running is 2.5–3 m/s. Most factory-deployed humanoids prioritize precision and safety over speed.

Question 3

Which humanoid robot is the most advanced?

Accepted Answer

Technological leadership in humanoid robotics depends on the metric: Tesla Optimus leads in deployment scale (8,000+ units) and data advantage. Figure AI leads in commercial manipulation capability and AI integration (Helix VLA model). Boston Dynamics Atlas Electric leads in dynamic whole-body locomotion. NEURA Robotics 4NE-1 leads in multi-modal sensing (62 DoF) and cognitive architecture. Physical Intelligence (π) leads in generalizable vision-language-action foundation models. The 'most advanced' robot depends heavily on which dimension of performance matters most for a given application.

Question 4

How do Figure 02 and Tesla Optimus compare?

Accepted Answer

Figure 02/03 and Tesla Optimus Gen 2 are the two most commercially deployed humanoids outside of research contexts. Tesla Optimus: 1.73m, 57kg, 40 DoF, 20kg payload, 8hr battery, ~$40K estimated BOM, 8,000 units deployed in Tesla's own factories, powered by Tesla's FSD neural net stack and Dojo compute. Figure 02/03: 1.68–1.70m, 57–60kg, 44–50 DoF, 20–25kg payload, 5–6hr battery, ~$50K BOM, 150 units at BMW plants, powered by Figure's proprietary Helix VLA model. Key difference: Tesla owns its deployment environment, creating a data flywheel. Figure competes in third-party commercial settings (BMW), validating external commercial viability.

Question 5

Which humanoid robot company has raised the most funding?

Accepted Answer

As of March 2026, Figure AI has raised the most funding of any pure-play humanoid hardware company at $2.25B+. NEURA Robotics is second at $1.3B+ (including its March 2026 €1B Series D). 1X Technologies is third at $750M+. Apptronik has raised $870M+. Among AI/software companies in the humanoid space, Physical Intelligence has raised $470M+ and Skild AI raised $300M. Tesla's Optimus program is internally funded and not separately capitalized.

Question 6

What is the cheapest humanoid robot you can buy?

Accepted Answer

The most affordable commercially available humanoid robots in 2026 are: Noetix N2 at ~$5,500 (pre-order, not yet shipping at scale), Booster Robotics T1 at sub-$10,000 (700+ units shipped), and Unitree H1 at $13,500 (widely available, 3,200+ units deployed). At the research/developer level, Fauna Robotics Sprout is targeted for developer accessibility. Most commercial-grade factory humanoids are priced $150K–$250K+. Consumer-targeted humanoids from 1X Technologies (NEO Beta) and Clone Robotics (Alpha, 279-unit run) are in the $20,000–$30,000 range.

Question 7

How do Chinese humanoid robots compare to American ones?

Accepted Answer

Chinese and American humanoid robots compete across different dimensions. Chinese companies (Unitree, AGIBot, Kepler, Booster, Tiangong) typically win on price — Unitree H1 at $13.5K versus Agility Digit at $250K. US companies (Tesla, Figure AI, Apptronik, Agility) lead in commercial factory deployments with Western industrial partners (BMW, Amazon, Mercedes-Benz). Chinese makers dominate volume: AGIBot shipped 5,168 units in 2025, Unitree has 3,200+ deployed. European companies like NEURA Robotics and 1X Technologies occupy a premium research/collaborative niche. The key asymmetry is compute access: US companies have easier access to NVIDIA GPUs for training, while Chinese companies face chip restrictions but benefit from lower-cost manufacturing.

Robot ↑	Company ↕	Country ↕	Height	Weight ↕	DoF ↕	Payload ↕	Battery ↕	Funding ↕	Stage ↕
4NE-1	NEURA Robotics	Germany	1.75m	60kg	62	15kg	4 hrs	$1.3B+	PROTOTYPE
AEON	Hexagon Robotics	Switzerland	1.65m	60kg	34	15kg	4 hrs	Internal (Hexagon AB, ~$25B market cap)	PILOT
AgiBot A2	Agibot	China	1.70m	55kg	39	20kg	4 hrs	—	PILOT
AGIBot A2-Ultra	AGIBot	China	1.73m	65kg	49	15kg	N/A	$284M+	COMMERCIAL
Apollo	Apptronik	USA	1.73m	73kg	32	25kg	4 hrs	$350M+	PILOT
Astribot S1	Astribot	China	1.70m	45kg	36	20kg	4 hrs	—	PILOT
Atlas Electric	Boston Dynamics	USA	1.50m	89kg	28	25kg	1.5 hrs	—	R&D
Booster T1	Booster Robotics	China	1.18m	23kg	41	10kg	N/A	$28M+	COMMERCIAL
Clone Alpha	Clone Robotics	Poland	1.75m	65kg	206	5kg	TBD	—	PRE-ORDER
CyberOne	Xiaomi	China	1.77m	52kg	21	3kg	1 hr	—	PROTOTYPE
Dexmate Vega	Dexmate	USA	2.20m	N/A	40	N/A	25 hrs	N/A	COMMERCIAL
Digit v4	Agility Robotics	USA	1.75m	65kg	30	16kg	4 hrs	$150M+	COMMERCIAL
Dobot Atom	Dobot	China	1.53m	62kg	41	N/A	N/A	Public (HKEX IPO Dec 2024, $97M)	PROTOTYPE
EngineAI T800	EngineAI	China	1.70m	N/A	40	N/A	N/A	$181M+	PROTOTYPE
Fauna Sprout	Fauna Robotics	USA	1.07m	22.7kg	30	5kg	N/A	$17M	PROTOTYPE
Figure 02	Figure AI	USA	1.68m	60kg	44	20kg	5 hrs	$754M	COMMERCIAL
Figure 03	Figure AI	USA	1.70m	57kg	50	25kg	6 hrs	$2.25B	PRODUCTION
Galbot G1	Galbot	China	1.68m	55kg	47	20kg	4 hrs	—	PILOT
GR-1	Fourier Intelligence	China	1.64m	55kg	40	10kg	1 hr	—	PILOT
GR2	Fourier Intelligence	China	1.64m	55kg	53	15kg	2 hrs	—	PILOT
H1	Unitree Robotics	China	1.80m	47kg	19	10kg	2 hrs	—	PRODUCTION
H1 Pro	Unitree Robotics	China	1.80m	50kg	27	15kg	3 hrs	—	PRODUCTION
Iron	Xpeng Robotics	China	1.73m	70kg	82	20kg	4 hrs	Internal (Xpeng Inc.)	PROTOTYPE
KAIST Humanoid v0.7	KAIST DRCD Lab	South Korea	1.50m	45kg	24	10kg	2 hrs	—	R&D
Kepler Forerunner	Kepler	China	1.80m	85kg	34	35kg	8 hrs	$100M+	COMMERCIAL
LimX Oli	LimX Dynamics	China	1.65m	55kg	31	N/A	N/A	N/A	COMMERCIAL
MagicBot G1	MagicLab	China	1.74m	67.5kg	42	20kg	4 hrs	$90M+	COMMERCIAL
NEO Beta	1X Technologies	Norway	1.65m	30kg	32	5kg	3 hrs	$125M	PROTOTYPE
Noble Humanoid	Noble Machines	USA	1.75m	70kg	32	15kg	3 hrs	—	PROTOTYPE
Noetix N2	Noetix Robotics	China	1.18m	30kg	35	5kg	N/A	$200M+	COMMERCIAL
Optimus Gen 2	Tesla	USA	1.73m	57kg	40	20kg	8 hrs	—	PILOT
Phantom MK-1	Foundation Robotics	USA	1.78m	80kg	30	20kg	4 hrs	—	COMMERCIAL
Phoenix	Sanctuary AI	Canada	1.67m	70kg	20	25kg	4 hrs	$140M+	PILOT
Protoclone V1	Clone Robotics	Poland	1.75m	65kg	206	10kg	2 hrs	—	R&D
PUDU D9	PUDU Robotics	China	1.70m	65kg	42	20kg	N/A	N/A	PROTOTYPE
RobotEra L7	RobotEra	China	1.75m	65kg	55	N/A	N/A	$251M+	PROTOTYPE
Sunday Home	Sunday Robotics	China	1.60m	40kg	36	5kg	6 hrs	—	PILOT
Tiangong	Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center	China	1.63m	43kg	27	10kg	3 hrs	—	PILOT
Unitree G1	Unitree Robotics	China	1.27m	35kg	43	3kg	2 hrs	—	PRODUCTION
Walker S2	UBTECH Robotics	China	1.70m	60kg	41	15kg	3 hrs	—	COMMERCIAL
Walker X	UBTECH	China	1.70m	63kg	41	10kg	2 hrs	—	PILOT

#	Company	Latest Robot	Total Funding
1	Dobot	Dobot Atom	Public (HKEX IPO Dec 2024, $97M)
2	Hexagon Robotics	AEON	Internal (Hexagon AB, ~$25B market cap)
3	Figure AI	Figure 03	$2.25B
4	NEURA Robotics	4NE-1	$1.3B+
5	Apptronik	Apollo	$350M+

#	Robot	Company	Weight	Height
1	Dexmate Vega	Dexmate	N/A	2.20m
2	EngineAI T800	EngineAI	N/A	1.70m
3	Fauna Sprout	Fauna Robotics	22.7kg	1.07m
4	Booster T1	Booster Robotics	23kg	1.18m
5	NEO Beta	1X Technologies	30kg	1.65m

#	Robot	Company	Battery	Stage
1	Dexmate Vega	Dexmate	25 hrs	COMMERCIAL
2	Optimus Gen 2	Tesla	8 hrs	PILOT
3	Kepler Forerunner	Kepler	8 hrs	COMMERCIAL
4	Figure 03	Figure AI	6 hrs	PRODUCTION
5	Sunday Home	Sunday Robotics	6 hrs	PILOT

#	Company	Units Deployed
1	Tesla	8,000
2	AGIBot	5,168
3	Unitree Robotics	3,200
4	Booster Robotics	700
5	UBTECH	600

41+ Humanoid Robots Compared: Complete Specs, Funding & Status (2026)