// NODE 05 · ROBOTS · 10 indexed
Every robot,
decoded.
AI is walking off the screen. This is the robotics index — humanoids, quadrupeds and industrial arms, with researched specs, deployment status and primary sources. Real specs, zero hype.
16,000
humanoids installed · 2025
$5,900
cheapest full-size humanoid
22
top verified hand DoF
100k
installs forecast · 2027
// Spec comparison
Who's ahead,
by the numbers.
Compared on hand dexterity (dof) — the leader is lit in green. Higher is better.
// Hand dexterity (DoF) · higher is better · sources: figure.ai · bostondynamics.com · 1x.tech · apptronik.com · sanctuary.ai · agilityrobotics.com · counterpointresearch.com · therobotreport.com
// The index
Robots index
The full roster — search, filter, or sort any column. This table is the database on display.
| Robot | Maker | Height | Weight | Payload | Hand DoF | Status | Year | What it's for |
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// — shown · full sourced index is free & open
// Timeline
What just happened
The milestones that moved this node, most recent last.
2023
Dexterity benchmark set
Sanctuary Phoenix ships 20-DoF hands; Apptronik reveals Apollo.
20 DoF/hand
2024
Humanoids clock in & get cheap
Digit begins commercial RaaS at GXO; Unitree G1 launches full-size at mass-market price.
G1 from $16,000
Jul 2025
Price floor collapses
Unitree R1 becomes the cheapest full-size humanoid to date.
$5,900 · 25 kg
Oct 2025
Home robots go on sale
Figure 03 for home + warehouse on the 12k/yr BotQ line; 1X opens NEO pre-orders.
22 DoF hands (NEO)
● Jan 2026
Atlas enters production
Boston Dynamics moves electric Atlas to production; 16,000 humanoids installed globally in 2025.
56 DoF · 50 kg lift
◊ Sourced from primary docs
Every figure on this page is drawn from primary and authoritative sources: figure.ai · bostondynamics.com · 1x.tech · apptronik.com · sanctuary.ai · agilityrobotics.com · counterpointresearch.com · therobotreport.com. Volatile counts (launches, active satellites, capex) move fast — the Newsroom tracks the changes as they happen.