Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) · research humanoid
Tiangong
A 1.63 m, 43 kg open research platform that runs steadily at 6 km/h; a November 2024 update cited a 12 km/h top speed.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 163 cmTaller than 47%
- Weight
- 43 kgHeavier than 28%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 12.0 km/hFaster than 94%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Billed as the first full-size all-electric humanoid able to run; open-sourced in November 2024.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2024-04-27
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid)Consortium · founded 2023 · Beijing, ChinaAbout $100 million commercial financing (early 2026)
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Tiangong is taller than 47% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Tiangong is heavier than 28% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Tiangong is faster than 94% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, joints, battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
3 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Climb stairsnavigates stairs blind (without vision), adjusting its gait · Apr 2024 · news.cgtn.com
- Rough groundwalks up stairs and down slopes without visual cues in the launch video · Apr 2024 · newatlas.com
- Runstable running at 6 km/h at its launch · Apr 2024 · news.cgtn.com
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineGet upJumpCarryOn siteAutonomous
Public attention
How much public attention Tiangong gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- unknown
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Sensors & vision
- Multiple vision sensors, 3D vision sensors, high-precision six-axis force sensors, high-precision IMU.
- Compute
- Reported as 550 trillion operations per second (Maginative wording; chip not named).
- AI & software
- 'Predictive reinforcement imitation learning based on state memory' for motion skills; compatible with open-source software; blind stair climbing demos.
- Other details
- Positioned as an open platform for partners building home-service and industrial applications.
Named suppliers:Orbbec
Lineage
Every Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Open research platform; not sold as a product.
- Where it is sold or used
- China
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Tiangong Ultra's maker turns to real-world work
After the 100 m win, X-Humanoid aims Ultra at inspection and rescue and trials Tianyi 2.0 at Foton Cummins.
Arab News Pakistan - Tiangong Ultra runs 100 m in 9.39 s heat
The centre's Ultra model later posted 8.64 s in the World Humanoid Robot Games final (Reuters).
Khaleej Times - Beijing centre unveils Tiangong
1.63 m, 43 kg electric humanoid that runs steadily at 6 km/h.
Maginative
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | TiangongBeijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) |  QinglongHumanoid Robots (Shanghai) / National-Local Joint Humanoid Robot Innovation CenterSame jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both research platforms · Similar size |  Lingxi X1AgiBot (Zhiyuan Robotics)Same job: research · Both walk · Both research platforms |  iRonCub3Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), AMI Lab (Daniele Pucci)Same job: research · Both walk · Both research platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-04-27 | 2024-07-04 | 2024 | 2025-06 |
| Status | Research | Research | Research | Research |
| Height | 163 cm | 185 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 43 kg | 80 kg | — | 70 kg |
| Joints | — | 43 | — | — |
| Speed | 12 km/h | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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