Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) · research humanoid
Tiangong Ultra
A long-legged 1.8 m racing humanoid that held about 10 km/h over 21 km with three battery swaps.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 180 cmTaller than 86%
- Weight
- 52 kgHeavier than 36%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Won the world's first humanoid half marathon (Beijing, 19 April 2025) in 2:40:42, and the 100 m at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games.
Real-world use
Ran 100 m in 9.39 s in a heat at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2025-04
- 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 Ultra is taller than 86% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Tiangong Ultra is heavier than 36% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, joints, battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
1 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.
- Runwon the Beijing humanoid half-marathon in 2h40m at 7-8 km/h; top speed 12 km/h; three battery swaps · Apr 2025 · technode.com
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Public attention
How much public attention Tiangong Ultra 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
- AI & software
- Three simulation-trained motion-control strategies, a different one used in each sprint race (Reuters).
- Other details
- About 75 kg (Reuters, 2026 version). Won the April 2025 Beijing humanoid half marathon in 2:40:42. Hardware specifications not published.
Lineage
Every Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) with UBTECH humanoid in order.
Watch Tiangong Ultra
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
- Competition/research robot; X-Humanoid has not disclosed sales.
- 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
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games it went on to post 8.64 s in the final (Reuters).
Khaleej Times - Pictured at 2026 Beijing half marathon
The 2025 winner (2:40:42) returned as Honor's Lightning won in 50:26.
PBS NewsHour
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. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useTiangong UltraBeijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid) with UBTECH |  Xueba 01University of Shanghai for Science and Technology with DroidUpSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both research platforms · Similar size |  ARTEMISRoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory), UCLASame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both research platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-04 | 2025-07-27 | 2023-03 |
| Status | Research | Research | Research |
| Height | 180 cm | 175 cm | 142 cm |
| Weight | 52 kg | 32 kg | 38.6 kg |
| Joints | — | — | 20 |
| Speed | — | — | 7.6 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | 6 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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