Cyan Robotics (Shanghai Qingxin Yichuang Technology) · research humanoid
Orca I
A small full-size biped from a Shanghai startup that walks with straight knees and uses a language model to give its gait different moods, with an OLED face. Swappable batteries give about 2 hours standing or 1 hour walking.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 151 cmTaller than 35%
- Weight
- 42 kgHeavier than 26%
- Payload
- 10 kgCarries more than 41%
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 2 hRuns longer than 15%
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Why it matters
Orca I is on the market today.
Real-world use
Finished the April 2025 Beijing humanoid half-marathon without falls, with a two-minute battery swap.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Cyan Robotics (Shanghai Qingxin Yichuang Technology)Company · Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, Xuhui district, Shanghai, ChinaHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Orca I is taller than 35% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Orca I is heavier than 26% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Orca I carries more than 41% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Orca I has more joints than 39% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Orca I runs longer than 15% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Orca I and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story 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.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 28 joints
- Chip
- Jetson Orin Nano (incl. Super) (NVIDIA)Jetson Orin Nano Super alongside a 14-core CPU.
- Actuators & motors
- 28 DoF: 6 per arm, 4 per leg, 2 per foot, 1 waist, 3 head; knee peak torque 150 Nm; joints with dual encoders; local air cooling.
- Hands
- Dexterous hand option plus a bundled adaptive soft gripper; about 5 kg per arm (10 kg with both arms).
- Sensors & vision
- 3D lidar, depth camera, IMU, six-microphone ring array and speaker.
- Compute
- 14-core CPU plus NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super.
- Battery & power
- Two 5,000 mAh quick-release smart batteries: about 2 hours standing or 1 hour walking; swapped in about two minutes during the 2025 half marathon.
- AI & software
- Large language model for social interaction that also drives an 'emotional' gait; ships with humanoid motion training and deployment code and an open full-body teleoperation interface.
- Other details
- 151 x 52 x 28 cm, about 42 kg with battery; straight-knee walking; expression screen face; Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, Ethernet and a 48 V output.
Named suppliers:NVIDIA
From the maker
Orca I is the only humanoid from Cyan Robotics (Shanghai Qingxin Yichuang Technology) in the atlas.
Watch Orca I
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
- Sold or delivered
- Sold through sales enquiry; volumes not published
- Where it is sold or used
- Caohejing Hi-Tech Park, Xuhui, Shanghai, China
News
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- Orca I finishes the first humanoid half marathon
Shanghai's government said Orca I completed the 19 April Beijing E-Town race without falls, swapping batteries in about two minutes.
Shanghai Municipal Government
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 | Orca ICyan Robotics (Shanghai Qingxin Yichuang Technology) |  Yuanzheng A2AgiBot (Zhiyuan Robotics)Same job: social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  Walker CUBTECH RoboticsSame job: social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  Mornine (AiMOGA M1)AiMOGA Robotics (Chery)Same job: social · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-10 | 2024-08-18 | 2025 | 2025-04 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 151 cm | 175 cm | 163 cm | 167 cm |
| Weight | 42 kg | 55 kg | 43 kg | 70 kg |
| Joints | 28 | — | 20 | 40 |
| Speed | — | — | 6 km/h | — |
| Payload | 10 kg | — | — | — |
| Battery | 2 h | — | 2 h | 2 h |
| Price | — | — | — | $41,400 |
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