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cinnamon 1
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Pilot useJapan

Donut Robotics Co., Ltd. · industrial humanoid

cinnamon 1

A Japanese-branded bipedal humanoid, about 170 cm tall, that takes instructions through silent hand and finger gestures and uses a vision-language-action model. The body is currently made by an unnamed overseas company under an OEM deal, running Donut's own AI.

Price
—Price not published
Height
170 cmTaller than 59%
Weight
70 kgHeavier than 60%
Payload
—Not published
Speed
—Not published
Battery
—Not published

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Why it matters

A pilot use humanoid from Donut Robotics.

Real-world use

On trial at a Charm Care nursing home in Japan since July 2026, first doing patrols.

Timeline

First shown
2026-01-22
Released
Not yet
World premiere announcement (PR TIMES), with demo video posted 20 January

Maker

Donut Robotics Co., Ltd.Company · founded 2014 (incorporated 2016) · Tokyo, Japan

¥300 million from Charm Care Corporation (Oct 2026); capital alliance with MBS Inc. (Oct 2025)

How it stacks up

Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

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.

Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryAutonomous

Public attention

How much public attention cinnamon 1 gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 2 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
Vision system feeding a built-in vision-language model; specific sensors not published.
AI & software
Donut's own AI on an OEM body: a built-in vision-language model and a vision-language-action model under development; learns motions from human video and motion capture; 'Silent Gesture Control' takes commands from hand and finger gestures (patent filed), for noisy sites where voice fails.
Other details
About 170 cm and 70 kg, bipedal. Target uses: factories, construction, eldercare and security.

From the maker

cinnamon 1 is the only humanoid from Donut Robotics in the atlas.

Watch cinnamon 1

Video: donutrobotics Co., Ltd. on YouTube. Plays from youtube-nocookie.com when you press play.

Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not publishedPrice not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Where it is sold or used
Body made by an unnamed overseas OEM; Donut aims for a Japanese-built body later
Customers and pilots
Charm Care Corporation (nursing-home trial since July 2026, first on patrol); capital alliance with MBS Inc. for construction use

News

The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. Charm Care invests in Donut Robotics

    Nursing-home operator Charm Care agreed to invest ¥300 million in Donut Robotics, which has trialled cinnamon 1 in a Charm Care home since July.

    Robotics & Automation News
  2. cinnamon 1 unveiled with gesture control

    Donut Robotics premiered its Japanese-branded biped, built on an overseas OEM body, with silent gesture commands.

    Innovatopia

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

Full comparison
Measurecinnamon 1cinnamon 1Donut RoboticsHuman.XHuman.XROKAE RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar sizeAtlas (product version)Atlas (product version)Boston DynamicsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar sizeMagicBot Gen1MagicBot Gen1MagicLabSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size
First shown2026-01-2220262026-01-052026-01-06
StatusPilot useCommercialPilot useCommercial
Height170 cm170 cm190 cm174 cm
Weight70 kg75 kg90 kg70 kg
Joints—305642
Speed—1.8 km/h——
Payload—3 kg50 kg15 kg
Battery——4 h5 h
Price————

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

Donut Robotics Products Robotics & Automation News Japanese nursing home operator Charm Care invests in humanoid company Donut Robotics innovatopia ドーナッツロボティクス、日本発ヒューマノイド「cinnamon 1」発表

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