LimX Dynamics · research humanoid
CL-1
LimX's first full-size biped research platform, with no functional hands.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Demonstrated dynamic stair climbing using real-time terrain perception in late 2023.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
LimX DynamicsCompany · founded 2022 · Shenzhen, ChinaSeries A+ 2025 (Alibaba, NIO Capital and others); $200M Series B Jan-Feb 2026 (JD.com, Zhongding, SAIC, NIO Capital); about $200M pre-IPO round 14…
What it has been shown doing
2 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 stairsperceptive, dynamic stair climbing indoors and outdoors · Dec 2023 · therobotreport.com
- Rough groundsteps onto a curb and walks down a 15-degree slope outdoors · Dec 2023 · therobotreport.com
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineGet upRunJumpCarryOn siteAutonomous
Public attention
How much public attention CL-1 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.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Actuators & motors
- Hollow-shaft, high-torque-density motors (third-party database description).
- Hands
- None functional on CL-1 (The Robot Report).
- Sensors & vision
- Integrated vision and LiDAR terrain perception for stair climbing (third-party database).
- Other details
- Few maker specifications were published for CL-1; LimX treats it as the ancestor of the CL-3 and Oli.
Lineage
Every LimX Dynamics humanoid in order.
- CL-12023Prototype
- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCL-22024Prototype
Oli2025Commercial
LimX Luna2026Commercial
LimX Dynamics also makes 4 machines. See every LimX Dynamics robot
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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
- Research prototype only.
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- LimX raises about $200 million pre-IPO
IDG, Lens Technology and others joined; LimX says it holds thousands of orders, over half overseas (company).
Yicai Global - LimX closes $200 million Series B
JD.com, Zhongding, SAIC Motor and NIO Capital among investors.
TechNode - LimX says Oli's walking traces back to CL-1
The Robot Report describes CL-1 (Dec 2023) as a bipedal research platform without functional hands.
The Robot Report
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 | CL-1LimX Dynamics |  CyberOneXiaomiSame job: research · Both walk · Both in development |  AdamPNDboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both in development |  HopeJRHugging Face with The Robot StudioSame job: research · Both walk · Both in development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2023-12 | 2022-08-11 | 2024-09-09 | 2025-05-29 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | — | 177 cm | 167 cm | — |
| Weight | — | 52 kg | — | — |
| Joints | — | 21 | 43 | 66 |
| Speed | — | 3.6 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | $3,000 |
Sources
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