Menlo Research (Asimov) · research humanoid
Asimov 1
An open-hardware, 1.2 m biped sold as a kit you assemble yourself, with the CAD, bill of materials and simulation files published on GitHub. It has 25 powered joints plus two passive toe joints; payload is 5 kg per arm rated and 15 kg at peak (the figure used here). The 'Here Be Dragons' kit is its first edition, not a separate robot.
- Price
- $20,000Cheaper than 59%
- Height
- 120 cmTaller than 12%
- Weight
- 35 kgHeavier than 19%
- Payload
- 15 kgCarries more than 60%
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Asimov 1 is on the market today.
Real-world use
First production batch of DIY kits was due to ship in late August 2026.
Timeline
- Released
- 2026-08
Maker
Menlo Research (Asimov)Company · SingaporeHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Asimov 1 is taller than 12% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Asimov 1 is heavier than 19% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Asimov 1 carries more than 60% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Asimov 1 has more joints than 30% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Asimov 1 costs less than 59% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, battery.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Asimov 1 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 · 25 joints
- Chip
- Raspberry Pi 5 (BCM2712) (Raspberry Pi / Broadcom)Raspberry Pi 5 handles media and networking; a Radxa CM5 runs motion control.
- Actuators & motors
- 25 actuated DoF (legs 6 each, arms 5 each, waist 1, neck 2) plus two passive toe joints; parallel RSU ankle; CAN bus control (5 buses at 1 Mbps, 1 at 500 kbps).
- Hands
- No hands included in the kit. Arms rated 5 kg each (15 kg peak).
- Sensors & vision
- 2 MP monocular head camera, stereo microphone array, 6-axis IMU, joint states; 10 W speaker.
- Compute
- Raspberry Pi 5 (media and network) plus Radxa CM5 (motion control).
- Materials & build
- 1.2 m, 35 kg; 7075 aluminium and MJF PA12 nylon 3D-printed parts.
- AI & software
- Open-source CAD, BOM, simulation and onboard code (CERN-OHL-S and GPL licences); RL walking policy trained with 'processor-in-the-loop' simulation of bus latency and sensor noise; joystick, code or agent control.
Named suppliers:Raspberry Pi
From the maker
Asimov 1 is the only humanoid from Menlo Research in the atlas.
Watch Asimov 1
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $20,000DIY kit listed at US$20,000 on the GitHub README (Oct 2026); launched in March 2026 at a US$15,000 target with a $499 deposit
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- DIY kit shipping; GitHub lists the kit at $20,000 (launched with a $15,000 target and $499 deposit)
- Where it is sold or used
- Assembly and servicing partners in the USA and Singapore
- Customers and pilots
- Research labs and developers (not named)
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Asimov launches 'Here Be Dragons' DIY kit
Humanoids Daily reports a $15,000 target price, $499 deposits and a 25+2 DoF open-source biped.
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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 | Asimov 1Menlo Research |  Booster T2Booster RoboticsSame jobs: research, education · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  G1Unitree RoboticsSame jobs: research, education · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  AI Sapiens (K0)ROBOTISSame jobs: research, education · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2026-03 | 2026-07-13 | 2024-05 | 2026-04-19 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 120 cm | 140 cm | 132 cm | 130 cm |
| Weight | 35 kg | 42 kg | 35 kg | 34 kg |
| Joints | 25 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Speed | — | 10.8 km/h | 7.2 km/h | — |
| Payload | 15 kg | 10 kg | 2 kg | — |
| Battery | — | 2 h | 2 h | — |
| Price | $20,000 | $30,000 | $13,500 | — |
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