Robotera (Robot Era) · research humanoid
STAR1
A 1.71 m, 63 kg Tsinghua-linked humanoid with 55 joints, filmed running across desert in human running shoes.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 171 cmTaller than 68%
- Weight
- 63 kgHeavier than 52%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 13.0 km/hFaster than 97%
- Battery
- —Not published
Not for sale: No longer in Robotera's product line (site lists L7, Q5, M7 and XHAND only).
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Why it matters
Ran at 3.6 m/s (about 13 km/h) in the Gobi Desert in October 2024, then among the fastest humanoids.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2024-08
- Released
- 2024
Maker
Robotera (Robot Era)Company · founded 2023 · Beijing, ChinaSeries A about 500 million yuan (July 2025, CDH and Haier Capital); Series A+ nearly 1 billion yuan (Nov 2025, Geely Capital); 1 billion yuan…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
STAR1 is taller than 68% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
STAR1 is heavier than 52% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
STAR1 is faster than 97% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
STAR1 has more joints than 89% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, battery, price.
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.
- Rough groundruns over varied desert surfaces in the Gobi test · Oct 2024 · heise.de
- Runruns at about 13 km/h in the Gobi Desert with both feet leaving the ground · Oct 2024 · heise.de
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsGet upJumpCarryOn siteAutonomous
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
- 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 · 55 joints
- Actuators & motors
- In-house motors rated at 400 Nm; 55 DoF.
- Hands
- Dexterous hands (Robot Era makes the XHAND line).
- Sensors & vision
- RGB, depth and stereo cameras; tactile, IMU, gyroscope and force sensors; LiDAR-SLAM-visual odometry.
- Compute
- 275 TOPS AI processing.
- Battery & power
- Company claims a five-year battery lifespan; capacity not given.
- AI & software
- Linux, ROS-compatible proprietary SDK; iFlytek voice technology; end-to-end neural network trained with reinforcement learning.
- Other details
- Top speed 3.6 m/s claimed; about 171 cm, 65 kg.
Named suppliers:ROS (Open Robotics)RobotEra
Lineage
Every Robotera (Robot Era) humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- Not for saleNo longer in Robotera's product line (site lists L7, Q5, M7 and XHAND only).
- Sold or delivered
- More than 200 Robot Era robots delivered worldwide by June 2025 (company, all models).
- Where it is sold or used
- China and overseas (about half of orders overseas, company).
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Robot Era valued above 10 billion yuan
Strategic round with Samsung and Singtel; cumulative orders above 500 million yuan, half overseas (company).
Caixin Global - STAR1 clocked at 12.98 km/h in running shoes
heise compares it with the faster L7.
heise online - Robot Era raises about $69 million Series A
Over 200 robots delivered globally by June 2025 (company).
Caixin Global
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 | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSTAR1Robotera (Robot Era) |  GR-2FourierSame jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  SE01EngineAI (Zhongqing Robotics)Same jobs: general-purpose, research · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  H1Unitree RoboticsSame jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-08 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-10 | 2023-08 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 171 cm | 175 cm | 170 cm | 180 cm |
| Weight | 63 kg | 63 kg | 55 kg | 47 kg |
| Joints | 55 | 53 | — | — |
| Speed | 13 km/h | 5 km/h | — | 11.9 km/h |
| Payload | — | 3 kg | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | $90,000 |
Sources
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