ROBOTIS · research humanoid
AI Worker
A wheeled teleoperation and imitation-learning platform with a 2-DoF camera head, a lifting torso and two 7-DoF arms with grippers on a swerve-drive base; ROBOTIS calls it semi-humanoid and also sells a fixed-base version (FFW-BG2). Payload is up to 10 kg with both arms at peak (6 kg nominal).
- Price
- $69,000Cheaper than 22%
- Height
- 162 cmTaller than 46%
- Weight
- 90 kgHeavier than 79%
- Payload
- 10 kgCarries more than 41%
- Speed
- 5.4 km/hFaster than 53%
- Battery
- 6 hRuns longer than 68%
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Why it matters
AI Worker is on the market today.
Real-world use
None named.
Maker
ROBOTISCompany · South KoreaHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
AI Worker is taller than 46% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AI Worker is heavier than 79% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AI Worker is faster than 53% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AI Worker carries more than 41% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AI Worker has more joints than 30% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AI Worker runs longer than 68% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AI Worker costs less than 22% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
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.
- Pick & sortROBOTIS demo video: pick-and-place task taught by teleoperation, then run by a trained ACT policy · May 2025 · discourse.openrobotics.org
Not shown yet:AssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryOn 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
- 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
- Wheeled base · 25 joints
- Chip
- Jetson AGX Orin (NVIDIA)Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB as the on-board computer.
- Actuators & motors
- ROBOTIS DYNAMIXEL servos throughout: DYNAMIXEL-Y for arm joints 1-6 and the lift, DYNAMIXEL-P for arm joint 7, DYNAMIXEL-X in the head. FFW-SG2 totals 25 DoF (arms 14, grippers 2, head 2, lift 1, mobile base 6).
- Hands
- Standard RH-P12-RN one-DoF grippers; modular end-effectors supported. ROBOTIS is developing dexterous hands targeting 16-20 DoF per hand.
- Sensors & vision
- Three RGB-D cameras, two lidars and an IMU.
- Compute
- NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB.
- Battery & power
- Built-in 25 V, 80 Ah (2,040 Wh) battery; up to about 6 hours of continuous operation.
- Materials & build
- Aluminium and plastic; 90 kg; 604 x 602 x 1,623 mm.
- AI & software
- Open source under Apache-2.0 on ROS 2, with Python, C++ and a web UI; integrates with Hugging Face LeRobot and ROBOTIS Physical AI Tools; ACT (Action Chunking with Transformers) imitation-learning policies; simulation in Isaac Sim, MuJoCo and Gazebo.
- Other details
- Teleoperated through the FFW-LG2 leader exoskeleton (22 DoF). Swerve-drive base up to 1.5 m/s. Payload 3 kg nominal and 5 kg peak per arm (6 kg and 10 kg with two arms). Ethernet and Wi-Fi. ROBOTIS pitches it for wire-harness assembly, welding and inspection.
Named suppliers:NVIDIAROS (Open Robotics)ROBOTIS (Dynamixel)Hugging Face
Lineage
Every ROBOTIS humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $69,000ROBOTIS US list price for FFW-SG2 (tariffs included)
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Not disclosed.
- Sold or delivered
- Sold to order; ROBOTIS US lists FFW-SG2 at $69,000.; Unit sales not disclosed
- Where it is sold or used
- South Korea (ships from ROBOTIS's Korean facility)
- Customers and pilots
- None named.
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- ROBOTIS introduces the open-source AI Worker
ROBOTIS presented AI Worker to the ROS community as an open-source mobile humanoid trained by teleoperation and imitation learning with LeRobot.
Open Robotics Discourse
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 | AI WorkerROBOTIS |  Iggy RobigusSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  FeatherFeather RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  R1Galaxea AI (Galaxea Dynamics)Same job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-05-15 | 2025-04-29 | 2026-09-24 | 2024 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 162 cm | 170 cm | 180 cm | 170 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg | 101 kg | 105 kg | — |
| Joints | 25 | — | 23 | 24 |
| Speed | 5.4 km/h | — | 4.7 km/h | 5.4 km/h |
| Payload | 10 kg | 2 kg | 6.8 kg | 10 kg |
| Battery | 6 h | 8 h | 10 h | — |
| Price | $69,000 | $54,500 | $29,990 | $44,500 |
Sources
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