ROKAE Robotics · industrial humanoid
Helios
A wheeled dual-arm humanoid from the industrial cobot maker ROKAE: two 7-axis force-controlled arms on a lifting waist, a 2-axis head with a stereo camera, and a four-wheel omnidirectional base. Height adjusts from about 149 to 200 cm; specs are for Helios II (160 kg with 5 kg arms, 180 kg with 10 kg arms). The spec table lists 23 DoF while the intro claims 42.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 200 cmTaller than 99%
- Weight
- 160 kgHeavier than 95%
- Payload
- 10 kgCarries more than 41%
- Speed
- 5.4 km/hFaster than 53%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 45%
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Why it matters
Helios is on the market today.
Real-world use
None named; listed for auto parts, electronics, commercial services and research.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Helios is taller than 99% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Helios is heavier than 95% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Helios is faster than 53% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Helios carries more than 41% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Helios has more joints than 22% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Helios runs longer than 45% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Helios 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
- No recent press stories listed yet
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 · 23 joints
- Chip
- Jetson Orin NX (NVIDIA)Buyers choose Jetson Orin NX 8 GB, AGX Orin 64 GB or Jetson Thor T5000.Jetson AGX Orin (NVIDIA)AGX Orin 64 GB is one of three compute options.Jetson AGX Thor (T5000) (NVIDIA)Jetson Thor T5000 is the top compute option.
- Actuators & motors
- 23 DoF on Helios II (neck 2, arms 7 each, waist 2, legs 2, chassis 3); whole-body force control using joint torque sensors in arms, waist and neck. ROKAE makes its own HSA integrated force-control joints.
- Hands
- Payload 5 kg per arm (Helios II-5) or 10 kg (Helios II-10); electric grippers, dexterous hands or electric vacuum grippers as options.
- Sensors & vision
- Two 3D navigation lidars, head stereo camera, IMU; optional chest stereo camera, wrist camera, three fisheye cameras and a four-microphone array.
- Compute
- Choice of NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS), Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (275 TOPS) or Jetson Thor T5000.
- Battery & power
- Two 18 Ah packs (36 Ah); about 4 hours; 2-hour charge (10-90%); direct charging, battery swap or autonomous docking.
- AI & software
- ROS 2 and Python SDK; gamepad control; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional 5G.
- Other details
- Four-wheel omnidirectional base up to 1.5 m/s with +/-10 mm docking accuracy; 750 x 650 x 1,493-2,000 mm; 160 kg (II-5) or 180 kg (II-10). Optional wireless e-stop.
Named suppliers:NVIDIAROS (Open Robotics)
Lineage
Every ROKAE Robotics 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
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- China (ROKAE, Beijing)
- Customers and pilots
- None named; listed for auto parts, electronics, commercial services and research.
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 | HeliosROKAE Robotics |  AI WorkerROBOTISSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSpaceo ProMuks RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  CASBOT W1CASBOT (Beijing Zhongke Huiling Robot Technology)Same job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-11 | 2025-05-15 | 2025-03-06 | 2025-07-26 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Pilot use | Commercial |
| Height | 200 cm | 162 cm | 210 cm | 210 cm |
| Weight | 160 kg | 90 kg | 60 kg | 260 kg |
| Joints | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| Speed | 5.4 km/h | 5.4 km/h | 5.4 km/h | 4.3 km/h |
| Payload | 10 kg | 10 kg | 5 kg | 10 kg |
| Battery | 4 h | 6 h | 4 h | 5 h |
| Price | — | $69,000 | — | — |
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