Explorelens · Embodiment
checked 1 Sep 2026

How robotics fits together — the machines, the stacks inside them, and the markets buying them.

Humanoids

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1X NEONO

Tendon-driven home humanoid designed to be safe to stand next to; softness is the safety argument instead of force limiting a rigid arm.

Pilot deployments
Agility DigitUS

Bipedal humanoid built for tote handling in logistics; the first humanoid under a commercial RaaS agreement.

Pilot deployments
Apptronik ApolloUS

Full-size humanoid from Apptronik with a swappable battery, piloted with Mercedes-Benz and GXO.

Pilot deployments
Boston Dynamics AtlasUS

Electric humanoid robot platform developed for industrial manipulation research and deployment.

Pilot deployments
Figure 02US

Figure AI's second-generation humanoid, the model piloted at BMW Spartanburg in 2024.

Pilot deployments
Figure 03US

Figure AI's third-generation humanoid, built around the Helix VLA model and targeted at home and commercial use. Deliberately sparse: no supplier data is published.

Pilot deploymentsANALYST
Fourier GR-1CN

General-purpose humanoid sold largely to research buyers, carrying over Fourier's rehabilitation-robotics actuator work.

Pilot deployments
Galbot G1CN

Wheeled dual-arm humanoid working unmanned retail stores, where a constrained environment buys reliable manipulation data.

Pilot deployments
Sanctuary PhoenixCA

Humanoid built around hydraulic dexterous hands, with teleoperation used as the data engine for autonomy.

Prototype
Tesla OptimusUS

Tesla's general-purpose humanoid robot program.

Prototype
UBTech Walker S1CN

Industrial humanoid trialled on Chinese automotive assembly lines for handling and inspection tasks.

Pilot deployments
Unitree G1CN

Compact humanoid sold broadly to research labs and developers; the price point that reset expectations for humanoid hardware in 2024.

CommercialANALYST

Quadrupeds & legged

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AMRs & warehouse

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Drones

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Industrial arms & cobots

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Autonomous vehicles

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Other mobile

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Where is it usedMarketsEnergy → Wind → Blade repairHow does it workRobot MRIUnitree G1 · eleven canonical layersHow does it compareCompareFigure 03 · Unitree G1 · Apollo