Humanoids
Explore the humanoid robots we track.
- 01Robot reportsOne evidence-graded report for every humanoid in the tracked cohort.12 published reportsBrowse reports
- 02How they workThe named models and control layers behind sensing, reasoning and action.12 system recordsExplore systems
- 03How they workBody, brain and power - what is actually inside each machine, part by part.12 vendors trackedSee how they work
Systems
How a humanoid works.
Every humanoid runs the same six-part loop: it senses, understands, predicts, acts, controls and learns. What differs is how much of that loop its maker has actually named.
Senses
Turns cameras, audio and touch into one picture
- Model not named
Understands
Works out what the job is
- Helix System 2
Predicts
Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Acts
Chooses the movement and the grasp
- Helix System 1
Controls
Keeps the body balanced while it works
- Helix System 0
Learns
Improves the models between runs
- Model not named
What it learns feeds back into the models before the next run.
Figure uses a three-layer system: one layer understands the job, one turns everything the robot sees and feels into movement, and one handles fast balance and actuator control.
- SensesConfirmed, model not named
- UnderstandsModel publicly namedHelix System 2
- PredictsNot disclosed
- ActsModel publicly namedHelix System 1 · Helix locomotion within the full-body policy
- ControlsModel publicly namedHelix System 0
- LearnsConfirmed, model not named
Named = the vendor has named the model for this robot. Partner = supplied technology. Confirmed but unnamed stays unnamed, and undisclosed stays undisclosed — adjacent vendor research is never counted as this robot’s system.
Directory
All humanoids
Every humanoid we track, whether or not a full report has been published yet. Filter by status, morphology and evidence floor.
Morphology, evidence and sort
Latest robot changes
What changed recently.
Dated, sourced changes on the robots we track. Each line links to the original report and to ours.
- 29 Oct 2026Tesla Optimus · TeslaTesla begins humanoid production in CaliforniaSource: Supply Chain DiveTesla Optimus report
- 29 Oct 2026XPeng IRON · XPengXpeng Iron batteries enter small batch output ahead of robotSource: Humanoid GuideXPeng IRON report
- 26 Oct 2026Boston Dynamics Atlas (electric) · Boston DynamicsCan Boston Dynamics keep up with Tesla and China in the humanoid robot race?Source: Bing NewsBoston Dynamics Atlas (electric) report
- 26 Oct 2026Unitree H2 · UnitreeUnitree’s newly launched H2-X Robot loses a leg in public demonstrationSource: TechNodeUnitree H2 report
- 25 Oct 2026NEURA 4NE-1 · NEURA RoboticsWelcome, 4NE1 Gen 3.5!Source: Humanoid GuideNEURA 4NE-1 report
Vendors
Who builds these machines.
We track 12 vendors behind the humanoids in this section. A few of the most active are below.
- 1X1 machine tracked
- Agibot (Zhiyuan Robotics)1 machine tracked
- Apptronik1 machine tracked
- Boston Dynamics1 machine tracked
- Figure AI1 machine tracked
- Fourier Intelligence1 machine tracked
Learn
Learn the body and the brain.
Two plain-English routes into the hardware and the intelligence behind every machine in this section.
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