Robot profile
Asimov 1 Robot Profile, Specs, Status
Asimov 1 robot profile: Menlo Research, demo status, specs, pricing notes, use cases, AI platform, and related Biped.News coverage.
Current status: Demo
Current commerce and engineering materials are not fully synchronized. The live seller page lists $20,000, while the repository README retains an older $15,000 target and $499 deposit. The README says the battery is excluded, while the newer DIY documentation describes inspecting a supplied regional battery. Biped uses the current seller price and advises buyers to confirm the destination-specific packing list and battery before purchase. The base 25-DoF configuration does not include hands.
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Canonical robot facts
Fields are generated from the same robot record used by the interactive profile and public data export.
| Field | Evidence in the database |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Menlo Research |
| Country | Singapore |
| Commercial status | Demo |
| Category | Humanoid |
| Height | 120 cm |
| Weight | 35 kg |
| Payload | Not publicly documented |
| Battery runtime | Not publicly documented |
| Top speed | Not publicly documented |
| Degrees of freedom | 25 |
| Actuation | electric |
| AI platform | Open onboard software with Raspberry Pi 5 media/networking compute and Radxa CM5 motion control; the public manual and repository still mark later operation/software sections, the Asimov API, and a bundled locomotion policy as incomplete or forthcoming. |
| Pricing | $20,000 unassembled DIY kit; final price varies by destination, tariffs, and shipping (disclosed) |
| Availability | order-now |
| Price verified | 2026-08-28 |
| Deployment evidence | Menlo publishes company demonstrations, a direct kit purchase route, and custom-deployment marketing, but no named Asimov 1 customer deployment, delivered buyer fleet, uptime record, or autonomous work result is publicly verified. |
| Use cases | Research & education, Developer platform, AI & software development, Locomotion & mobility, Data collection & training |
| Last source verification | 2026-08-28 |
Deployment evidence
Canonical deployment summary: Menlo publishes company demonstrations, a direct kit purchase route, and custom-deployment marketing, but no named Asimov 1 customer deployment, delivered buyer fleet, uptime record, or autonomous work result is publicly verified.
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