Available via EU distributorUnitree
G1
Popular mid-size research humanoid.
- Height (cm)
- 132 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 35 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 23
- Payload (kg)
- 3 kg
Education
Research
USE CASE
Humanoid robots for research
Research teams buy humanoids as platforms, not products. What matters is how fast you can iterate: control APIs, documentation and spare-part supply beat headline specs, and an SDK your lab already knows is worth more than a few extra degrees of freedom.
For research, the software stack and ROS 2 support matters: integration cost is set by your existing tooling — an open SDK with ROS 2 can save months. For research, degrees of freedom matters: whole-body control research needs 40+ DoF, while locomotion-only work gets far with fewer. For research, repairability and spare parts matters: research robots fall — check EU stock of replacement limbs and actuators before ordering.
Most research-grade humanoids in our catalogue sit in the €15–40k band; full-size platforms run €40–100k.
Every model below is listed with its EU availability status — confirm distributor stock and lead time before committing to a date.
32 robots in this category
Available via EU distributor€15–40k
Pre-orderUnitree
H2
Full-size research humanoid.
- Height (cm)
- 181 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 70 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 31
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Demo & Events
Pre-orderBooster Robotics
T1
RoboCup-winning competition humanoid.
- Height (cm)
- 118 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 30 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 23
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Competition
Education
Enterprise sales — inquireFourier
GR-3
Full-size humanoid with a clinical research focus.
- Height (cm)
- 165 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 71 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 55
- Payload (kg)
- 3 kg
Healthcare
Research
Enterprise sales — inquireLimX Dynamics
Oli
Full-size biped for locomotion research.
- Height (cm)
- 165 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 55 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 31
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Pre-orderLeju
Kuavo
Mass-produced commercial humanoid.
- Height (cm)
- 160 cm
- Weight (kg)
- —
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Logistics
Research
Enterprise sales — inquireAgiBot
A2
High-volume service humanoid from the current shipment leader.
- Height (cm)
- 169 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 69 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 40
- Payload (kg)
- —
Service
Research
Pre-order1X
NEO
Consumer home humanoid with a soft, tendon-driven body.
- Height (cm)
- 165 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 30 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Home
Research
Available (EU manufacturer)Wheeled basePAL Robotics
ARI
European-made social humanoid for healthcare and reception.
- Height (cm)
- 165 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 40 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Healthcare
Research
Enterprise sales — inquireUnitree
H1
Fast full-size research biped; held a 3.3 m/s humanoid speed record.
- Height (cm)
- 180 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 47 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 27
- Payload (kg)
- 7 kg
Research
Demo & Events
Enterprise sales — inquireFourier
GR-1
First-gen full-size humanoid with a rehab-clinic distribution channel.
- Height (cm)
- 165 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 55 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 40
- Payload (kg)
- 3 kg
Healthcare
Research
Enterprise sales — inquireFourier
GR-2
Research/industrial base platform with a swappable battery.
- Height (cm)
- 175 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 63 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 53
- Payload (kg)
- 3 kg
Research
Industry
Enterprise sales — inquireEngineAI
SE01
Full-size flagship known for a natural end-to-end gait.
- Height (cm)
- 170 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 55 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 32
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Industry
Pre-orderEngineAI
PM01
Compact open dev platform, 320° waist, ~$12k.
- Height (cm)
- 138 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 40 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 24
- Payload (kg)
- —
Education
Research
Enterprise sales — inquirePNDbotics
Adam
High-biomimetic QDD-actuated full-size biped.
- Height (cm)
- 167 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 62 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 41
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Industry
Enterprise sales — inquireRobot Era
Star1
Fast-running full-size humanoid with a modular architecture.
- Height (cm)
- 171 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 65 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 55
- Payload (kg)
- 20 kg
Research
Demo & Events
Not for sale — R&DXiaomi
CyberOne
Xiaomi's demonstrator humanoid with emotion recognition.
- Height (cm)
- 177 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 52 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 21
- Payload (kg)
- 1.5 kg
Research
Demo & Events
Enterprise sales — inquireTi5 Robotics
Yao Guang
Lightweight 44-DoF biped with high-torque leg joints.
- Height (cm)
- 170 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 48 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 44
- Payload (kg)
- 5 kg
Research
Industry
Pre-order (EU manufacturer)NEURA Robotics
4NE-1 Mini
Compact €19,999 cognitive humanoid for research and education.
- Height (cm)
- 132 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 36 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 25
- Payload (kg)
- 3 kg
Education
Research
Available (EU manufacturer)PAL Robotics
TALOS
Torque-controlled EU research humanoid, ROS-native.
- Height (cm)
- 175 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 95 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 32
- Payload (kg)
- 6 kg
Research
Industry
Enterprise sales — inquireMentee Robotics
MenteeBot
End-to-end AI humanoid (V3) with hot-swap batteries.
- Height (cm)
- 175 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 70 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 40
- Payload (kg)
- 25 kg
Research
Logistics
Not for sale — R&DX-Humanoid
Tiangong Ultra
Open-source Beijing platform; won the world's first humanoid half-marathon (2025).
- Height (cm)
- 180 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 52 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Competition
Available (EU manufacturer)PAL Robotics
Kangaroo
EU-made headless dynamic-locomotion research biped.
- Height (cm)
- 160 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 38 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Pre-orderEngineAI
SA01
Entry-level open-source research biped, $5,400.
- Height (cm)
- 135 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 40 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 12
- Payload (kg)
- —
Education
Research
Enterprise sales — inquireRobot Era
L7
Full-size general-purpose humanoid.
- Height (cm)
- 171 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 66 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 55
- Payload (kg)
- 20 kg
Research
Industry
Enterprise sales — inquireWheeled baseGalaxea
R1
Wheeled bimanual mobile manipulator for R&D (not a biped).
- Height (cm)
- 170 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 96 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 24
- Payload (kg)
- 5 kg
Research
Logistics
Enterprise sales — inquireWheeled baseAstribot
S1
Bimanual high-speed manipulation platform on a wheeled base.
- Height (cm)
- 170 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 80 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- 10 kg
Research
Service
Available (EU manufacturer)Wheeled basePollen Robotics
Reachy 2
Open-source bimanual manipulator on an omnidirectional mobile base (not a biped).
- Height (cm)
- —
- Weight (kg)
- 50 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 17
- Payload (kg)
- 3 kg
Research
Education
Not for sale — R&DTesla
Optimus Gen 3
Tesla's general-purpose humanoid; not sold externally.
- Height (cm)
- 173 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 57 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- 28
- Payload (kg)
- 20 kg
Industry
Research
Not for sale — R&DKawasaki
Kaleido 9
Rugged full-size humanoid from a major industrial-robot maker.
- Height (cm)
- 190 cm
- Weight (kg)
- 99 kg
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- 18 kg
Industry
Research
Not for sale — R&DClone Robotics
Protoclone
Musculoskeletal android: 206 bones, ~1,000 water-actuated muscles, 500 sensors.
- Height (cm)
- 180 cm
- Weight (kg)
- —
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Research
Demo & Events
Enterprise sales — inquireDEEP Robotics
DR01
Industrial humanoid from a quadruped specialist; navigates 18 cm steps / 25° slopes.
- Height (cm)
- —
- Weight (kg)
- —
- Degrees of freedom
- —
- Payload (kg)
- —
Industry
Research
How to choose
- 1.Prioritise SDK maturity and documentation over peak specs.
- 2.Check whether EU distributors stock spare parts for the platform.
- 3.Match DoF to your research question, not the spec-sheet maximum.
- 4.Ask vendors for education or research pricing — it often differs from list.
Frequently asked questions
Which humanoid is best for a university lab?
There is no single winner. Locomotion labs often shortlist mid-size platforms like the Unitree G1 or Booster T1 for their open SDKs and €15–40k pricing; manipulation research usually needs dexterous hands, which narrows the field. Filter the grid above by ROS 2 and DoF to build your shortlist.
What budget should a research team plan?
Research-capable humanoids in our catalogue range from under €15k for compact platforms to €100k+ for full-size systems. Plan an extra 10–20% for shipping, EU import handling and spare parts.
Is ROS 2 support standard on humanoids?
No. Some platforms offer native ROS 2 interfaces; others rely on proprietary SDKs with community bridges. Check the Software / SDK row in each robot's spec table before shortlisting.