Rockchip · robot chip
RK3588
8-core Arm SoC (4x A76 + 4x A55) that is the cheap workhorse of Chinese robots: AgiBot Lingxi X2, LimX Luna, CASBOT, Pudu D5 and Galbot ET1.
- Compute
- 6 TOPSNPU (INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16)
- Power
- —Not published
- Process
- 8 nmTransistor node
- Made by
- —Not published
- First year
- 2022
- Price
- —Not published
Robots that use it
5 robot models whose maker or reputable press names this chip.
2025ChinaLingxi X2AgiBot · humanoidCommercial
2025ChinaCASBOT 02CASBOT · humanoidCommercial
2025ChinaCASBOT W1CASBOT · humanoidCommercial
2026ChinaET1Galbot · humanoidCommercial
2025ChinaPUDU D5Pudu Robotics · machineCommercialFully autonomous
How we know: 5 sources, one per robot
- Lingxi X2Two RK3588 chips are the base computers.agibot.com
- CASBOT 02An RK3588 handles voice and screen interaction.casbot.tech
- CASBOT W1RK3588 interaction module next to an Intel Core i9 and RTX 4060 industrial PC.casbot.tech
- ET1RK3588 is one of the base platforms.humanoidsdaily.com
- PUDU D5RK3588 works alongside the Orin.pudurobotics.com
About Rockchip
China · chip designer
Chinese fabless designer of low-cost Arm SoCs; its RK3588 with a 6 TOPS NPU is the usual second, cheaper computer in Chinese humanoids and quadrupeds.
Closest rivals
Other makers' robot chips of similar power from within three years of it. Chips with no published figures are left out.
| Measure | RK3588Rockchip | QCS6490 (RB3 Gen 2)Qualcomm | QRB5165 (Robotics RB5)Qualcomm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2020 |
| Compute | 6 TOPS NPU (INT4/INT8/INT16/FP16) | 12 TOPS | 15 TOPS |
| Power | — | — | — |
| Process | 8 nm | — | — |
| Foundry | — | — | — |
| Robots | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Sources
Specs come from the maker and reference pages. The source for each robot is under "How we know" above.
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