CETC 21st Research Institute · industrial humanoid
Explorer D1
Tansuo D1
A full-size humanoid from a state electronics group's motor institute, aimed at heavy industrial work such as moving goods, inspection and factory tasks. It launched at 170 cm and about 70 kg; the version shown at WRC 2026 was given as 175 cm and 75 kg.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 175 cmTaller than 73%
- Weight
- 75 kgHeavier than 68%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A prototype humanoid from CETC 21st Research Institute.
Real-world use
None named; aimed at logistics handling, industrial inspection and heavy factory work.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Explorer D1 (Tansuo D1) is taller than 73% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Explorer D1 (Tansuo D1) is heavier than 68% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, joints, battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Explorer D1 (Tansuo D1) and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention Explorer D1 (Tansuo D1) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- unknown
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Actuators & motors
- The institute's integrated electric joints, combining precision servo motors, planetary reducers, sensing and drives; the institute leads drafting of a national standard series for such humanoid joints.
- Other details
- Launched at about 170 cm and 70 kg; the WRC 2026 version is 175 cm and 75 kg. Positioned as a special-purpose humanoid being validated at realistic training grounds.
From the maker
Explorer D1 (Tansuo D1) is the only humanoid from CETC 21st Research Institute in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- Shanghai, China (CETC 21st Research Institute with CETC Robotics)
- Customers and pilots
- None named; aimed at logistics handling, industrial inspection and heavy factory work.
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Explorer D1 shown at WRC 2026
China Daily reported the 175 cm D1 and its in-house electric joints in the central SOE pavilion.
China Daily - CETC 21 launches Explorer D1
The humanoid was launched at the opening of the 29th China Small Motor Technology Exhibition in Shanghai.
Eastmoney
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Explorer D1 (Tansuo D1)CETC 21st Research Institute |  Kaleido 9 (RHP Kaleido)Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |  Agile ONEAgile RobotsSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |  PHYBOT M1PHYBOTSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-11-25 | 2025-12-03 | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-21 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | 175 cm | 190 cm | 174 cm | 172 cm |
| Weight | 75 kg | 99 kg | 69 kg | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | 32 |
| Speed | — | 5 km/h | 7.2 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | 30 kg | 20 kg | 20 kg |
| Battery | — | 3 h | — | 2 h |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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