DroidUp (Shanghai Zhuoyide Robot Co.) · social humanoid
Moya
A lifelike female-styled humanoid with a customisable face that mimics micro-expressions and skin kept warm at 32-36 °C, aimed at healthcare, education and eldercare settings. DroidUp claims 92% human-like walking posture.
- Price
- $173,000Cheaper than 11%
- Height
- 165 cmTaller than 49%
- Weight
- 32 kgHeavier than 17%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A prototype humanoid from DroidUp (Shanghai Zhuoyide).
Real-world use
Since 17 Sep 2026 working as a greeter at the GUJIN lingerie flagship store on Huaihai Road, Shanghai; target markets healthcare, education and eldercare
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
DroidUp (Shanghai Zhuoyide Robot Co.)Company · founded 2023 · Shanghai, ChinaNearly 100 million yuan Pre-A+ round (February 2026) led by Pudong Leading Area Investment Center and Zhangjiang Science and Technology VC.
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Moya is taller than 49% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Moya is heavier than 17% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Moya costs less than 11% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, joints, battery.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for Moya and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention Moya gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 4 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
- Tendon-assisted actuation to cut limb inertia, per Mike Kalil; walking and turning driven by DroidUp's 'cerebellar' motion-control model.
- Sensors & vision
- Camera behind the eyes for eye contact and real-time reaction to people.
- Materials & build
- 165 cm, about 32 kg. Soft silicone-type skin over padding that mimics fat and muscle, with a rib cage; skin held at 32-36 C. Modular bionic platform can be configured with different gender traits and faces.
- AI & software
- AI-driven micro-expressions (smiling, nodding, gaze); DroidUp claims a walking posture 92% similar to a human's.
Lineage
Every DroidUp (Shanghai Zhuoyide) humanoid in order.
Watch Moya
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $173,000About 1.2 million yuan (roughly US$173,000) reported starting price; market entry planned late 2026
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Commercial launch planned for late 2026
- Where it is sold or used
- Shanghai, China
- Customers and pilots
- Since 17 Sep 2026 working as a greeter at the GUJIN lingerie flagship store on Huaihai Road, Shanghai; target markets healthcare, education and eldercare
News
The latest 4, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Moya starts work as a store greeter
DroidUp says Moya took a reception job at GUJIN's Shanghai flagship store during the Shanghai light festival.
DroidUp - Moya among China's hyper-realistic androids
Mike Kalil reports 165 cm, 32 kg, heated skin and a starting price of around $175,000.
Mike Kalil - Warm-skinned Moya to launch this year
New Atlas reports a starting price around 1.2 million yuan and a late-2026 market entry.
New Atlas - DroidUp debuts biomimetic Moya
Interesting Engineering covers Moya's micro-expressions and 92% human-like gait claim.
Interesting Engineering
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 | MoyaDroidUp (Shanghai Zhuoyide) |  ZTE Xingzai (中兴星仔)ZTE CorporationSame job: social · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |  XMAN-F1Keenon RoboticsSame jobs: healthcare, social · Both walk · Both in development |  IRON (next generation)XPengSame job: social · Both walk · Both in development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2026-01 | 2026-07-18 | 2025-07-26 | 2025-11-05 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | 165 cm | 160 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 32 kg | 30 kg | — | 65 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — | 82 |
| Speed | — | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | $173,000 | — | — | — |
Sources
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