Fourier · research humanoid
GR-2
Second-generation Fourier humanoid, 1.75 m and 63 kg with 53 joints, 12-DOF hands with tactile sensors and a detachable battery with double the capacity of GR-1.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 175 cmTaller than 73%
- Weight
- 63 kgHeavier than 52%
- Payload
- 3 kgCarries more than 13%
- Speed
- 5.0 km/hFaster than 48%
- Battery
- —Not published
Not for sale: Shown only as a past generation on Fourier's GRx page (no product page or buy path); current line is GR-3.
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Why it matters
GR-2 is on the market today.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2024-09-26
- Released
- 2024
Maker
FourierCompany · founded 2015 · Shanghai, ChinaAbout $246M disclosed in total (Sacra): Series D Jan 2022 (SoftBank Vision Fund 2 lead), Series E about 800 million yuan / $109M closed Jan 2025…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
GR-2 is taller than 73% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
GR-2 is heavier than 52% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
GR-2 is faster than 48% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
GR-2 carries more than 13% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
GR-2 has more joints than 86% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for GR-2 and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention GR-2 gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
- about 500 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
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.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 53 joints
- Actuators & motors
- FSA 2.0 actuator series tuned per joint, peak torque up to 380 Nm, roughly twice the control accuracy of GR-1; 53 DoF body.
- Hands
- Five-finger hands with 12 DoF each and 6 array-type tactile sensors measuring force.
- Battery & power
- Larger, replaceable pack adding one to two hours of runtime over GR-1; capacity not stated.
- Materials & build
- Modular design with serial instead of parallel connections and improved cabling to cut maintenance and manufacturing cost.
- AI & software
- New ROS-compatible SDK with APIs for vision, path planning and force control; supports NVIDIA Isaac Lab and MuJoCo.
- Other details
- Arm payload 3 kg, top speed 5 km/h (press).
Named suppliers:NVIDIAROS (Open Robotics)Arm Holdings
Lineage
Every Fourier humanoid in order.
Watch GR-2
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- Not for saleShown only as a past generation on Fourier's GRx page (no product page or buy path); current line is GR-3.
- Sold or delivered
- No GR-2 count published; Omdia put Fourier at 150-500 units in 2025.
- Where it is sold or used
- Research customers worldwide.
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Omdia lists Fourier sixth in 2025 humanoid shipments
Fourier was among makers shipping roughly 150-500 units each.
China Daily - Fourier raises about $109 million Series E
Prosperity7 among backers of the round, Fourier's largest.
DealStreetAsia - Fourier announces GR-2
Successor to GR-1 with 12-DoF hands, FSA 2.0 actuators and a swappable battery.
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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 | GR-2Fourier | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSTAR1Robotera (Robot Era)Same jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  SE01EngineAI (Zhongqing Robotics)Same jobs: general-purpose, research · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  H1Unitree RoboticsSame jobs: research, general-purpose · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024-09-26 | 2024-08 | 2024-10 | 2023-08 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 175 cm | 171 cm | 170 cm | 180 cm |
| Weight | 63 kg | 63 kg | 55 kg | 47 kg |
| Joints | 53 | 55 | — | — |
| Speed | 5 km/h | 13 km/h | — | 11.9 km/h |
| Payload | 3 kg | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | $90,000 |
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