Galaxea AI (Galaxea Dynamics, Xinghaitu) · research humanoid
R1
A full-size wheeled humanoid with a camera head unit, a 4-DoF torso that reaches from floor to about 2 m, and two 6-DoF arms with grippers on a three-wheel steering base. The R1 Pro (7-DoF arms) and the smaller R1 Lite are trims of the same series.
- Price
- $44,500Cheaper than 33%
- Height
- 170 cmTaller than 59%
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 10 kgCarries more than 41%
- Speed
- 5.4 km/hFaster than 53%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
R1 is on the market today.
Real-world use
Galaxea began selling R1 in late 2024 and planned to ship up to 1,000 R1-series units in 2025, about half outside China (per Forbes Argentina, Aug 2025).
Timeline
- Released
- 2024
Maker
Galaxea AI (Galaxea Dynamics, Xinghaitu)Company · founded 2023 · Beijing (Zhongguancun), China; factory in SuzhouSeries A of over US$100 million in July 2025 (Capital Today, Ant Group, Meituan Long-Z; about US$700 million valuation per Forbes); RMB 1 billion…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
R1 is taller than 59% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
R1 is faster than 53% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
R1 carries more than 41% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
R1 has more joints than 28% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
R1 costs less than 33% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: weight, battery.
What it has been shown doing
1 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Kitchen workGalaxea G0 paper evaluates table bussing and microwave operation on the R1 Lite trim of the R1 series · Aug 2025 · arxiv.org
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarryOn siteAutonomous
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- 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.
- Movement
- Wheeled base · 24 joints
- Chip
- Jetson AGX Orin (NVIDIA)Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB (200 TOPS) on board.
- Actuators & motors
- 24 DoF in total: two 6-DoF arms, a 4-joint torso and two 3-DoF steerable chassis modules (three-wheel vector base).
- Hands
- Parallel gripper end-effectors as standard; 70 cm arms; wrist force sensing and wrist cameras optional. Dual-arm payload up to 10 kg; per arm 2 kg rated and 3.5 kg maximum at 0.5 m.
- Sensors & vision
- 2 MP stereo head camera, optional 2 MP wrist cameras, five 2 MP surround cameras and a 360-degree lidar (7 HD cameras and 1 lidar in all; a second lidar optional).
- Compute
- NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB (200 TOPS) on board.
- AI & software
- Supports joint-mapped (isomorphic) and VR teleoperation with force feedback for data collection; Galaxea offers its G0 vision-language-action model (launched August 2025), an SDK and documentation centre.
- Other details
- 1.70 m tall and 675 mm wide; chassis speed up to 1.5 m/s; torso gives a vertical working range from floor to about 2 m.
Named suppliers:NVIDIA
From the maker
R1 is the only humanoid from Galaxea AI (Galaxea Dynamics) in the atlas.
Watch R1
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $44,500320,000-459,900 yuan, about $44,500-$64,000 depending on accessories (Forbes Argentina conversion); the later R1 Pro is a separate higher-spec version
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Galaxea planned to ship up to 1,000 R1 units by the end of 2025 (Forbes, August 2025)
- Sold or delivered
- On sale since late 2024; by February 2026 Galaxea reported orders for several thousand units across its products (not broken out for R1)
- Where it is sold or used
- Factory in Suzhou, China; R&D in Beijing
- Customers and pilots
- Physical Intelligence and Stanford University (per Forbes); unnamed Chinese carmakers planned to use it in plants from late 2025
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Galaxea raises RMB 1 billion Series B
Galaxea closed a 1 billion yuan Series B led by new industrial investors, citing orders for several thousand units and nearly 3 billion yuan raised in total.
EqualOcean - Galaxea valued at $700 million after Series A
Forbes reported a Series A of over $100 million led by Capital Today, Ant Group and Meituan's Long-Z, R1 prices of 320,000-459,900 yuan and plans to ship up to 1,000 units in 2025.
Forbes Argentina
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 | R1Galaxea AI (Galaxea Dynamics) |  AI WorkerROBOTISSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  Iggy RobigusSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |  FeatherFeather RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size · Similar price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2024 | 2025-05-15 | 2025-04-29 | 2026-09-24 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 170 cm | 162 cm | 170 cm | 180 cm |
| Weight | — | 90 kg | 101 kg | 105 kg |
| Joints | 24 | 25 | — | 23 |
| Speed | 5.4 km/h | 5.4 km/h | — | 4.7 km/h |
| Payload | 10 kg | 10 kg | 2 kg | 6.8 kg |
| Battery | — | 6 h | 8 h | 10 h |
| Price | $44,500 | $69,000 | $54,500 | $29,990 |
Sources
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