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Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) · industrial humanoid

Galbot S1

A heavy-duty wheeled robot with a head, a lifting torso and two 7-DoF arms on an omnidirectional four-wheel base, built for factory and warehouse lifting. It swaps its own batteries so it can run around the clock.

Price
—No list price published; Galbot's page links to a JD.com store listing
Height
179 cmTaller than 85%
Weight
320 kgHeavier than 100%
Payload
50 kgCarries more than 95%
Speed
5.4 km/hFaster than 53%
Battery
8 hRuns longer than 75%

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Why it matters

Galbot S1 is on the market today.

Real-world use

Galbot says the S1 works on CATL battery production lines handling heavy loads (announced January 2026).

Timeline

First shown
2026-01-20
Released
Not yet
Launch press release

Maker

Galbot (Galaxy General Robot)Company · founded 2023 · Beijing, China

1.1 billion yuan round led by CATL (June 2025, unicorn); $300M at $3B valuation (Dec 2025); 2.5 billion yuan (Mar 2026), valuation above 20…

How it stacks up

Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

Not published by the maker: price.

What it has been shown doing

2 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.

  • Works on siteOn siteAutonomousmaker says S1 handles heavy-load material tasks on CATL battery production lines · Jan 2026 · technode.global
  • Runs on its ownOn siteAutonomousmaker states it operates autonomously without teleoperation and swaps its own batteries · Jan 2026 · technode.global

Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineStairsTerrainGet upRunJumpCarry

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
  • 1 news story 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 · 17 joints
Actuators & motors
Neck 2 DoF, each arm 7 DoF, lift 1 DoF; 750 mm lift travel; four-wheel-steer omnidirectional chassis at up to 1.5 m/s.
Hands
Two 7-DoF arms (920 mm shoulder to wrist) with up to 50 kg continuous dual-arm payload; reach from floor to about 2.3-2.4 m. End-effectors not specified.
Sensors & vision
Head: binocular camera and 3D LiDAR; chest: 2 depth cameras and 2 six-axis force sensors; chassis: 2 3D LiDARs. Vision-only positioning without QR codes.
Compute
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (275 TOPS).
Battery & power
Two 48 V 30 Ah hot-swappable batteries; 8 h per full charge, 2 h charge; swaps its own batteries for 24/7 work.
Materials & build
1793 mm max height, 320 kg, 730 x 730 mm footprint; 0-40 C operating range.
AI & software
Galbot's 'Galaxy Brain' embodied model and proprietary material-handling model; runs without teleoperation; secondary-development portal.
Other details
7-inch touchscreen, wireless e-stop; Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2.

Named suppliers:NVIDIA

Lineage

Every Galbot (Galaxy General Robot) humanoid in order.

  1. Galbot G1Galbot G12024Commercial
  2. Galbot S1 (frame from the official video)Galbot S12026Commercial
  3. ET1 (frame from the official video)ET12026Commercial

Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not publishedNo list price published; Galbot's page links to a JD.com store listing
How to get one
No official buying page found
Where it is sold or used
China (Galbot, Beijing HQ)
Customers and pilots
Working on a CATL production line; Galbot also lists Bosch, Toyota, BAIC, SAIC and Zeekr as flexible-manufacturing partners

News

The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. Galbot S1 launched with 50 kg dual-arm payload

    Galbot says S1 runs heavy-load tasks at CATL and swaps its own batteries for round-the-clock work.

    TNGlobal (PR Newswire)

Side by side with its peers

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Full comparison

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

TechNode Global (PR Newswire) Galbot S1 Breaks Industry Load Limits with 50KG Heavy-Duty Capacity

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