Highlanders · industrial humanoid
HL Human
A walking industrial humanoid with 19 degrees of freedom (4 per arm), autonomous movement at about 3 km/h with balance control, stereo camera and lidar mapping, and an optional five-finger hand that grips up to 3 kg for screw-fastening and assembly. Payload is the hand's grip limit.
- Price
- —Not disclosed; mass-production sales targeted within 2026
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 3 kgCarries more than 13%
- Speed
- 3.0 km/hFaster than 22%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A pilot use humanoid from Highlanders (University of Tokyo spin-off).
Real-world use
Prototypes have gone to partner companies through an early-access programme since late 2025; Mitsubishi Motors invested in May 2026.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2025-06-30
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
HighlandersCompanyHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
HL Human is faster than 22% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HL Human carries more than 13% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HL Human has more joints than 6% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, battery, price.
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
- No recent press stories listed yet
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
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- dexterous
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 19 joints
From the maker
HL Human is the only humanoid from Highlanders (University of Tokyo spin-off) in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedNot disclosed; mass-production sales targeted within 2026
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
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 | HL HumanHighlanders (University of Tokyo spin-off) |  Figure 03Figure AISame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |  AtomDobot (Shenzhen Yuejiang Technology)Same job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useSuyuanShanghai ElectricSame job: industrial · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-06-30 | 2025-10-09 | 2025-03-18 | 2025-07-26 |
| Status | Pilot use | Commercial | Commercial | Pilot use |
| Height | — | 173 cm | 153 cm | 167 cm |
| Weight | — | 61 kg | 62 kg | 50 kg |
| Joints | 19 | 60 | 28 | 38 |
| Speed | 3 km/h | 4.3 km/h | 5.4 km/h | 5 km/h |
| Payload | 3 kg | 20 kg | — | 10 kg |
| Battery | — | 5 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | $27,500 | — |
Sources
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