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Alex (IHMC full-body humanoid)
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Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition with Boardwalk Robotics · research humanoid

Alex

IHMC full-body humanoid

IHMC's all-electric successor to its hydraulic Nadia, funded by the US Office of Naval Research, with legs jointed like a human's, human-like arms and a faceless head, built to work outdoors in disaster and military settings. It is expected to weigh about 85 kg with battery versus about 100 kg for Nadia; reported DoF counts conflict (19 vs 29). Not to be confused with Boardwalk Robotics' upper-body Alex.

Price
—Not published
Height
—Not published
Weight
85 kgHeavier than 77%
Payload
10 kgCarries more than 41%
Speed
—Not published
Battery
—Not published

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Why it matters

A research humanoid from Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC).

Real-world use

Demonstrated publicly, including shadow boxing, at IHMC's Pensacola open house in April 2026.

Timeline

First shown
2025-11
Released
Not yet

Maker

Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition with Boardwalk RoboticsUniversity lab · founded 1990 · Pensacola, Florida, United States

federal research grants (ONR, ARL, DARPA, NASA, NSF and others); ONR multi-year contract for Alex; 501(c)(3) non-profit

How it stacks up

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Not published by the maker: height, speed, joints, battery, price.

Public attention

How much public attention Alex (IHMC full-body humanoid) gets, from open data.

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Hands
unknown
Movement
Walks on legs

Lineage

Every Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) humanoid in order.

  1. NadiaNadia2023Research
  2. Alex (IHMC full-body humanoid)Alex (IHMC full-body humanoid)2025Research

Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found

Sources

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