Kinetix AI (Chaowei Dongli / Kai Robotics) · general-purpose humanoid
KAI
KaiBot
A full-size humanoid from a Shenzhen startup, built around very dexterous hands (22 driven and 14 passive joints each) and a tactile skin with about 18,000 sensing points. The company aims it at service work such as retail, concierge and home help, and says both arms together lift close to 20 kg.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 173 cmTaller than 70%
- Weight
- 70 kgHeavier than 60%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 3 hRuns longer than 39%
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Why it matters
Its maker claims 115 degrees of freedom, the most of any humanoid, largely from two 36-DoF hands; this claim is not independently checked.
Real-world use
Targets homes, factories and shops (none named)
Maker
Kinetix AI (Chaowei Dongli / Kai Robotics)Company · founded 2025-07 · Shenzhen, ChinaAngel round including Bluebird Intelligent Control
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
KAI (KaiBot) is taller than 70% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
KAI (KaiBot) is heavier than 60% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
KAI (KaiBot) has more joints than 100% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
KAI (KaiBot) runs longer than 39% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, price.
What it has been shown doing
We checked public videos and press for KAI (KaiBot) and found no clear demo of the skills we track yet.
Public attention
How much public attention KAI (KaiBot) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 3 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
- Walks on legs · 115 joints
- Actuators & motors
- 115 DoF overall with custom compliant actuators; near 20 kg dual-arm payload.
- Hands
- 36-DoF hands (22 active, 14 passive compliant joints).
- Sensors & vision
- Full-body tactile skin with 18,000 sensing points detecting 0.1 N.
- Battery & power
- 1.7 kWh semi-solid-state battery, about 3 hours of dual-arm work.
- Materials & build
- 173 cm, 70 kg (KaiBot body).
- AI & software
- Kinetix world-model system with action and evaluation modules; first-person human data captured with the head-worn KAI Halo; three-stage training.
From the maker
KAI (KaiBot) is the only humanoid from Kinetix AI in the atlas.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- Shenzhen, China
- Customers and pilots
- Targets homes, factories and shops (none named)
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Science and Technology Daily covers KAI launch
The paper details the 173 cm, 70 kg KaiBot body and Kinetix's three technology pillars.
Science and Technology Daily - Kinetix AI unveils 115-DoF KAI
Gasgoo reports the launch, noting Kinetix is an angel-round portfolio company of Bluebird Intelligent Control.
Gasgoo - KAI debuts at GIFTED event
Humanoids Daily covers the 26 April launch with 36-DoF hands and tactile skin.
Humanoids Daily
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 | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useKAI (KaiBot)Kinetix AI |  JupiterZerothSame jobs: retail, home · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |  Vbot ATOMVbot (维他动力, Weita Dongli)Same jobs: home, retail · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |  PUDU D9Pudu RoboticsSame jobs: retail, home · Both walk · Both in development · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2026-04-26 | 2026-01-04 | 2026-08-19 | 2024-12-19 |
| Status | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype | Prototype |
| Height | 173 cm | 165 cm | 160 cm | 170 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg | 58 kg | — | 65 kg |
| Joints | 115 | 25 | 31 | 42 |
| Speed | — | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | 3 h | 2.3 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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