MagicLab · research humanoid
MagicBot Z1
A 1.37 m, 40 kg high-dynamic biped (24 DOF base, up to 50 in development version) shown doing backflips and kicks.
- Price
- —No maker price; a guide lists $50,000 and a US reseller from $52,800.
- Height
- 137 cmTaller than 27%
- Weight
- 40 kgHeavier than 24%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 9.0 km/hFaster than 88%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
MagicBot Z1 is on the market today.
Real-world use
100+ partner organisations in proof-of-concept pilots (company).
Maker
MagicLabCompany · founded 2024-01 · Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (per its global site)Reports 500 million yuan of letters of intent and 130 million yuan of firm orders within six months of May 2025
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
MagicBot Z1 is taller than 27% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
MagicBot Z1 is heavier than 24% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
MagicBot Z1 is faster than 88% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
MagicBot Z1 has more joints than 28% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, battery, price.
What it has been shown doing
4 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.
- Climb stairsmaker lists stairs among terrains it handles · Jul 2025 · magiclab.top
- Rough groundmaker says it adapts to grass and gravel · Jul 2025 · magiclab.top
- Gets up after a fallmaker launch notes 'continuous fall-and-rise' and impact recovery · Jul 2025 · magiclab.top
- Jump & acrobatics45-second video shows backflip, spinning kicks and a side flip · Nov 2025 · interestingengineering.com
Not shown yet:SortAssembleFoldKitchenToolsFineRunCarryOn 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
- Walks on legs · 24 joints
- Actuators & motors
- In-house joint modules over 130 Nm each, up to 320-degree range; 24 DoF base, expandable to 50.
- Hands
- Dexterous hands available on the Developer Edition (MagicHand line).
- Sensors & vision
- 3D LiDAR, depth cameras, binocular cameras, visual and tactile sensing.
- Compute
- Optional high-performance compute packages on Developer Edition.
- Materials & build
- High-strength aluminium alloy and engineering plastics, topology-optimised.
- AI & software
- MagicLab navigation system, multi-source motion database, standard robot controller, Z1 SDK; claims a new motion sequence can be learned in 20 minutes.
Lineage
Every MagicLab humanoid in order.
- MagicBot Z12025Commercial
MagicBot Gen12026Commercial
MagicBot D12026Commercial
MagicBot X12026Commercial
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedNo maker price; a guide lists $50,000 and a US reseller from $52,800.
- How to get one
- Maker's website
- Sold or delivered
- MagicLab reports letters of intent of 500 million yuan and firm orders of 130 million yuan since sales began in May 2025 (company, all products).
- Where it is sold or used
- China; shown at CES 2026.
- Customers and pilots
- 100+ partner organisations in proof-of-concept pilots (company).
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- MagicLab shows Z1 and new robots at CES 2026
Company says products are in mass production with deliveries under way.
Gasgoo - MagicLab unveils MagicBot Z1
1.4 m humanoid with 24-50 DoF, on sale immediately.
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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 | MagicBot Z1MagicLab |  N2Noetix RoboticsSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  R1Unitree RoboticsSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  E1Noetix RoboticsSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2025-07-08 | 2025-03 | 2025-07-25 | 2025-08 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 137 cm | 118 cm | 123 cm | 136 cm |
| Weight | 40 kg | 30 kg | 29 kg | — |
| Joints | 24 | 18 | 26 | 21 |
| Speed | 9 km/h | 12.6 km/h | — | 4.3 km/h |
| Payload | — | 5 kg | — | — |
| Battery | — | 2 h | 1 h | 2 h |
| Price | — | $5,500 | $5,900 | — |
Sources
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