🇯🇵 Highlanders HL Human
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Score breakdown
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the HMX. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
Unveiled in June 2025 as Highlanders' 3rd-generation humanoid prototype, HL Human is a 140 cm bipedal robot featuring 19 DoF, modular 5-fingered hands, and an NVIDIA-compatible compute system.
Specifications
Evidence is attached to each value. Robot-wide source links do not verify every field. A source about an older value cannot support the current specification.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
unverified · 0 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
Highlanders HL Human in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with LimX TRON 2 →HL Human is a humanoid robot from Highlanders in Japan, and it is at the prototype stage. It scores 43.7 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 98th of 172.
On the leaderboard it sits between LimX TRON 2 (HMX 43.9) and Galaxea R1 Pro (HMX 43.6).
Against the 172 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is autonomy & intelligence (78.0 against a median of 70.0) and its clearest weakness is commercial readiness & deployment (28.0 against 64.5).
By the published specifications, it has fewer degrees of freedom than 90% of the 131 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (19) and is slower than 89% of the 64 other humanoid robots publishing a speed (0.83 m/s).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. No deployment is on record.
Its specifications carry a low-confidence grade from 4 cited sources, as of 2026-09-14.
Task evidence
Task capability is not inferred from hardware specifications or general autonomy labels. Find robots for a task →
No task-specific evidence recorded. Capability remains unknown.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-09-14
- https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000156831.html
- https://news.mynavi.jp/techplus/article/20250702-3368525/
- https://robotopedia.ru/robot/hlhuman/
- https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000007.000156831.html
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/highlanders-hl-human/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Highlanders HL Human
How much does the Highlanders HL Human cost?
Highlanders has not published a price for the Highlanders HL Human, and none is estimated here.
What are the Highlanders HL Human's specs?
Published specifications: payload 3 kg, speed 0.83 m/s, degrees of freedom 19, height 140 cm. Not published: runtime, degrees of freedom per hand and weight.
Is the Highlanders HL Human autonomous?
The Highlanders HL Human has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Highlanders HL Human compare to the LimX TRON 2?
On the HMX, the Highlanders HL Human scores 43.7 and the LimX TRON 2 43.9. The Highlanders HL Human leads on autonomy & intelligence and manipulation & dexterity; the LimX TRON 2 leads on mobility & locomotion, hardware & engineering, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability.
Who makes the Highlanders HL Human?
The Highlanders HL Human is made by Highlanders, in Japan.
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Change history · 1 applied update
- New model New model: HL Human (Highlanders) (confirmed facts only) 2026-09-21T05:16:25+00:00 · by agent-regrade