Mitsubishi Motors Kyoto engine plant, planned from 2027, targeting 1,000 units/month
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇯🇵 Highlanders N
Highlanders · Japan · unveiled 2026
prototype
supervised-autonomy
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%70.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%41.3
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%56.9
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%33.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
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
1.4m humanoid optimized for dexterity over strength; centerpiece of the first automaker/humanoid-developer mass-production agreement in Japan.
Deployment evidence
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
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.
Height
140.0 cm
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.
Weight
Undisclosed
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.
Payload
3.0 kg
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.
Travel speed
Undisclosed
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.
Runtime
Undisclosed
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.
Battery
Undisclosed
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.
Total DoF
Undisclosed
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.
Hand DoF per hand
Undisclosed
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.
Dexterous hands
Yes
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.
Actuation
electric
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.
Form factor
bipedal
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.
Onboard compute
Latest-generation GPU (onboard)
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.
AI model
Deep neural network whole-body control ('Physical AI'), ~100Hz update rate
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.
Autonomy
supervised-autonomy
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.
Product status
prototype
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.
Indicative price
Undisclosed
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.
Funding
Undisclosed
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.
Company valuation
Undisclosed
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 N in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with X-Humanoid Tiangong Omni →N is a humanoid robot from Highlanders in Japan, and it is at the prototype stage. It scores 39.2 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 119th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between X-Humanoid Tiangong Omni (HMX 39.4) and KIT High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab ARMAR-6 (HMX 39.2).
Against the 169 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is manipulation & dexterity (41.3 against a median of 40.0) and its clearest weakness is commercial readiness & deployment (33.0 against 67.0).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 1 deployment claim is on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 3 cited sources, as of 2026-07.
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 2026-07
- https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2026/20260709_1.html
- https://www.autonews.com/mitsubishi/an-mitsubishi-humanoid-robot-workers-highlanders-japan-0709/
- https://finance.biggo.com/news/f3a8bf04-888a-4f07-90b5-5cf2e59737a2
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/highlanders-n/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Highlanders N
How much does the Highlanders N cost?
Highlanders has not published a price for the Highlanders N, and none is estimated here.
What are the Highlanders N's specs?
Published specifications: payload 3 kg, height 140 cm. Not published: speed, runtime, degrees of freedom, degrees of freedom per hand and weight.
Is the Highlanders N autonomous?
The Highlanders N has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Highlanders N compare to the X-Humanoid Tiangong Omni?
On the HMX, the Highlanders N scores 39.2 and the X-Humanoid Tiangong Omni 39.4. The Highlanders N leads on commercial readiness & deployment; the X-Humanoid Tiangong Omni leads on manipulation & dexterity and hardware & engineering.
Who makes the Highlanders N?
The Highlanders N is made by Highlanders, in Japan.
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Version history · 2 versions
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Version 301 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 39.2No field changed; the score was recalculated.Changed by a direct correction or a scoring update, not a research proposal.
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First recorded version · 6 Sep 2026, 05:24 UTC · score then 39.2The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.