NIO EV Smart Factory
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇨🇳 Leju Robot Kuavo-5
Leju Robot · China · unveiled 2025
commercial
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: medium
Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%97.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%51.5
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%69.2
Hardware & Engineering · 15%81.1
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%100.0
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
Became the world's first humanoid robot torchbearer at a national multi-sport games (Nov 2025); an earlier Kuavo generation ran Huawei HarmonyOS.
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.
China Southern Power Grid & China Mobile (1,200 km 5G-A substation inspection)
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
FAW Group
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Haier Group
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
Jiangsu Hengtong
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
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
168.0 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
55.0 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.
Payload
20.0 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
1.1 m/s
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
7.0 h
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
40 DoF
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
5 DoF
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
RK3588 + NVIDIA Orin NX (157 TOPS)
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
Huawei Pangu Embodied AI Model
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
task-autonomous
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
commercial
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
38000.0 USD
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.
Leju Robot Kuavo-5 in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Westwood THEMIS V2 →Kuavo-5 is a humanoid robot from Leju Robot in China, and it is commercially available. It scores 72.1 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 15th of 156 — in the top 10%.
On the leaderboard it sits between Westwood THEMIS V2 (HMX 72.5) and Figure 01 (HMX 70.9).
It is at or above the category median on every machine pillar, most of all mobility & locomotion: 69.2 against a median of 34.8.
By the published specifications, it runs longer per charge than 84% of the 68 other humanoid robots publishing a runtime (7 h) and is slower than 79% of the 62 other humanoid robots publishing a speed (1.1 m/s).
Its published price of $38,000 is below 47% of the 55 other humanoid robots with a public price — nearer the expensive end, with a median published price of $29,900.
On autonomy, it has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. 5 deployment claims are on record, none yet backed by a customer, the press or the vendor.
Its specifications carry a medium-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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leju_Robot
- https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/11/03/leju-robots-humanoid-makes-history-as-torchbearer-at-chinas-15th-national-games/96156/
- https://humanoid.guide/product/kuavo-5/
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the Leju Robot Kuavo-5
How much does the Leju Robot Kuavo-5 cost?
The Leju Robot Kuavo-5 has a published price of $38,000.
What are the Leju Robot Kuavo-5's specs?
Published specifications: payload 20 kg, speed 1.1 m/s, runtime 7 h, degrees of freedom 40, degrees of freedom per hand 5, height 168 cm, weight 55 kg.
Is the Leju Robot Kuavo-5 autonomous?
The Leju Robot Kuavo-5 has demonstrated completing tasks on its own. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the Leju Robot Kuavo-5 compare to the Westwood THEMIS V2?
On the HMX, the Leju Robot Kuavo-5 scores 72.1 and the Westwood THEMIS V2 72.5. The Leju Robot Kuavo-5 leads on autonomy & intelligence and manipulation & dexterity; the Westwood THEMIS V2 leads on mobility & locomotion.
Who makes the Leju Robot Kuavo-5?
The Leju Robot Kuavo-5 is made by Leju Robot, in China.
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Change history · 1 applied update
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Spec update Update Kuavo-5
autonomy_level: teleoperated → task-autonomous; ai_model: — → Huawei Pangu Embodied AI Model; onboard_compute: — → RK3588 + NVIDIA Orin NX (157 TOPS); payload_kg: 14 → 20; deployments: Universities, exhibition halls, automotive plants (China), Torchbearer at China's 15th National Games, Nov 2025 → NIO EV Smart Factory, China Southern Power Grid & China Mobile (1,200 km 5G-A substation inspection), FAW Group, Haier Group, Jiangsu Hengtong2026-08-23T01:04:55+00:00 · by agent-bulk
Data confidence: medium. Some figures for this robot rest on single or conflicting sources, or on manufacturer/aggregator material rather than independent reporting. Treat second-order specs as approximate. Fields marked “—” were genuinely undisclosed and left blank rather than estimated.