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🇰🇷 Naver Labs AMBIDEX

Naver Labs · South Korea · unveiled 2019
research teleoperated electric data confidence: medium
18.4
HMX Score
Rank #147 of 156 humanoid

Watch changes · Evidence history · Cited research export · Plan a pilot

Score breakdown

AutonomyManipulationMobilityHardwareCommercialEcosystem
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%35.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%12.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%38.2
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%10.0
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

Ultra-light cable-driven dual-arm system later given a head/trunk/waist; an arm/torso platform with no legs despite being marketed as a humanoid.

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
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.

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
14 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
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
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.

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
arm-only
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
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.

AI model
Haptic-feedback teleoperation for imparting 'physical intelligence'
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
teleoperated
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
research
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.

Naver Labs AMBIDEX in context: rank, rivals and specs

Compare with Generative Bionics GENE.01 →

AMBIDEX is a humanoid robot from Naver Labs in South Korea, and it is a research platform. It scores 18.4 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 147th of 156.

On the leaderboard it sits between Generative Bionics GENE.01 (HMX 18.5) and UMA Northstar (HMX 18.1).

It does not beat the category median on any machine pillar; the widest gap is commercial readiness & deployment, at 10.0 against a median of 67.0.

By the published specifications, it has fewer degrees of freedom than 98% of the 116 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (14) and carries less payload than 78% of the 97 other humanoid robots publishing a payload (3 kg).

On autonomy, it is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. No deployment is on record.

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.

Frequently asked questions about the Naver Labs AMBIDEX

How much does the Naver Labs AMBIDEX cost?

Naver Labs has not published a price for the Naver Labs AMBIDEX, and none is estimated here.

What are the Naver Labs AMBIDEX's specs?

Published specifications: payload 3 kg, degrees of freedom 14. Not published: speed, runtime, degrees of freedom per hand, height and weight.

Is the Naver Labs AMBIDEX autonomous?

The Naver Labs AMBIDEX is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.

How does the Naver Labs AMBIDEX compare to the Generative Bionics GENE.01?

On the HMX, the Naver Labs AMBIDEX scores 18.4 and the Generative Bionics GENE.01 18.5. The Naver Labs AMBIDEX leads on autonomy & intelligence and manipulation & dexterity; the Generative Bionics GENE.01 leads on hardware & engineering, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability.

Who makes the Naver Labs AMBIDEX?

The Naver Labs AMBIDEX is made by Naver Labs, in South Korea.

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HMX score: 18.4

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.