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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 →
Saud is a reception-focused humanoid optimized for Saudi-dialect Arabic and multilingual visitor guidance, deployed in QSS's Humanoid Lounge and customer engagement roles.
Legacy mentions are unverified. A partnership or announcement is not proof of an active deployment. Evidence labels do not change HMX v2 scoring.
Featured in QSS commercial customer engagement portfolio and Riyadh Humanoid Lounge
active · press-reported
Customer: Humanoid Lounge · Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
Task: Customer engagement, multilingual reception and visitor guidance
Saud focused on customer engagement, multilingual and Saudi-dialect communication, and reception roles
Saud featured in QSS commercial customer engagement portfolio and Riyadh Humanoid Lounge
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
electric · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: not reported
Electromechanical
Published: 2025-05-27 · Verified: 2026-09-15
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.
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.
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
QSS proprietary Arabic/English LLM with multi-dialect support optimized for Saudi dialects · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: not reported
QSS proprietary Arabic/English LLM with multi-dialect support specifically optimized for Saudi dialects
Published: unknown · Verified: 2026-09-15
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
supervised-autonomy · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: front-line reception
Supervised to task-autonomous (front-line reception, dialogue engagement, and visitor guidance)
Published: 2025-05-27 · Verified: 2026-09-15
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
commercial · supports
independently-reported
Conditions: not reported
Active / commercial service and customer engagement roles
Published: 2025-05-27 · Verified: 2026-09-15
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.
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.
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.
Saud is a humanoid robot from QSS AI & in Saudi Arabia, and it is commercially available. It scores 40.9 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 113th of 162.
On the leaderboard it sits between Hanson Sophia (HMX 41.0) and X-Humanoid Tiangong (Tien Kung) (HMX 40.3).
Against the 162 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is commercial readiness & deployment (99.0 against a median of 67.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (0.0 against 41.3).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. It has 1 deployment with evidence (1 press reported).
Its specifications carry a medium-confidence grade from 2 cited sources, as of 2026-09-14.
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.
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest · what's this?
QSS AI & has not published a price for the QSS AI & Saud, and none is estimated here.
The QSS AI & Saud has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
On the HMX, the QSS AI & Saud scores 40.9 and the Hanson Sophia 41.0; the Hanson Sophia leads on commercial readiness & deployment.
The QSS AI & Saud is made by QSS AI &, in Saudi Arabia.
