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🇨🇳 RobotEra STAR1

prototype research electric data confidence: high
52.3
HMX Score
Rank #66 of 156 humanoid

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Score breakdown

AutonomyManipulationMobilityHardwareCommercialEcosystem
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%20.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%69.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%91.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%89.3
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%28.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%22.4

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 August 2024, STAR1 set a bipedal-robot speed record of 3.6 m/s during a 34-minute run across the Gobi Desert. It uses RobotEra's full-direct-drive joints (up to 400 Nm) and the in-house 12-DOF XHAND1 dexterous hand.

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
171.0 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
63.0 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
3.6 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
4.0 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
55 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
12 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
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
ERA-42 (proprietary end-to-end 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
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.

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
120000.0 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
350.0 USD million
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
1.45 USD billion
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.

RobotEra STAR1 in context: rank, rivals and specs

Compare with Qianxun Intelligent Moz1 →

STAR1 is a humanoid robot from RobotEra in China, and it is at the prototype stage. It scores 52.3 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 66th of 156.

On the leaderboard it sits between Qianxun Intelligent Moz1 (HMX 52.6) and Booster T2 (HMX 52.2).

Against the 156 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is mobility & locomotion (91.0 against a median of 34.8) and its clearest weakness is autonomy & intelligence (20.0 against 70.0).

By the published specifications, it is faster than 95% of the 62 other humanoid robots publishing a speed (3.6 m/s) and has more degrees of freedom than 85% of the 116 other humanoid robots publishing a degree-of-freedom count (55).

Its published price of $120,000 is below 9% 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 autonomy only in research settings. No deployment is on record.

Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 3 cited sources, as of 2026-06.

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 RobotEra STAR1

How much does the RobotEra STAR1 cost?

The RobotEra STAR1 has a published price of $120,000.

What are the RobotEra STAR1's specs?

Published specifications: payload 20 kg, speed 3.6 m/s, runtime 4 h, degrees of freedom 55, degrees of freedom per hand 12, height 171 cm, weight 63 kg.

Is the RobotEra STAR1 autonomous?

The RobotEra STAR1 has demonstrated autonomy only in research settings. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.

How does the RobotEra STAR1 compare to the Qianxun Intelligent Moz1?

On the HMX, the RobotEra STAR1 scores 52.3 and the Qianxun Intelligent Moz1 52.6. The RobotEra STAR1 leads on manipulation & dexterity, mobility & locomotion and hardware & engineering; the Qianxun Intelligent Moz1 leads on autonomy & intelligence, commercial readiness & deployment and ecosystem & viability.

Who makes the RobotEra STAR1?

The RobotEra STAR1 is made by RobotEra, in China.

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HMX score: 52.3