Sold to robotics research labs and universities worldwide
unknown · unverified
- No deployment-specific evidence recorded.
🇰🇷 ROBOTIS THORMANG3
ROBOTIS · South Korea · unveiled 2016
retired
teleoperated
electric
data confidence: high
Watch changes · Evidence history and cited research export (API access) · Plan a pilot
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%35.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%6.1
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%46.7
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%25.0
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
Open-source full-size humanoid research platform built on ROBOTIS's DYNAMIXEL-P actuators, used in DARPA Robotics Challenge-lineage rescue robotics.
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.
Deployed to research institutions including Virginia Tech, University of Bonn, and Seoul National University for research and RoboCup AdultSize competitions.
active · vendor-claimed
Customer: University research labs (Virginia Tech, Univ. of Bonn, SNU)
Task: Bipedal robotics research and disaster-response manipulation
- vendor source
Research laboratories including Virginia Tech (original THOR/DRC development), University of Bonn, Seoul National University, and various RoboCup AdultSize teams.
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
137.5 cm
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
137.5 cm · supports
vendor-reported
Conditions: not reported
Height: 137.5 cm
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
Weight
42.0 kg
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
42.0 kg · supports
vendor-reported
Conditions: not reported
Weight: 42 kg
Published: unknown · Verified: not reviewed
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
29 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
1 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
No
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
Dual Intel NUC (Intel Core i5)
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
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.
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
retired
unverified · 1 evidence records
Declared shared origins are grouped. Distinct domains and unclassified origins do not establish independent evidence.
retired · supports
vendor-reported
Conditions: standard catalog suspended
Production of the THORMANG3 platform has been suspended from standard catalog distribution. It remains available only as a legacy build upon special request for quote
Published: 2026-09-01 · Verified: not reviewed
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.
ROBOTIS THORMANG3 in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with CASBOT Mini →THORMANG3 is a humanoid robot from ROBOTIS in South Korea, and it is retired. It scores 20.7 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 159th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between CASBOT Mini (HMX 22.1) and Generative Bionics GENE.01 (HMX 18.5).
It does not beat the category median on any machine pillar; the widest gap is commercial readiness & deployment, at 25.0 against a median of 67.0.
By the published specifications, it is shorter than 80% of the 138 other humanoid robots publishing a height (137.5 cm).
On autonomy, it is remotely operated in its public demonstrations, which the index caps low however capable the hardware. It has 1 deployment with evidence (1 vendor claimed), plus 1 unverified.
Its specifications carry a high-confidence grade from 2 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://emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/platform/thormang3/introduction/
- https://en.robotis.com/model/page.php?co_id=prd_thormang3
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/robotis-thormang3/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the ROBOTIS THORMANG3
How much does the ROBOTIS THORMANG3 cost?
ROBOTIS has not published a price for the ROBOTIS THORMANG3, and none is estimated here.
What are the ROBOTIS THORMANG3's specs?
Published specifications: payload 3 kg, degrees of freedom 29, degrees of freedom per hand 1, height 137.5 cm, weight 42 kg. Not published: speed and runtime.
Is the ROBOTIS THORMANG3 autonomous?
The ROBOTIS THORMANG3 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 ROBOTIS THORMANG3 compare to the CASBOT Mini?
On the HMX, the ROBOTIS THORMANG3 scores 20.7 and the CASBOT Mini 22.1. The ROBOTIS THORMANG3 leads on autonomy & intelligence and manipulation & dexterity; the CASBOT Mini leads on hardware & engineering and commercial readiness & deployment.
Who makes the ROBOTIS THORMANG3?
The ROBOTIS THORMANG3 is made by ROBOTIS, in South Korea.
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Version history · 3 versions
Full history →Nothing is deleted: every version of this record is kept, with what changed in each.
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Version 357 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:50 UTC · score then 20.7
- autonomy level: research → teleoperated
- deployments: +1 added
- field evidence: — → 3 fields
- hand dof per hand: — → 1
- onboard compute: 2x Intel NUC (Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) → Dual Intel NUC (Intel Core i5)
- payload (kg): — → 3.0
- status: research → retired
Changed by: Update THORMANG3 (reviewer) -
Version 294 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 16.0No 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 16.0The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.