🇨🇳 X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra
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Score breakdown
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
Won the world's first humanoid robot half-marathon in Beijing on 19 April 2025 (21.1 km in 2h40m42s), aided by air-cooled joints and three mid-race battery swaps. Stands ~1.80 m and ~54 kg with a steady race pace of 7-8 km/h (peak ~12 km/h).
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.
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No field-specific evidence recorded. This value is unverified at field level.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra in context: rank, rivals and specs
Compare with Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Friends →Tiangong Ultra is a humanoid robot from X-Humanoid in China, and it is at the prototype stage. It scores 41.9 on the Humanoid Metric, ranking 107th of 169.
On the leaderboard it sits between Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Friends (HMX 42.2) and EngineAI T800 (HMX 41.7).
Against the 169 humanoid robots ranked, its clearest strength is mobility & locomotion (77.5 against a median of 30.0) and its clearest weakness is manipulation & dexterity (0.0 against 40.0).
By the published specifications, it is faster than 91% of the 64 other humanoid robots publishing a speed (3.33 m/s) and is taller than 86% of the 138 other humanoid robots publishing a height (180 cm).
On autonomy, it has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. 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.
Sources · robot-level references, as of 2026-06
- https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-19/-Tiangong-Ultra-wins-world-s-first-ever-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-1CHdanwJVzG/p.html
- https://technode.com/2025/04/21/beijing-hosts-worlds-first-half-marathon-for-humanoid-robots-tiangong-ultra-wins-in-two-hours-40-minutes/
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/humanoid-robot-wins-beijing-half-marathon-defeating-the-human-world-record
Machine-readable: HIS Layer 0 manifest at /robot/x-humanoid-tiangong-ultra/manifest.json, with a free API key · what's this?
Frequently asked questions about the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra
How much does the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra cost?
X-Humanoid has not published a price for the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra, and none is estimated here.
What are the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra's specs?
Published specifications: speed 3.33 m/s, height 180 cm, weight 54 kg. Not published: payload, runtime, degrees of freedom and degrees of freedom per hand.
Is the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra autonomous?
The X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra has demonstrated autonomy under human supervision, not unsupervised work. The grade reflects demonstrations, not marketing claims.
How does the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra compare to the Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Friends?
On the HMX, the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra scores 41.9 and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Friends 42.2. The X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra leads on mobility & locomotion; the Kawasaki Heavy Industries RHP Friends leads on manipulation & dexterity and hardware & engineering.
Who makes the X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra?
The X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra is made by X-Humanoid, in China.
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Version history · 2 versions
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Version 247 · 15 Sep 2026, 04:28 UTC · score then 41.9No 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 41.9The record as it stood when full copies began to be kept.