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RobotEra STAR1 RobotEra
171 cm
Prototype 6 of 9 specs
RobotEra STAR1
Prototype 2024 Business
RobotEra's high-performance humanoid; 171 cm, 55 DOF, ran 3.6 m/s in the Gobi Desert. Not yet on sale.
Overview
STAR1 is a 171 cm, ~65 kg humanoid from Beijing-based RobotEra (incubated from Tsinghua University) with 55 degrees of freedom and fully direct-drive joints up to 400 Nm. Driven by RobotEra's ERA-42 embodied-AI model, it set a bipedal running-speed mark of 3.6 m/s during a Gobi Desert run and has demonstrated fine bimanual manipulation such as using chopsticks.
Capability evidence
- Runs at up to 3.6 m/s across mixed terrainRan in the Gobi Desert on rocky, grassy and paved routes for ~34 minutes. New Atlas ↗ · 2024-10
- Fine bimanual manipulation (using chopsticks)Demonstrated skilful chopstick use with its XHAND1 dexterous hands (official RobotEra video). ROBOTERA (official channel) ↗ · 2025-05
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