Rhoda
Rhoda is a wheeled humanoid robot developed by Rhoda AI, designed as a general-purpose pre-commercial platform. It features a bipedal-style upper body mounted on a mobile wheeled base, targeting service and light industrial applications as the company moves toward commercial deployment.
Primary use case: general-purpose pre-commercial
Payload
25 kg
Specifications
Physical
Locomotion
wheeled
Balance
wheeled
Manipulation
Payload
25 kg
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
high-stiffness actuators, linear response (designed for AI control)
Commercial
Availability
Pre-order
Primary Use Case
general-purpose pre-commercial
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