Lightning
Honor Lightning (also known as Honor D1) is a high-performance bipedal humanoid robot developed by HONOR Device Co., Ltd., standing 169 cm tall and weighing approximately 45 kg. Engineered for dynamic locomotion with 95 cm leg geometry and 400 N·m peak torque, it set a world record by completing a half-marathon in 50 minutes 26 seconds autonomously. It features dual LiDAR, satellite positioning, liquid cooling, and runs on MagicOS with the YOYO intelligent agent.
Primary use case: High-speed locomotion research and performance benchmarking; demonstrates advanced bipedal running and dynamic athletic capabilities
Height
172 cm
Weight
58 kg
DOF
30
Specifications
Physical
Height
172 cm
Weight
58 kg
Degrees of Freedom
30
Locomotion
Bipedal
Commercial
Availability
Research Only
Primary Use Case
High-speed locomotion research and performance benchmarking; demonstrates advanced bipedal running and dynamic athletic capabilities
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