ALLEX
A general-purpose humanoid robot by South Korean startup WIRobotics, standing 165 cm and weighing 55 kg with 48 degrees of freedom including a 15-DOF compliant hand capable of 40 N fingertip force and over 30 kg hook-grip strength. Designed as a modular Physical AI platform for healthcare, manufacturing, and home care.
Primary use case: Healthcare, eldercare, manufacturing, and household automation
Height
165 cm
Weight
55 kg
DOF
15
Payload
3 kg
Specifications
Physical
Height
165 cm
Weight
55 kg
Degrees of Freedom
15
Locomotion
biped
Manipulation
Hand Type
unknown
Payload
3 kg
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
unknown
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
Advanced AI motion control and real-time force control algorithms; machine learning-based sim-to-real transfer; inherent compliance without force sensors enabling human-safe interaction; partnership with RLWRLD for physical AI development; multi-institutional AI research collaborations with MIT, UIUC, UMass, KIST, and Maxon
Onboard Compute
Onboard processors optimized to execute advanced AI motion and force control algorithms in real time (specific processor models not publicly disclosed)
Commercial
Availability
research_only
Primary Use Case
Healthcare, eldercare, manufacturing, and household automation
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WIRobotics, a global robotics company (Co-CEOs: YounBaek Lee and Yong-Jae Kim), ...