XR1 (RobotEra)
The XR1 is a full-size bipedal humanoid robot developed by RobotEra (Beijing), a robotics startup incubated by Tsinghua University and established in August 2023. RobotEra developed the XR1 as an early-generation industrial humanoid platform featuring approximately 55 degrees of freedom, high-torque joint modules, and whole-body control for dynamic locomotion and manipulation. The company subsequently updated its lineup with the STAR1 and L7 models, the latter of which set a speed record of 14.4 km/h and launched in July 2025.
Primary use case: Research and industrial applications
Height
168 cm
Weight
56 kg
DOF
28
Payload
5 kg
Specifications
Physical
Height
168 cm
Weight
56 kg
Degrees of Freedom
28
Locomotion
bipedal
Manipulation
Payload
5 kg
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
VLA大模型ERA-42, 具身智能, 灵巧操作
Commercial
Availability
Discontinued
Primary Use Case
Research and industrial applications
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