The Phoenix (ZhiQ) is a wheeled humanoid robot developed by ZhiQ Robotics, a Chinese robotics startup focused on cost-effective humanoid production for manufacturing and general-purpose service tasks. Standing approximately 170 cm tall and weighing 65 kg with 20 degrees of freedom, it is designed as a prototype demonstrating ZhiQs approach to affordable humanoid robotic systems. The company website is zhiqrobotics.com, though limited public technical specifications have been released.
Primary use case: Manufacturing
Height
170 cm
Weight
55 kg
DOF
20
Height
170 cm
Weight
55 kg
Degrees of Freedom
20
Locomotion
Wheeled
Availability
In Development
Primary Use Case
Manufacturing
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