The STAR1 is a high-performance bipedal humanoid robot developed by RobotEra (星动纪元, Beijing), a company incubated from Tsinghua University. Standing 171 cm tall and weighing 65 kg, it set a world record for humanoid robot running speed at 3.6 m/s and features 55 degrees of freedom, 400 Nm peak joint torque, and a 160 kg maximum payload. Powered by the ERA-42 AI model with 275 TOPS of computing power, it features dexterous five-finger hands with 12 active DoF and tactile sensing, validated for deployment in manufacturing and logistics environments.
Primary use case: Manufacturing
Height
171 cm
Weight
63 kg
DOF
55
Payload
20 kg
Height
171 cm
Weight
63 kg
Degrees of Freedom
55
Locomotion
Bipedal
Balance
dynamic
Hand Type
dexterous 5-finger
Payload
20 kg
Max Lift/Arm
10 kg
Autonomy Level
semi-autonomous
AI Capabilities
vision, manipulation, navigation, planning
Onboard Compute
est. onboard AI compute
Availability
Available
Primary Use Case
Manufacturing
UBTECH has formed a strategic partnership with Shenhao Technology to accelerate the deployment of humanoid robots in the power industry. The collaboration aims to advance the integration of humanoid robots into the main operational front of the power sector, representing a significant step in industrial automation applications for robotics technology.
This Gasgoo homepage aggregates multiple robotics and automotive news stories, including a mention that Robot Era secured 1 billion yuan in additional funding for humanoid robot development. Other partnerships include UBTECH-Shenhao Technology and Aishida-Zhiyuan agreements in the humanoid robot space. A brief headline mentions China scaling humanoid robots production.
Robot Era, a robotics company, has secured an additional 1 billion yuan (approximately $138 million USD) in funding. The article, categorized under 'Seeds', indicates this is likely a seed or early-stage funding round, though no specific investors or details were provided in the available text.