Leju Robotics introduced the wheeled humanoid robot KUAVO 5-W
English translation from Unibot. Source published 2026-09-29.
KUAVO 5-W is a wheeled humanoid from Leju Robotics. Designed for industrial and service environments where stable handling in motion is important.
Body and mobility
A body with 40 degrees of freedom: dexterous upper torso, five-fingered hands and omnidirectional wheelbase. It can move in any direction and turn on the spot.
Height - 200 centimeters, weight - 156 kilograms. Reaches full height of shelves, containers and work surfaces. The rotating waist expands the working area while the base remains in place for the task.
Speed, payload and sensors
The stated maximum speed is 5 kilometers per hour. Load capacity - 20 kilograms. Operating time on one charge is up to six hours.
Four depth cameras, 3D SLAM navigation, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - everything for working on structured sites.
Autonomy assessment
Humanoid Guide Skill Score - 3 out of 10. The platform is still developing. Navigation - 1 out of 5, manipulation - 2 out of 5. These are the early stages of autonomous movement and working with objects.
Tasks on site
In practice, KUAVO 5-W is used for sorting goods and assembling products. The wheelbase handles long journeys between stations, and the upper part takes on tasks at different heights and at different angles.
Twelve degrees of freedom in the hands and forty total provide mechanical reserve for industrial cycles. The integrated joint modules produce up to 500 Newton meters of peak torque.
Compute and Compatibility
Industrial computer with NVIDIA edge module - from 100 to 2070 TOPS depending on the configuration. The system is compatible with ROS, within the KUAVO family it runs KaihongOS based on OpenHarmony.
Pairing with large Huawei Pangu and Doubao models adds an AI layer for interaction and skill training. All this leads to repeatable processes in production, logistics, service, research and data collection centers.
Status and positioning
KUAVO 5-W is already in production. This is a commercial proposal from Leju Robotics from Shenzhen - a Chinese developer of humanoids.
The platform is paired with the legged KUAVO 5: organizations have a choice between wheeled mobility and a walking design. The general industrial and service orientation is supported by EMC tests, although there is no collaborative safety certificate.
Materials and perspective
Planetary gearboxes, aluminum alloy, steel - the machine is made for deployment, and not for a clean laboratory.
A full-size humanoid top plus a mobile base is an important route to practical automation in sites built around human workstations. The model also reflects the growing role of Chinese suppliers of robotics, edge computing for AI, ROS integration and large language model interfaces in the commercial development of humanoids.