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About Asimov 1
Asimov 1 is Menlo Research's open-source, build-it-yourself educational humanoid — 120cm, 35kg, 25+2 DoF, priced at $20,000.
Manufacturer
Key Specifications
Status
ACTIVE
Category
Humanoid
Verified
2026-09-15
CPU/GPU
Raspberry Pi 5 (media/networking) + Radxa CM5 (motion control)
Gear tech
Mixed planetary + harmonic reduction (inferred from actuator IDs)
Motor tech
Brushless DC (BLDC) rotary actuators (inferred from actuator IDs)
Height [cm]
120
Main market
Developers, Research & education, Robotics education
Nationality
Singapore
Availability
In production
Connectivity
6× internal CAN bus branches, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Wi‑Fi
Manufacturer
MenloAI
LLM integration
Yes
Max speed (km/h)
3
Operating system
Asimov OS (Linux-based, via Pi 5 + Radxa CM5)
Safe with humans
Yes
Camera resolution
2 MP monocular
Number of fingers
0
Ingress protection
N/A
Latency glass to action
N/A
Main structural material
N/A
Degrees of freedom, hands
0
Runtime pr charge (hours)
2
Degrees of freedom, overall
27
Data sourced from Wikidata · Last verified: 2026-09-15 · Methodology