Companion and social humanoid robots
Machines whose job is interaction: reception, conversation, education and company. Judge them on speech and presence, not payload.
20 robots
Before you buy: evaluation checklist
- □Does it hold a conversation on its own, or read a script?
- □Which languages does it actually support?
- □Is the interaction recorded, and who can hear it?
- □How long does it run between charges in a full day of use?
- □Is there a named site running it today?
D9
Pudu Robotics
POA65kg20kg42 DOF
Hospitality serviceDeliveryLight industrial workNavigationVoice interaction
Figure 02
Figure AI
POA70kg20kg35 DOF
Sheet metal handlingPart insertionSpeech conversationWarehouse workTwo-handed manipulation
NEO
1X Technologies
$20k30kg25kg23 DOF
TidyingLaundryOpening doorsFetching itemsConversationCompanion presenceRemote human assist
Booster T2
Booster Robotics
POA42kg10kg31 DOF
bipedal locomotioncontinuous walkingwhole-body coordinated motionbimanual manipulationvisual perceptionmultimodal understanding and task execution
GR-3
Fourier Intelligence
POA71kg10kg55 DOF
Companion conversationRehabilitation assistanceGuiding and remindersObject fetchingEmotional interaction
Yuanzheng A2
AgiBot
POA55kg5kg40 DOF
Reception and greetingLong-distance walkingObject handlingSpeech interactionData collection
PM01
EngineAI
$13.7k40kg5kg24 DOF
Front flipsRunningDanceDeveloper SDKInteractionMotion capture replay
GR-2
Fourier Intelligence
POA63kg3kg53 DOF
Dexterous graspingResearch developmentImitation learningWalkingTool handling
Sophia
Hanson Robotics
POA50kg1kg60 DOF
ConversationFacial expressionPublic speakingEducation outreach
G1
Unitree
$16k35kg3kg23 DOF
RunningBackflipsBalance recoveryImitation learningObject graspingResearch SDKTeleoperation
Lingxi X2
AgiBot
POA33kg3kg28 DOF
Balance sportsEmotional interactionEducationObject handlingSpeech
Ameca
Engineered Arts
POA49kg1kg52 DOF
Facial expressionNatural conversationEye contact and trackingMultilingual speechGesture
R1
Unitree
$5.9k25kg2kg26 DOF
Voice interactionImage understandingCartwheelsBoxing movesEducation
T1
Booster Robotics
$35k30kg2kg23 DOF
Fall recoveryRobot footballEducationMotion researchCustom app development
N2 Bumi
Noetix Robotics
$5.5k30kg2kg20 DOF
RunningFlipsEducationVoice interactionDeveloper SDK
ET1
Galbot
POA32kg—38 DOF
autonomous tennis playingreal-time multimodal interactiondynamic reasoning and action planninglearning new movement skills directly through interactiontheme park visitor interaction and greetingstorefront greeting and product introductionchoreographed dance performancelive comedy and dialogue performance
Adam-U Ultra
PNDbotics
POA——44 DOF
vision–language–action (VLA) model integrationrapid skill acquisition in hours without calibrationautonomous controlworkflow spanning data collection, model post-training, and deployment
AgiBot X2
AgiBot
POA35kg—25 DOF
humanoid gait walkingcomplex dance routinesvoice interactiongesture recognitionfacial recognitionhead-touch tactile feedbackautonomous navigation (X2 Ultra)proactive obstacle avoidance (X2 Ultra)3D SLAM mapping (X2 Ultra)
Pepper
SoftBank Robotics
POA28kg0.5kg20 DOF
GreetingInformation kioskSpeech interactionEducationEmotion detection
U1
UBTech
$17.6k———
AI-generated conversationholding handsdetecting fatigue or stress and offering soothing wordsmoving head, eyes, and mouthdiscussing daily concernsreminding users to take medicationcustomisable hair, face, and outfits to resemble loved ones, celebrities, or imaginary characters